Abrahamic religions

category of religions considered as coming from the legacy of Abraham

The Abrahamic religions, are a group of religious communities of faith that claim descent from the Jewism of the ancient Israelites and the worship of the God of Abraham. The Abrahamic religions are monotheistic. The term derives from patriarch Abraham, a major biblical figure from The Hebrew Bible. The major Abrahamic religions are Jewism Christianity, Islam and the Bahá'í Faith.

Religions

ReligionFounded inClaims descent fromCentral symbolCentral scriptureCentral figureAdherentsPopulation
Christianity1st century CEIsaac and JosephChristian crossChristian BibleJesusChristians2.4 billion
Islam7th century CEIshmaelVarious: Calligraphy of the Arabic words Allah and shahada, or a crescentQuranMuhammadMuslims1.9 billion
Judaism20th–18th century BCEIsaac and JosephStar of DavidTanakhMosesJews14 million
Bahá'í Faith19th century CEKeturah's children9-pointed starAqdasBahá'ullahBaha'is10 million
Druze11th century CEIshmaelDruze starHikmahHamzaMuwahhidun5 million
Samaritanism20th–18th century BCEIsaac and JosephPentateuchMosesSamaritians820 followers
Rastafari20th century C.EHaile SelassieLion of JudahChristian BibleHaile SelassieRastas700,000