Abrahamic Town

Shared beliefs of the Abrahamic Faith

The Abrahamic religions refer to three sister monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam). –  (Hebrew:  אַבְרָהָם ; Arabic:  ابراهيم ) as their common forefather. These religions account for more than half of the world’s total population today.

                                               According to the Abrahamic faiths, prophets are human beings chosen by God as bearers of revelation to other human beings. The monotheistic faiths believe major prophets received revelations that have been memorized, recited, and written down in holy books or scriptures over the centuries, while other prophets were inspired to teach people.  While Abraham is a key figure in all monotheistic faiths, he is not the first individual of faith:

                                                         The Prophet Abraham is claimed by Jews as the ancestor of the Israelites, while his son Ishmael (Isma’il) is seen in Muslim tradition as the ancestor of the Arabs. In Christian tradition, Abraham is described as a “father in faith” (see Romans 4), which may suggest that all three religions come from one source.

                                                   Adam and Eve are the first human beings mentioned in the scriptures as receiving revelation from God. Other prophets mentioned in the scriptures include: Elijah, Isaiah, Noah, Jonah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon.

The Scriptures

The three main scriptures include the Torah, Bible, and Quran.

Believers in the Abrahamic faiths have preserved scriptures and traditions of the prophets, and the story of their unfolding in human history. They continue to write, recite, and study the words of revelation that were first communicated orally, then later recorded in books.

The Torah

The scripture of Judaism is the Torah, which is the first part of the Tanakh. The Torah contains the revelation that was given to Moses. The Tanakh includes the Torah and the books of the Prophets, the Psalms, Proverbs, and other writings. It includes 24 books in all and contains history, law, poetry, and song. It is written on a scroll and recited in Hebrew as a part of Jewish worship.

The Bible

The scripture of Christianity is the Bible, including the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament is the Hebrew Bible of Judaism, which includes the first five books, called the Pentateuch by Christians. The New Testament includes the books that describe the life and teachings of Jesus and the history of the early Church. The Bible is comprised of writings compiled by many authors over time, as the titles of sections within it indicate. Christians believe that God inspired these authors. There are 66 books in most versions of the Christian Bible.

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The Qu’ran

In Islam, Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is a highly revered prophet, but not the son of God. Muslims believe he was born of the Virgin Mary without a human father, performed miracles, and was a messenger of God. He is also believed to be a prophet who will return before the Day of Judgment. 

 The scripture of Islam is the Quran. It consists of 114 chapters called , and over 6,000 verses called . Muslims believe that God revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad through Angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. The Quran describes and affirms the basic spiritual and moral messages of the Torah and the Bible.

Among the three Abrahamic faiths, only Muslims believe that Muhammad was a prophet and that he was born in Mecca in about the year 570 C.E. They believe that he received the final revelation from God: the holy book called the Quran.

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