(n)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, Syn.Ibrahim
it>or n. [ Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. Murray (New Eng. Dict. ). ] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]
To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
[亚伯拉罕 / 亞伯拉罕, Yà bó lā hǎn, ㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄌㄚ ㄏㄢˇ]Abraham (name); Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran; same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛#94344[Add to Longdo]