Because God made him the leader of his tribe. He was chosen by God.
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Because, spiritually speaking, Abraham influenced many nations, albeit gradually, to recognize God. Physically too, Abraham was the ancestor of many peoples (Genesis ch.25).
God chose Abraham because Abraham was a righteous man. And more than that, he was God's friend. Abraham was a man of faith and did his best to live his life according to what he thought God required of him.
God chose Abraham that through him all the nations on earth might find blessing
Abraham is considered the father of the Israelite people, by his son Isaac and of the Arabs, by his son Ishmael.
A great nation.
Abraham was given fatherhood of the Israelites (through Isaac and Jacob), the Arabs (through Ishmael), and the Edomites (through Isaac and Esau).
It means that Abraham would have many ancestors. His kids have kids. And then those kids have kids..... and so on. He will be the starter of it all, therefore he will be "The Father of Many Nations".
He was known as "The Father Of The Hebrews" for a reason. Abram was the first one to believe in one true god, and god promised him to have a giant family from his descendents, changing his name to Abraham, meaning "father of many nations".
Abraham is the father of the Jewish people.
Well Abraham is the father of the Jewish people, and as job was a Jew they are related.
A:There is no evidence anywhere in the Book of Genesis that Abraham was monotheistic. Although Genesis attributes to Abraham worship of God (Yahweh), it does not exclude his acceptance of the actual existence of other gods.
Abraham
Abraham
Abraham did not choose to become the father of all nations himself; when he turned 99 God had given him that name.
Abraham is called father of their nations.
father of all nations
The father of many peoples or nations.
The name Abram means "Exalted Father". This was changed during the narrative in the Book of Genesis to Abraham, which means "Father of many". The story describes God as promising Abraham that he would be the father of many nations, and goes on to describing his descendants as founding different nations in the Near East.
semitic nations descended from a common father, Abraham
Abraham was Sarah's husband. Abraham was also the father of the Jewish nation.Additional Comment:Abraham is the father of all Israelites - physical and spiritual. They are many nations/peoples.Genesis 17:5New International Version (NIV) 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
According to the Bible (Gen.17:5) Abraham means Father of many nations
Abraham (or as he was called before God changed his name: Abram)
Abraham first appears in The Bible as Abram, but later God renamed him Abraham. It means "father of many nations."