God did not call Abraham righteous he called him "Man of Faith"
Because he has big amount of faith.
They represent the righteous government of God, and are the executers of God's righteous judgement.
Because God made him the leader of his tribe. He was chosen by God.Answer:Because, spiritually speaking, Abraham influenced many nations, albeit gradually, to recognize God. Physically too, Abraham was the ancestor of many peoples (Genesis ch.25).
In the book of Genesis in the Bible, God promised Abraham and Sarah a son, even in their old age. Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 when Isaac was born. The "Child of the Promise" refers to God's promise to Abraham and Sarah.
Abraham did not pray for all of the wicked people at Sodom but only the righteous. He started asking the Lord "If there were but ten righteous will you spare Sodom" Finally he asked that if only two could be found but all were wicked except for Lot and his family.
God promised Abraham he would have children as decendents, and God promised him the land of Canaan.
There were righteous people before that too: Adam, Methusaleh, Noah, Shem and Eber were all before Abraham and were very righteous.
Because at a time when everyone in the world was practicing some form of polytheism by worshipping idols or saints or spirits or nature, etc., Abraham was the only person who turned to God and worshipped Him alone - with no partners. The One God. So God blessed Abraham and those of his offspring who chose to be righteous. But God did NOT bless the evildoers. Only the righteous. That's the Islamic view of it.
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It is called the "Covenant"-- the promise Abraham made with God, and God made with Abraham.
The first man of his time to believe in god.Another Answer:Abram who became Abraham is called the father of the faithful. He was chosen by God to be His Servant. God tested his faith and Abraham passed the test. God gave His Covenant to Abraham which was passed down to his descendants with ever increasing promises and blessings.Some have dated Abrahams lifespan to be from BC 1975 to 1800. They also dated Shem, son of Noah and called by some 'Righteous Shem' to have lived from BC 2425 to 1825. So Shem whould have been around in the area for 150 years of Abraham's life.
God, Abraham and Moses are all still called by their names. Only Jacob's name was changed and he is now called Israel.
Abraham lived in Ur first and then Haran before he was called by God. The story can be found in Genesis 11:31.
They represent the righteous government of God, and are the executers of God's righteous judgement.
God created the world for righteousness, not just for eating, going to work and sleeping. There were righteous people before Abraham's time, but not one of them came near to his superlative level of piety (Talmud, Avot ch.5). Only after Abraham had served God for many decades, did God speak to him and bring him into His covenant.See also the Related Links.1) A biography of Abraham2) Jewish history timeline
it is Abraham and he was not a prophet, he was a righteous and pious man that was a believer in the same god that Jews believe in. not Allah(Arab god) or Jesus but rather jehova
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