- Abrahamites
The Abrahamites were a
sect ofdeist s inBohemia in the 18th century, who professed to be followers of the pre-circumcisedAbraham . Believing in one God, they contented themselves with theDecalogue and the Paternoster. Declining to be classed either as Christians or Jews, they were excluded from the edict of toleration promulgated by Emperor Joseph II in 1781, and deported to various parts of the country, the men being drafted into frontier regiments. Some becameRoman Catholic s, and those who retained their "Abrahamite" views were not able to hand them on to the next generation.There was an order of
monk s known as the Abrahamites. They were exterminated foridolatry byTheophilus in the ninth century.Abrahamites in fiction
In the movie Second Name, Abrahamites are depicted as having the horrendous tradition of killing their first born (as a sacrifice to God), who they name after the father's middle name.
According to this movie, that tradition would be based in the alternative interpretation of
Abraham 's story: the will of God wouldn't have been to spare Isaac in the last moment by sending one of His Angels, but to encourage Abraham to truly kill his son.References
*1911
*1771 Britannica
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