What is meant by God of Abraham?

[Haribol]

The term, it seems to me, seems to suggest both the existence of other gods than the only monotheistic god that their mainstream theology argue for, and why does it belong to Abraham more than Xi Jing, William and brother Innocent?

[Lairg]

Assuming the Bible to be Jewish in origin - here is the JPS translation

 

 

When the Most High gave to the nations

When He separated the children of men,

He set the borders of the peoples

According to the number of the children of Israel.

9For the portion of the LORD is His people,

Jacob the lot of His inheritance.

 https://biblehub.com/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm

 

So the Lord inherited only the people of Jacob and apparently jealously kept his few humans

 

The term "Most High" derives from the Sumerian "Ilu" that means both tall and god

 

The gods did not stop growing as they aged so the most senior god was the tallest - the most high

 

 

 

Edited 18 hours ago by Lairg

[Sanity Check]

They could say.

 

God of Adam.

 

Or.

 

God of Noah.

 

But people wouldn't recognize the connection.

 

So they say: God of Abraham.

 

And people nod and say ah, I know which God you speak of.

[Nungali]

5 hours ago, Haribol said:

The term, it seems to me, seems to suggest both the existence of other gods than the only monotheistic god that their mainstream theology argue for, and why does it belong to Abraham more than Xi Jing, William and brother Innocent?

 

The God of Abraham ... and his descendants  .   A  family God  that went on to other things  ...... and apparently grew really really 'tall' . 

 

 

and the winner is  .... 

 

 

 

Ushiku Daibutsu !  

 

You just won the  (world's tallest )  trophy  !