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  • proper noun Islam The prophet Abraham.
  • proper noun A male given name.

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  • noun 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

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Examples

  • (Soundbite of music) Mr. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM (Composer, Pianist, Flutist): (Foreign language Spoken) (Singing) ELLIOTT: Today, Ibrahim again makes his home in South Africa in the hills outside of Cape Town.

    Abdullah Ibrahim Stays Rooted to His Homeland 2007

  • MALAYSIA ibrahim, his excellency dr anwar Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician of global stature.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows AlHaqqNetwork 2010

  • Muslim Brotherhood lawmaker and candidate Hussein Ibrahim said the campaigners were arrested while hanging posters for one of the group's four female candidates.

    Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Opposition Group, Jailed Before Election AP 2010

  • GJELTEN: Little in Ibrahim al-Asiri's education or background explains his bomb-making work for al-Qaida.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

  • Muslim Brotherhood lawmaker and candidate Hussein Ibrahim said the campaigners were arrested while hanging posters for one of the group's four female candidates.

    Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Opposition Group, Jailed Before Election AP 2010

  • GJELTEN: Little in Ibrahim al-Asiri's education or background explains his bomb-making work for al-Qaida.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

  • GJELTEN: Little in Ibrahim al-Asiri's education or background explains his bomb-making work for al-Qaida.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

  • Dr. CHRISTOPHER BOUCEK (Association, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace): Ibrahim is believed by the Saudi authorities to be hiding out in Yemen with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and is thought to be a bomb-maker, as well as having experience with poisons and toxins and rockets and missiles.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

  • Dr. CHRISTOPHER BOUCEK (Association, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace): Ibrahim is believed by the Saudi authorities to be hiding out in Yemen with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and is thought to be a bomb-maker, as well as having experience with poisons and toxins and rockets and missiles.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

  • Dr. CHRISTOPHER BOUCEK (Association, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace): Ibrahim is believed by the Saudi authorities to be hiding out in Yemen with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, and is thought to be a bomb-maker, as well as having experience with poisons and toxins and rockets and missiles.

    Yemen Plot Puts Spotlight On Saudi Bomb-Maker 2010

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