Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; 
 according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); 
 God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; 
- Example: "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"[syn: Abraham, Ibrahim]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ibrahim
    n 1: the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of
         Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's
         family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised
         Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his
         son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special
         claim on Abraham" [syn: Abraham, Ibrahim]