Abraham the Jew

Abraham the Jew

Abraham the Jew may refer to:

# Abraham, ancestor of the Jews in the Book of Genesis
# Abramelin the Mage, the pseudonymous author of a grimoire (a magical textbook)
# The person who instructed Nicolas Flamel in alchemy, and gave him an illuminated manuscript containing alchemical lore


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  • Abraham Rhinewine — (1887 1932) [ [http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/rh.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors Page Redirect ] ] was a Polish born, Canadian Jewish editor, publisher and author, among the most prominent Jewish journalists in Canada… …   Wikipedia

  • ABRAHAM — (originally Abram; Heb. אַבְרָהָם, אַבְרָם), first patriarch of the people of Israel. The form Abram occurs in the Bible only in Genesis 11:26–17:5, Nehemiah 9:7, and I Chronicles 1:26. Otherwise, Abraham appears invariably, and the name is borne …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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