Abrahamic religions
An Abrahamic religion is a monotheistic religion that includes Abraham as part of its history. Prominent examples are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and the Bahá'í Faith. Other, smaller religions that identify with this tradition—such as Druze—are sometimes included. Abrahamic religions account for more than half of the world's total population. Today, there are around 3.8 billion followers of various Abrahamic religions. Eastern religions form the other major religious group, encompassing the "Dharmic" religions of India and the "Taoic" East Asian religions—both terms being "parallels" of the "Abrahamic" category.
Abraham is a man featured in the Hebrew Bible, beginning with the Book of Genesis, the first of the Five Books of Moses, as well as in the Qur'an. His life as narrated in Genesis 11-25 may reflect various traditions. Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions regard him as the founding patriarch of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples. In what is thus called Abrahamic religious tradition, Abraham is the forefather of these peoples.
