Person · named in 277 verses
Abraham
In the family line of Jesus Joseph's line (Matthew 1) and Mary's line (Luke 3) both run through here. They split after David: Joseph's through Solomon, Mary's through Nathan.
Abraham lived 1996–1821 BC.
- Born
- 1996 BC
- Died
- 1821 BC
- Father
- Terah
- Brothers and sisters
- Haran (brother of Abraham), Nahor (brother of Abraham)
- Children
- Ishmael (Son of Hagar), Medan, Midian, Zimran, Shuah, Jokshan, Ishbak, Isaac
Who else was around
Abraham and the people whose lives overlapped. Tap a bar to compare.
- Shem2446–1846 BC
- Arphaxad2346–1908 BC
- Eber (Heber)2281–1817 BC
- Terah2126–1921 BC
- Abraham1996–1821 BC
- Sarah1987–1860 BC
- Lotc. 1926–1913 BC
- Ishmael (Son of Hagar)1910–1773 BC
- Abimelech (King of Gerar)c. 1897–1886 BC
- Isaac1896–1716 BC
- Rebekahc. 1875–1689 BC
- Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
- Esau (Edom)c. 1836–1712 BC
Blue: in the family line of Jesus
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Events
- 1997 BC Lifetime of Abraham
- 1996 BC Birth of Abraham
- 1921 BC Abraham enters Canaan
- 1921 BC Abrahamic Covenant
- 1921 BC Abraham goes to Egypt
- 1921 BC Sojourn in Canaan and Egypt
- 1920 BC Abraham and Lot Separate
- 1910 BC Birth of Ishmael
- 1897 BC Sodom Destroyed
- 1896 BC Birth of Isaac
- 1821 BC Death of Abraham
Books that name Abraham
Genesis4004–1617 BCExodus1491 BCLeviticus1491–1490 BCNumbers1490–1451 BCDeuteronomy1491–1451 BCJoshua1451–1427 BC1 Kings1015–889 BC2 Kings896–562 BC1 Chronicles1056–1015 BC2 Chronicles1015–536 BCNehemiah446–445 BCPsalms1062–444 BCIsaiah759–698 BCJeremiah612–562 BCEzekiel595–572 BCMicah750–710 BCMatthewAD 26–33MarkAD 28–33Luke5 BC – AD 33JohnAD 27–33ActsAD 33–62RomansAD 602 CorinthiansAD 60GalatiansAD 52–58HebrewsAD 64JamesAD 601 PeterAD 60
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