Although the book of Genesis never calls Abraham the friend of God, two later passages in the Hebrew Bible describe him as such, and from this the title grew into a tradition about Abraham throughout Second Temple Judaism, and into Christian and Rabbinic traditions. Jewish writers used it to describe his closeness to God and the faithfulness he showed under testing, and many connected this to his willingness to offer Isaac.
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Abraham, Friend of God
Although the book of Genesis never calls Abraham the friend of God, two later passages in the Hebrew Bible describe him as such, and from this the title grew into a tradition about Abraham throughout Second Temple Judaism, and into Christian and Rabbinic traditions. Jewish writers used it to describe his closeness to God and the faithfulness he showed under testing, and many connected this to his willingness to offer Isaac.
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Hebrew Bible 2 texts
Pseudepigrapha 3 texts
Classical 1 texts
New Testament 1 texts
Early Christian 6 texts
Rabbinic 3 texts
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