As a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, there are many extrabiblical traditions about the life of the patriarch Abraham. Much of the Book of Abraham's content that is absent from the Genesis account parallels the extrabiblical material from these religious traditions.
From <a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/">⁠BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠</a>.

As a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, there are many extrabiblical traditions about the life of the patriarch Abraham. Much of the Book of Abraham's content that is absent from the Genesis account parallels the extrabiblical material from these religious traditions. From ⁠BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠.

As a central figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, there are many extrabiblical traditions about the life of the patriarch Abraham. Much of the Book of Abraham's content that is absent from the Genesis account parallels the extrabiblical material from these religious traditions.
From <a href="https://byustudies.byu.edu/journal/61-4/" rel="noopener noreferrer">⁠BYU Studies Quarterly, volume 61, number 4⁠</a>.

Abrahamic Legends and Lore

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