The Hittites are usually depicted as a people living among the Israelites — Abraham purchases the Patriarchal burial-plot of Machpelah from " Ephron HaChiti ", Ephron the Hittite, and Hittites serve as high military officers in David's army.

Abraham was than rewarded with a momentous sacrifice, which is usually believed to have been a ram, goat or sheep.

Strong's Concordance defines goy as " nation, people, usually of non-Hebrew people, or of descendants of Abraham, or of Israel, or of a swarm of locusts or other animals ( fig.

The meat is usually given as charity to the poor, in commemoration of the Sacrifice of Ismail, in which God tested the faith of Abraham ( Ibrahim ) by ordering him to sacrifice his son Ishmael ( Ismail ).

The Greek Septuagint and most English versions usually translate this " God caused ", possibly to avoid the implication of Abraham deferring to Abimelech's polytheistic beliefs.

However, he is usually remembered today as the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

He also painted many subjects like the " St John Preaching ," the " Covenant of Abraham ," and the " Journey to Emmaus ," in which, while the landscape is usually prominent the figures are yet of sufficient importance to supply the title of the work.

He reveals himself in stages, first as Elohim ( a Hebrew word meaning simply " god "), then to Abraham as El Shaddai ( usually translated as " God Almighty "), and finally to Moses by his unique name, Yahweh.

The coffin or casket is usually placed on a catafalque, usually the Lincoln catafalque, so named as it was constructed upon the death of Abraham Lincoln, from when he lay in state following his assassination in 1865.

As an angel of mercy, some texts claim that Zadkiel is the unnamed Biblical Angel of the Lord who holds back Abraham to prevent the patriarch from sacrificing his son, and because of this is usually shown holding a dagger.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is usually credited with composing the letter.

The Brides of Dracula usually meet their end at the hands of Abraham Van Helsing, whether it be a stake in the heart, decapitation or exposure to sunlight.

Among well known ( generally non-kabbalist or anti-kabbalist ) Rabbis who rejected the idea of reincarnation are Saadia Gaon, David Kimhi, Hasdai Crescas, Yedayah Bedershi ( early 14th century ), Joseph Albo, Abraham ibn Daud, the Rosh and Leon de Modena.

The philosopher and astronomer Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra ( c. 1140 ) established the symmetry of binomial coefficients, while a closed formula was obtained later by the talmudist and mathematician Levi ben Gerson ( better known as Gersonides ), in 1321.

The Old Testament describes a number of marriages, some of the best known being Adam and Eve ; Abraham, Sarah and Hagar ; Isaac and Rebekah ; Jacob, Rachel and Leah ; Boaz and Ruth ; David, Michal, Ahinoam, Abigail, Maachah, Haggith, Abital, Eglah and Bathsheba ; and Hosea and the prostitute Gomer, whom he married at God's command.

Followers of Hutton were known as Plutonists because they believed that some rocks were formed by vulcanism, which is the deposition of lava from volcanoes, as opposed to the Neptunists, led by Abraham Werner, who believed that all rocks had settled out of a large ocean whose level gradually dropped over time.

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U. S. President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of the most well known in American history.

The prophets, patriarchs, and heroes of the Jewish scripture are also known in Christianity, which uses the Jewish text as the basis for its understanding of historic Judeo-Christian figures such as Abraham, Elijah, and Moses.

He captured nearby Fort Beauséjour in 1755 and is also known for his roles as second-in-command at the Plains of Abraham, for capturing Martinique, as Governor of New York and also for his participation in the Great Upheaval.

According to Islamic tradition, the history of Mecca goes back to Abraham ( Ibrahim ) who built the Kaaba with the help of his elder son Ishmael in around 2000 BCE when the inhabitants of what was then known as Bakkah had fallen away from the original monotheism of Abraham through the influence of the Amelkites.

Pediatrics as a specialized field of medicine developed in the mid-19th century ; Abraham Jacobi ( 1830 – 1919 ) is known as the father of pediatrics because of his many contributions to the field.

* 1759 – Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years ' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.

The most important writers are Yose ben Yoseh, probably in the 6th century, chiefly known for his compositions for Yom Kippur ; Eleazar Kalir, the founder of the payyetanic style, perhaps in the 7th century ; Saadia Gaon ; and the Spanish school, consisting of Joseph ibn Abitur ( died in 970 ), ibn Gabirol, Isaac Gayyath, Moses ibn Ezra, Abraham ibn Ezra and Judah ha-Levi, Moses ben Nahman ( Nahmanides ) and Isaac Luria.

Abraham ibn Ezra and Joseph Bonfils observed that phrases in those verses present information that people should only have known after the time of Moses.

The custom, known as the ' table of Abraham ' ( simāt al-khalil ), was similar to the one established by the Fatimids, and in Hebron's version, it found its most famous expression.

“ The father, one-time collector of internal revenue in New York by appointment of Abraham Lincoln, was the founder of a well known publishing house ”, known previously as the Putnam Publishing house, but now known as G. P. Putnam's Sons.

" cave of the double tombs "), is known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or Ibrahimi Mosque (, ).

The enclosure is known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, as Abraham is a revered prophet of Islam who, according to the Qur ' an, built the Kaaba in Mecca with his son Ishmael.

And so it is the blood of Adonis that each spring turns to red the torrential river, the Adonis River ( also known as Abraham River or Nahr Ibrahim in Arabic ) in modern Lebanon.

