1.   Each of the three Biblical patriarchs is regarded as the exemplar of a particular trait, and Abraham is remembered above all for his acts of loving-kindness.

2.   He has been critical of international sanctions against Iraq, and he hopes next year to visit the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham there.

3.   Hebron, where the biblical patriarchs and wives are buried, drips with anger and calls for revenge at every corner.

4.   Hebron, where the biblical patriarchs are buried, is sacred to Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint for years.

5.   In Nablus, Israeli soldiers were pinned down in the tomb of the biblical patriarch Joseph, a shrine that is supposed to be holy to Muslims and Jews.

6.   On one rocky mountain, the biblical patriarch Abraham received revelations from God, he says.

7.   Palestinians later stormed the site, connected by legend to the biblical patriarch, setting fires and trashing Hebrew texts.

8.   The city, burial site of the biblical patriarch Abraham and his family, is holy to both Muslims and Jews.

9.   The shrine is sacred to Jews and Muslims as the burial place of Abraham and other biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.

10.   The shrine, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque, is sacred to Jews and Muslims as the burial place of Abraham and other biblical patriarchs and matriarchs.