1:25). At that time, pagan nonbelief was ubiquitous. It had even infected those who descended from Patriarch Abraham. The Lord speaks through Joshua to the Jews: "our fathers dwelt on the other side ...

Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

The pilgrimage to Hebron marks the weekly Torah portion Chayei Sarah, in which the Biblical patriarch Abraham buys the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron in order to bury his dead wife Sarah.

In the new biography Abraham: The First Jew, Anthony Julius makes the case for the patriarch as the first “self-authored human being.” As related in midrash, Abraham was a man who, through his ...

Israel is still seeking complete and lasting peace with its enemies. Realistically, this is not going to happen anytime soon.

The shrine is one of the holiest sites in Judaism, revered as holding the graves of biblical patriarchs Abraham, Sarah, Isaac ...

The upcoming inauguration of a church of the Chaldeans in Ur, four years after Pope Francis’ visit, is being seen as a ...

The inauguration of a place of worship and pilgrimage four years after the papal visit sends a message. Both Christians and ...

Therefore Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are known as Israel’s patriarchs. Abraham is believed to be the founder of Judaism and he made a covenant with God, which still exists for Jews today.