The teachings of the Torah and Tanakh reveal the Israelites's familiarity with human sacrifices, as exemplified by the near-sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham ( Genesis 22: 1-24 ) and some believe, the actual sacrifice of Jephthah's daughter ( Judges 11: 31-40 ), while many believe that Jephthah's daughter was committed for life in service equivalent to a nunnery of the day, as indicated by her lament over her " weep for my virginity " and never having known a man ( v37 ).

and much later the leader of another schism called thre Doleantie, Abraham Kuyper, began to become known to the Afrikaners.

In Baltimore, the couple had five more children, including Abraham ( later known as Albert ) and Sam Warner.

Initially known as Cross Roads, Pruntytown was renamed Williamsport in honor of Abraham Williams, a longtime resident, on January 1, 1801.

Along there in the American Revolutionary War, Colonel Abraham Buford fled from Tarleton and was overtaken a few miles south of the North Carolina state line where the Patriot forces were defeated in a controversial struggle known as the Battle of The Waxhaws, also known as Bufords Massacre to locals.

The first program was sponsored by Abraham & Strauss, Hempstead, New York, under the direction of Special Events director Jennings Dennis.

Salmon P. Chase, class of 1826, was an American politician: Senator from Ohio, Governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Because it was passed under the administration of President Abraham Lincoln, the False Claims Act is often referred to as the " Lincoln Law.

This land was still under the control of King Abimelech as it was in the days of Abraham.

Alex Aarons signed Ira to write the music for his next show, Two Little Girls in Blue ( written under the pseudonym " Arthur Francis "), ultimately produced by Abraham Erlanger, with co-composers Vincent Youmans and Paul Lannin.

An English translation, entitled A Sovereign Antidote against Arian Poyson, appeared in London, 1719, and again ‘ revised, corrected, and, in a few places, abridged, by Abraham Booth ,’ under the title of The Deity of Jesus Christ essential to the Christian Religion, 1777.

Asked by Terre Haute politician and lawyer John Palmer Usher, future Secretary of the Interior under President Abraham Lincoln, to testify in a slander case, Cannon became fascinated with the law.

* Arthur Abraham, Mende Government and Politics under Colonial Rule.

William Henry Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln, was famous for his enjoyment of whist, often entertaining guests with the game.

* American Civil War fought between the remaining United States of America under President Abraham Lincoln and the self-declared Confederate States of America under President Jefferson Davis ( April 12, 1861 — April 9, 1865 ) and Vice President Alexander Stephens.

Lincoln Memorial where Abraham Lincoln is said to have selected Council Bluffs as the eastern terminus after visiting this site in 1859 under the employ of Thomas C. Durant.

Similar information is given in Ibn at Athir's Chronicle under the year 1119 ; " In this year was opened the tomb of Abraham, and those of his two sons Isaac and Jacob ... Many people saw the Patriarch.

The Portuguese historian Teixeira de Aragão suggests that Vasco da Gama studied at the inland town of Évora, which is where he may have learned mathematics and navigation and it has even been claimed ( although dubiously ) that he studied under the astronomer Abraham Zacuto.

He enrolled in Brandeis University, where he studied under professors such as noted psychologist Abraham Maslow, often considered the father of humanistic psychology.

This colony was captured by the Dutch under Abraham Crijnsen during the Second Anglo – Dutch War.

Gen. Alfred Terry's column, including twelve companies ( A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M ) of the 7th Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer's immediate command, Companies C and G of the 17th U. S. Infantry, and the Gatling gun detachment of the 20th Infantry departed westward from Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Dakota Territory on May 17.

He studied under Abraham Gottlob Werner at Freiberg, travelled through several of the mining districts in north Germany, and for four years, 1792 – 1796, resided in England.

In 1860 the American National Republican Convention included in their electoral platform, on which Abraham Lincoln stood for President, the following statement: "... We brand the recent re-opening of the African slave trade, under the cover of our national flag, aided by perversions of judicial power, as a crime against humanity ".

The collection, compiled under the patronage of Anne de Chambré, also contains engravings after Le Sueur, Abraham Bosse and Robert de Nanteuil.

He sought to bring the military under civilian control, retiring the Commander in Chief of the Army Hérard Abraham, initiated investigations of human rights violations, and brought to trial several Tontons Macoute who had not fled the country.

One of the best examples of this cultural diversity is represented by the former synagogue, now the church of Corpus, and the Jewish cemetery located in " El Pinarillo " with its interpretation center in the most important Jewish palace of the Spanish aljamas, the chief accountant Meir Melamed, son-in-law and successor of Abraham Senior, chief rabbi of the Kingdom of Castile, Melamed after converting to Christianity under the name of Fernán Núñez Coronel, was alderman of the city and occupied important positions in the kingdom.

This reconstruction in part identically reproduced what had been lost, such as Royale and its arcades, but also used innovative prefabrication techniques, such as îlot 4 under the direction of the architect Pol Abraham.

William Henry Seward ( May 16, 1801October 10, 1872 ) was the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.

In 1965 he was cast, under the direction of John Huston, as Abraham with, among others, co-star Ava Gardner cast as Sarah in the Dino de Laurentiis film: The Bible: In the Beginning which was released by 20th Century Fox in 1966.