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Why are these three religions called “Abrahamic” religions?

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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are called the Abrahamic religions

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User Pavel Botsman
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Abraham is traditionally considered to be the first Jew and to have made a covenant with God. Because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are also called the Abrahamic religions.
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