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Location 1 : 21.422 - 39.826
Prophet AbrahamAbraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the Kabah, Saudi Arabia. The image features the Kaaba, the most sacred site in Islam. The cube-shaped stone structure is draped in the Kiswa - a blacksilk cloth embroidered with gold-threaded Quranic calligraphy-and is surrounded by pilgrims performing the Tawaf (circumambulation) inside the courtyard of the Masjid al-Haram. |
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Location 2 : 30.044 - 31.235
Prophet AbrahamThe Great Nile Valley (Lower Egypt): Abraham travelled here temporarily with his wife Sarah and household to escape a severe famine affecting Canaan. |
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Location 3 : 30.570 - 46.090
Prophet AbrahamUr of the Chaldees (Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq): Abraham was born and raised here in ancient Mesopotamia before migrating north with his family. |
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Prophet AbrahamAbraham's well at Beersheba. The image features the historical Abraham's Well, enclosed by a decorative black wrought-iron security gate and a low stone circular border. Located at the intersectionof Hebron Road and Keren Hayesod Street, this archaeological site is traditionally identified as the ancient well dug by Abraham to secure a peace covenant with Abimelech, King of Gerar, which gave the city its name, Beersheba ("Well of the Oath"). |
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Location 5 : 31.524 - 35.110
Prophet AbrahamShrine of Abraham claimed to be buried in Israel. The image shows a view looking through the protective metal window grill into the inner chamber containing the Maqam of Sarah (the cenotaphmemorializing Sarah, wife of Abraham), located within the Cave of the Patriarchs complex. The stone sarcophagus is draped in a dark green velvet cloth woven with protective circular and hexagonal floral patterns, honoring her traditional final resting place alongside the biblical patriarchs. |
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Location 6 : 31.524 - 35.110
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Location 7 : 31.524 - 35.110
Prophet AbrahamBuried at the Cave of the Patriarchs, Al Khalil Hebron, West Bank. The image features the massive Herodian stone retaining walls of the Cave of the Patriarchs, located in the Old City of Hebron. Thisancient compound is considered the second holiest site in Judaism and is deeply revered in Islam and Christianity as the burial place of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their wives Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. |
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Location 8 : 31.525 - 35.106
Prophet AbrahamCave of the Patriarchs (Hebron, West Bank): Abraham purchased this field and cave to bury Sarah; he lived near here for decades, died at a ripe old age, and was buried inside. |
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Location 9 : 32.213 - 35.279
Prophet AbrahamShechem (Nablus, West Bank): This was Abraham's first major stopping point in Canaan, where God appeared to him and promised the land to his offspring. |
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Location 10 : 36.871 - 39.025
Prophet AbrahamHaran (?anl?urfa Province, Turkey): Abraham lived here for many years with his family until God commanded him to leave his father's house for a new land. |