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Abrahamic Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam are sometimes referred to as the "Abrahamic religions" because of the progenitor role Abraham plays in their holy books. In the Jewish tradition, he is called Avraham Avinu or "Abraham, our Father".
God promised Abraham that through his offspring, all the nations of the world will come to be blessed (Genesis 12:3), interpreted in Christian tradition as a reference particularly to Jesus.
All three religions consider Abraham the father of the people of Israel through his son Isaac (cf. Exodus 6:3, Exodus 32:13) by his wifeSarah.
For Muslims, Abraham is a prophet of Islam and the ancestor of Muhammad through his other son Ishmael - born to him by his second wife, Hagar.
Luke 3:23–38 lists the genealogy of Jesus, and has Zerubbabel as the 20th generation ancestor of Jesus. Luke's version has Zerubbabel as the descendant of Nathan, son of King David,
In Islam, Hagar's story is alluded to in the Qur'an, but her name is not mentioned. Her role is elaborated in Hadith. She was the mother of Abraham's son, Ishmael, who is regarded as the patriarch of the Ishmaelites i.e. the Arabs.