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    Abraham: Passages from the sacred writings of Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam 1. What is the call of (Abram) Abraham? God said to Abraham that he would have many children and have a great nation. God will bless Abraham and curse those who curse Abe. 2. What is the meaning of the story of “The Command to Sacrifice Isaac”? The meaning is to show that Abe valued God more than just his son. He did what God told him to do and god rewarded him by making his offspring plentiful like

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    Hari Raya Haji and Origin

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    ‘Rabbul Alamin’‚ Allah S.W.T. So as Hari Raya Haji is around the corner‚ it is very nice for us Muslims to recap the history behind it. There were two histories of Hari Raya Haji that Muslims ought to remember. The first one is the history of Prophet Abraham and his son‚ Prophet Ishmael and the second one is about the history of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W performed Hajj for the first time. Hajj is made compulsory for Muslim in 6 Hijriah‚ according to the famous Riwayah. In Ayatul 97 of Surah-Al-Imran; On

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    Abraham Colles Fracture

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    The Colles fracture was discovered in 1814 by Abraham Colles. Abraham Colles was from Ireland. In 1799‚ Abraham Colles was elected into the Royal College of Surgeons. This is when things really began to change for Colles. In 1802‚ he became the president of the college. While Colles was in Dublin‚ he married Sophia cope‚ and they had eleven children together‚ but only nine of them made it to adulthood. His oldest son greatly admired his father and went down the same road as him and became a doctor

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    jealousy‚ his brother Cain kills him. Abel is the first martyr and shepherd in the Bible. Abraham- God changed Abraham’s name from Abram to Abraham‚ meaning “father of all nations”. God called upon Abraham to save the corrupt humans‚ and promised him the land of Canaan‚ saying he will “exceedingly fruitful”. Abraham’s wife was not capable of having children‚ but God made a covenant with Abraham and she soon had a son‚ Isaac. Adam- First man God created in the Garden of Eden. Adam named

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    A Faithful Servant

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    tested (Genesis 22:1-2)                                                                i.      Tests and trials are needed to prove one’s faithfulness                                                              ii.      God placed this test before Abraham so that he could see how real Abraham’s faith really was – Where was his faith?                                                            iii.      God never

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    Abraham reflects this idea of imitatio dei or emulation of God by setting a paradigm to be followed‚ one that is worthy of imitation (Levine). By striving to immolate a representative or prophet of God‚ Jews are helping themselves to greater immediacy with connection to God. They are drawing near to God by immolating his agents on earth. This reoccurring idea of being tested throughout Abraham’s journey‚ from rejecting the idolatry religion of his father Terach to undergoing painful circumcision

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    Genesis 22

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    there are strange things. And none is stranger than what is asked of Abraham in Genesis 22—to sacrifice his son Isaac. For example‚ how many of us have thought the message of the Bible was primarily moral instruction? The Bible tells us what to do and how to do it. We will be saved as we strive to live according to God’s commands. To be sure‚ moral instruction is a part of the Bible’s goal. Here in Genesis 22‚ we see that Abraham is tested by the Lord to discern his character. But is morality the

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    granted Abraham a son named Ishmael after many years of deep prayer. When Ishmael reached (the age of) (serious) work with him‚ God decided to test their faith in him. Abraham had a recurring dream‚ in which God was commanding him to offer up for sacrifice – an unimaginable act – his only son Ishmael. Abraham knew that the dreams of the prophets were divinely inspired‚ and one of the ways in which God communicated with his prophets. When the intent of the dreams became clear to him‚ Abraham decided

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    Israelites is an example of social injustice. However‚ at Mount Sinai‚ God establishes the foundations of Israel as free people living in coherence to a social justice. God made a covenant with Moses and Israelites that renewed the covenant he made with Abraham. Remarkably‚ the ten commandments created a form of a constitution for Israel. For example‚ the creation of the Sabbath permits the levelling of social indifference. The ten commandments include laws about murder and adultery. The commandments again

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    Characters of God

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    trait is "characteristic feature". Therefore‚ when placed together you have "the main characteristic features of God that has authority and influence". This essay hopes to explore this area through comparing and contrasting the main characters of Abraham and Moses. Before this exploration can take place there needs to be a brief explanation of the nature of ‘name ’ in the Hebrew of the ANE [ancient near east]. For them‚ ‘name ’ was more than a simplistic identification like the western world. The

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