In the study of comparative religion, an Abrahamic religion is any of those religions deriving from a common ancient Semitic tradition and traced by their adherents to Abraham ("Father/Leader of many" Hebrew אַבְרָהָם Arabic ابراهيم), a patriarch whose life is narrated in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and as a prophet in the Qur'an and also called a prophet in Genesis 20:7. This forms a large group of largely monotheistic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bahá'í Faith. Abrahamic religions are comprised of over half of the world's religious adherents. Many adherents of these religions, however, will reject this grouping of their faiths on the grounds that they contain inherently and fundamentally incompatible ideas concerning Abraham and concerning God.

According to the Jewish tradition, Abraham was the first post-flood person to reject idolatry through rational analysis (Shem and Eber carried on the Tradition from Noah), hence he symbolically appears as a fundamental figure for monotheistic religion. In that sense, Abrahamic religion could be simply called monotheistic religion, but not all monotheistic religions are Abrahamic. In Islam he is considered as the first monotheist in a world where monotheism was lost (Abraham being a phophet in a line of phophets starting with Adam) and is often referred to as Ibrahim al-Hanif or Abraham the Monotheist.

The term, desert monotheism, is sometimes used for a similar purpose of comparison in historical contexts, but not for modern faiths. It should be noted however, that Amenhotep IV or Akhenaten, born in 1353 BCE, is the earliest verifiable historical advocate or prophet of monotheism. Today, around 3.7 billion people are followers of Abrahamic religions.

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RT @FVHayek @sunshineejc: Ever read the book of Joshua?/idiot-That was Jehovah God fullfilling Abrahamic Covenant FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL #tcot
sunshineejc (sunshineejc) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:12:23 -0000
RT @FVHayek @sunshineejc: Ever read the book of Joshua?/idiot-That was Jehovah God fullfilling Abrahamic Covenant FIGHTING FOR ISRAEL #tcot
bisa-bisa, karena ternyata rata rata di agama Abrahamic ada "hari" ini RT @marnalaman: mau diskusi tentang ini sa? haha
grouchomarxian (Nadi Tirta Pradesha) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:22:48 -0000
bisa-bisa, karena ternyata rata rata di agama Abrahamic ada "hari" ini RT @marnalaman: mau diskusi tentang ini sa? haha
@Adam4004 Not true. Many non Abrahamic religions offer salvation, just not in the sense yours does.
askegg (Andrew Skegg) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:46:14 -0000
@Adam4004 Not true. Many non Abrahamic religions offer salvation, just not in the sense yours does.
Man, my boss is such an egotistic, OCD-addled megalomaniac. Challenge her authority and feel her Abrahamic wrath! Propably pretty common tho
kurt_jw (Kurt) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:12:48 -0000
Man, my boss is such an egotistic, OCD-addled megalomaniac. Challenge her authority and feel her Abrahamic wrath! Propably pretty common tho
@Matti09 emh.. my "religion" have existed ever since my ancestors set foot in scandinavia.. that's even older than the abrahamic so shut it
MrNegMrPos (Joel Jadenberg) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:43:13 -0000
@Matti09 emh.. my "religion" have existed ever since my ancestors set foot in scandinavia.. that's even older than the abrahamic so shut it
Covenants: Abrahamic & New & the Baptismal Covenant...when did we even need the "Anglican Covenant?" #AnglicanCovenant ? #ecafe #episcopal
petermcarey (Peter M. Carey) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:50:44 -0000
Covenants: Abrahamic & New & the Baptismal Covenant...when did we even need the "Anglican Covenant?" #AnglicanCovenant ? #ecafe #episcopal

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