Abraham's story begins when God tells him to go forth for himself to the land that God will shown him, and he goes. To me, the most enigmatic and interesting character in the Bible is neither Moses ...

A Bible that once belonged to President Abraham Lincoln resurfaced 150 years after his death, pointing to the faith he clung to at a pivotal moment in American history and when he was growing more ...

The Biblical patriarch Abraham anchors the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith around a single prehistoric figurehead. According to the Hebrew Bible, Abraham was a Bronze Age nomad who secured a ...

In some circles, literary readings of the Bible are seen as controversial, but good literary analysis can enhance the Bible’s message about God and human beings. People worry about the demise of the ...

BAGHDAD – British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. The structure, thought to be about ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. American archaeologist Brian Rose visited Iraq this month to work with ...

The three Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - all trace their roots to Abraham, the first patriarch of the Jewish people. Abraham's son Isaac is said to have been the grandfather of ...

Most people in the world have learned of Abraham the Hebrew (Genesis 14:13), who Jews regard as the first Jew, not by reading a book of Jewish history, but by listening to and reading from the ...