Muhammad, as an Arab, is believed by Muslims to be descended from Abraham's son Ishmael, through Hagar. Christianity also claims that Jesus was descended from Abraham. Christians affirm the ancestral origin of the Jews in Abraham. Abraham is recorded in the Torah as the ancestor of the Israelites through his son Isaac, born to Sarah through a promise made in Genesis. All the major Abrahamic religions claim a direct lineage to Abraham: Islam likewise conceived itself as the religion of Abraham. With the emergence of Christianity, Paul the Apostle, in Romans 4:11-12, likewise referred to him as "father of all" those who have faith, circumcised or uncircumcised. God's promise at Genesis 15:4-8 regarding Abraham's heirs became paradigmatic for Jews, who speak of him as "our father Abraham" ( Avraham Avinu). The modern term comes from the plural form of a Quranic reference to dīn Ibrāhīm, 'religion of Ibrahim', the Arabic form of Abraham's name. The Catholic scholar of Islam Louis Massignon stated that the phrase "Abrahamic religion" means that all these religions come from one spiritual source. Abrahamic religions with fewer adherents include Judaism, the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze, Samaritanism, and Rastafarianism. Christianity and Islam are the Abrahamic religions with the largest number of adherents. Today, the Abrahamic religions are one of the largest major divisions in comparative religion (along with the Indian religions, the Iranian religions, and the East Asian religions). The Bahá'í Faith was founded in the 19th century CE. Islam was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century CE, and also widely spread as a universal religion through the early Muslim conquests. Christianity split from Judaism in the 1st century CE, and spread widely as a universal religion after being adopted by the Roman Empire as a state religion in the 4th century CE. It survives in two modern forms through the ethnic religions of Judaism and Samaritanism. Īncient Israelite religion was derived from the ancient Canaanite religion of the Bronze Age, and became firmly monotheistic in the Iron Age, around the 6th century BCE. Notwithstanding this absence of evidence, some archaeologists assert the story of Abraham originated in the 6th century BCE, and that the Book of Genesis does not represent historical events. After a century of archaeological investigation, no contemporary evidence has been unearthed for these historical patriarchs. Jewish tradition claims that the Twelve Tribes of Israel are descended from Abraham through his son Isaac and grandson Jacob, whose sons collectively formed the nation of the Israelites in Canaan Islamic tradition claims that twelve Arab tribes known as the Ishmaelites are descended from Abraham through his son Ishmael in Arabia Bahá'í tradition claims that Baháʼu'lláh was a descendant of Abraham through his wife Keturah. The namesake for this group's identity is Abraham, a Hebrew patriarch and prophet who is extensively mentioned in many prominent Abrahamic scriptures, such as the Bible, the Quran, and the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. These most notably include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as the Baháʼí Faith, Samaritanism, the Druze, and others. The Abrahamic religions are a group of mostly monotheistic religions that endorse worship of the God of Abraham. From top to bottom: the Star of David used to represent Judaism, the Christian cross used to represent Christianity, and the star and crescent used to represent Islam. 
Symbols commonly used to represent the three largest Abrahamic religions.
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