Bethel
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Bethel was an ancient Israelite city and sacred space that is frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.
The ruins of Beitin, commonly identified with Bethel, during the 19th century
Beitin in 1894, from the book Holy Land photographed by Daniel B. Shepp
Depiction of Jacob's dream at Bethel, by Jusepe de Ribera.
Early Bronze Age Canaanite ritual site, cut through the bamah by Middle Bronze Age II city wall. Tel Beit El, Beitin, 2017.
Abraham
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Abraham 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.
Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael (1657) by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Abraham and the Angels, by Aert de Gelder, c. 1680–85 (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam)
Abraham's Counsel to Sarai, watercolor by James Tissot, c. 1900 (Jewish Museum, New York)
Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek, canvas by Dieric Bouts the Elder, c. 1464–1467