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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is considered the ancestor for ALL 3 monotheistic religions?
A
Moses
B
Jesus
C
Abraham
D
David
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Abraham is traditionally considered to be the first Jew and to have made a covenant with God. Because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are also called the Abrahamic religions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abraham, Hebrew Avraham, originally called Abram or, in Hebrew, Avram, (flourished early 2nd millennium bce), the first of the Hebrew patriarchs and a figure revered by the three great monotheistic religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its acquisition allows the Getty for the first time to represent the medieval art of illumination in sacred texts of the three Abrahamic religions-Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, founded in that order. These religions trace their belief in the singular God to a common patriarch, the figure of Abraham (Ibrahim).

Detailed explanation-4: -Abraham became the father of the faith, the foundation, and link to the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These religions all uphold Abraham as the father of faith and believe in fasting as a way to purify oneself and get closer to God. God chose one man to work with, Abraham.

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