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Also Known As	Sarai
Notable Family Members	spouse Abraham • son Isaac

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Sarah offering Hagar to Abraham

Why is Abraham considered the first monotheist?

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József Molnár: The March of Abraham

Abraham

Hebrew patriarch

Edward John Poynter: The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon

Queen of Sheba

queen of Sabaʾ

Gustave Doré: The Death of Jezebel

Jezebel

queen of Israel

Jacob

Jacob

Hebrew patriarch

Rebekah and Eliezer at the Well

Rebekah

biblical figure

Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath

Bathsheba

biblical figure

Painting by Claes Moeyaert showing Jacob meeting Rachel near a well, with figures, goats, and sheep in a pastoral landscape.

Rachel

biblical figure

Joseph, his many-colored coat, and his jealous brothers

Joseph

biblical figure

Jonah and the Whale

Jonah

biblical figure

Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph

Deborah

biblical figure

Samson and Delilah

Delilah

biblical figure

Amos

Amos

Hebrew prophet

Benjamin West: Hagar and Ishmael

Ishmael

son of Abraham

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Hagar

biblical figure

Jacob Returning to Canaan with Rachael and Leah Pursued by Laban

Leah

biblical figure

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Dunash Ben Labrat

Hebrew poet

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Dinah

biblical figure

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Abigail

biblical figure

Gilded bronze relief panel by Lorenzo Ghiberti shows Isaac, Jacob, and Esau in an architectural setting, with multiple figures and intricate detail, from the Gates of Paradise in Florence.

Isaac

Hebrew patriarch

The Reconciliation Between Jacob and Esau

Esau

biblical figure