Meaning of name Abraham

The names of some famous persons by the name Abraham (or its variants) are:

Abraham Lincoln, born on 12 February, a famous president. Abraham Lincoln's background: The sixteenth President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1861 until his assassination. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.

Edward Spencer Abraham, born on 12 June, a famous senator. Edward Spencer Abraham's background: A former United States Senator from Michigan. He had served as the 10th United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush. He was a member of the Fred Thompson presidential campaign, serving as an 'ambassador to official Washington.' He is of Lebanese descent.

Malouf Abraham, Sr. , born on 26 July, a famous multi-millionaire. Malouf Abraham, Sr. 's background: A self-made Texas multi-millionaire in the oil and natural gas business and a political and civic leader from A Canadian, the seat of Hemphill County in the northeastern Texas Panhandle. He made his fortune in part by leasing mineral rights throughout the eastern Panhandle adjacent to Oklahoma. Abraham was elected to two two-year terms as mayor of his native Canadian in 1953 and again in 1955. A decade later, he entered the Texas House of Representatives.