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what does it mean to be the son of abraham?

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Well, what is your understanding of this? Meet us half-way here... – Marc Gravell♦ Feb 22 at 23:09
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This shows a remarkable lack of effort. – cwallenpoole Feb 23 at 6:06
Throw in some verses and how you understand it and ask it here: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions This really is more fitting there. – Dan Andrews Feb 26 at 5:07
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First: Adam in Hebrew is ADM or "man". In Christianity he is the origination. Calling Jesus the "new Adam" is akin to saying that through Jesus you will become a new race of men, distinct from the fallen "first Adam".

Second: Moses brought us the original Jewish covenant with God, by Jesus' pascal sacrifice, he has replaced the old covenant with a new one that operates through Him. He is the new shepherd, and taking on the role that Moses once held. Remember, Moses failed in the desert so was imperfect, much like Adam, so Jesus perfected the roles they represented in salvation history.

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Welcome to Christianity.SE! This answer could be improved with references. For instance Paul calls Jesus the second Adam in Romans and compares Him to Moses in Galatians. (I'm not sure that "student1246" really ought to be getting improved answers at the moment, however. ;-) – Jon Ericson Feb 22 at 23:35
Thanks! The question was more about WHY he was called those things, not where. Although I think my bigger problem is that I am at work and thus don't have the time/materials to re-look up things from my research :D – Pyrodante Feb 22 at 23:38
You totally didn't answer the question! It's about abraham, not Moses or Adam. ;-) To @student1246: you are doing yourself a disservice by not learning about the site before you try to use it. You've broken the one question that was actually answered, which isn't very nice. – Jon Ericson Feb 23 at 0:54
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In the bible, sons of Abraham refers to any son / member of Israel

The Pharisees, for example, thought their salvation was strictly due them because they were "sons of Abraham." In reply, Jesus says:

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

(Matthew 3:9)

Jesus himself was never given the title Son of Abraham - in any event it would have applied to any Jew. The closest reference is the genealogies in Matthew and Luke, in which he is called a son of Abraham.

He derives this title from the fact that he, get this, a son (or today we would say great-great-great....-grandson) of Abraham.

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