Behind the Name: Comments for the name Abraham

Comments for ABRAHAM:

The original Hebrew version of Abraham was Avraham.

-- arrowhead909 8/20/2005

Abraham = Ab Rahab ? (of the sea?)

-- nastler 9/22/2005

The first occurence known of the name Abraham is Ab-ra-mu, and was found on clay tablets in cuneiform writings at the Ebla site, an important city of ancient Syria, in around 2500 B.C. Other biblical names were also common at that time such as E-sa-um ( = Esau ), Ish-ma-ilu ( = Ishmael), Is-ra-ilu ( = Israel), Da-'u'dum ( = David) and Sa-'u-lum ( = Saul).

More can be found at:
http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/thera/canaan.html .

-- fbrunel 3/21/2006

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