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Abraham, the Patriarch
In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abraham is a venerated patriarch whose relationship with God provides the foundational story for God's beneficial relationship with humanity. According to biblical tradition (and some say myth), Abraham...
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, photograph by Anthony Berger, 9 February 1864.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Fall of Rome - Podcast & Mindmap
This activity has been designed to fit a 10-minute slot for your class. Based on a 5-minute podcast, students have to fill in a mind map to identify the main reasons for Rome's fall. It is part of our Fall of Rome pack where you can find...
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Fall of Rome - Podcast & Fill-in the blanks
This activity has been designed to fit a 10-minute slot for your class. Based on a 5-minute podcast, students have to fill in blanks to get a quick overview of the reasons behind Rome's fall. It is part of our Fall of Rome lesson where...
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Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham
Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham by Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Abraham Fornander
Swedish-born Hawaiian ethnologist and judge, Abraham Fornander (1812-1887). Photograph taken in c. 1878.
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Abraham
Stained glass from St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
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Effigy of Eleanor of Castile, Lincoln Cathedral
An effigy of Eleanor of Castile (1241 - 1290 CE), queen-consort of Edward I of England (r. 1272 - 1307 CE). The effigy is from Eleanor of Castile's tomb in the Lincoln Cathedral in England, which was a contemporary replica of the tomb where...
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Canaan
Canaan was the name of a large and prosperous ancient country (at times independent, at others a tributary to Egypt) located in the Levant region of present-day Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Israel. It was also known as Phoenicia. The origin...
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Proclamation of Emancipation
Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States of America, officially issued on 1 January 1863.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.