According to the Old Testament Abraham was the founder of monotheism (believing in one god), and the father of the Jews. God had spoken to him and they concluded the first alliance -between a man and God.
Abraham is.
Abraham is the father of the Nation of Israel. God promised that He would make a nation from him whose descendants could not be numbered.
in a way, god is the father of everyone because he create us
No.. Jehova, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob is God the father and Jesus the Son.
It says, God spoke to Abraham and commanded him to take his son to Mount Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice to God. This was God's test of Abraham's faith. Abraham loved his son very much, but did not hesitate to follow God's words for he was a man whose faith in God was strong. As Abraham and his son reached the place where the sacrifice was to be performed, Isaac said to his father, "Father, where is the lamb that is to be sacrificed?" Abraham replied, "My son, God will provide the lamb". Because, Abraham was honest to his God, his son was also honest to his father Abraham.
No verse is Father of the Israelites. It can be argued that Jacob is, however Abraham was the first called by God and it was he who was promised that God would make his descendants as many as the stars.
To make Abraham a father of many nations and of many descendants.
In the covenant with Abraham, God made seven key promises: He promised to make Abraham the father of a great nation, to bless him and make his name great, to make his descendants numerous like the stars, to give the land of Canaan to his offspring, to be their God, to bless those who bless Abraham and curse those who curse him, and that through Abraham, all the nations of the earth would be blessed. These promises underscore God's commitment to Abraham and his lineage, establishing a foundational relationship for the Israelites.
God chose Abraham to be the father of many nations because of his faith and obedience. Abraham demonstrated unwavering trust in God and followed His commands, making him a suitable vessel for God's plan to bless all nations through his descendants.
The name Abram means "Exalted Father". This was changed during the narrative in the Book of Genesis to Abraham, which means "Father of many". The story describes God as promising Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, and goes on to describing his descendants as founding different nations in the Near East.
The God Of Abraham (The Father). The God Of Isaac (The Son). The God Of Jacob (The Holy Spirit).
Abraham did not choose to become the father of all nations himself; when he turned 99 God had given him that name.