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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abraham

1813 BC - 1638 BC

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Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with Adam and culminates in Muhammad. The story of the life of Abraham as told in the narrative of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible revolves around the themes of posterity and land. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham has received more than 13,339,951 page views. His biography is available in 152 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 144 in 2019). Abraham is the 5th most popular religious figure, the most popular biography from Iraq and the most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Abraham is most famous for being the father of the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 91.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 152

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 18.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abraham ranks 5 out of 2,238Before him are Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, and Martin Luther. After him are Mary, mother of Jesus, Pope Francis, Paul the Apostle, Solomon, Saint Peter, John the Baptist, and Tutankhamun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813 BC, Abraham ranks 1 Among people deceased in 1638 BC, Abraham ranks 1

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Abraham ranks 1 out of 338After him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Abu Hanifa (698), Ashurbanipal (-685), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Sarah (-1803), Al-Kindi (801), Ibn al-Haytham (965), and Mani (216).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Abraham ranks 1After him are Abu Hanifa (698), Sarah (-1803), Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Belshazzar (-600), Idris (-3500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Eber (-2038), Ibn Hisham (701), and Junayd of Baghdad (830).