Niue 2015 $2 Icon World Heritage Abraham 1 Oz Silver Coin Gold Gilded *ONLY 999*

• Mintage Limit ONLY - 999
• Each coin in struck from 1 oz of pure silver
• Gold Gilded coin with High Relief
• First coin in Old Testament Prophets Series
• Coin in capsule+with Certificate of Authenticity + Presentation Case

According to Jewish tradition, Abraham (Hebrew, was born under the name Abram in the city of Ur in Babylonia in the year 1948 from Creation (circa 1800 BCE). He was the son of Terach, an idol merchant, but from his early childhood, he questioned the faith of his father and sought the truth. He came to believe that the entire universe was the work of a single Creator, and he began to teach this belief to others.
Eventually, the one true Creator that Abram had worshipped called to him, and made him an oer if Abram would leave his home and his family, then G-d would make him a great nation and bless him. Abram accepted this and the brit (covenant) between G-d and the Jewish people was established.

But Abram was concerned, because he had no children and he was growing old. Abram's beloved wife, Sarai, knew that she was past child-bearing years, so she her maidservant, Hagar, as a wife to Abram. According to tradition, Hagar was a daughter of Pharaoh, given to Abram during his travels in Egypt. She bore Abram a son, Ishmael, who, according to both Muslim and Jewish tradition, is the ancestor of the Arabs.
When Abram was 100 and Sarai 90, G-d promised Abram a son by Sarai. G-d changed Abram's name to Abraham (father of many), and Sarai's to Sarah (from "my princess" to "princess"). Sarah bore Abraham a son, Isaac (in Hebrew, Yitzchak), a name derived from the word "laughter," expressing Abraham's joy at having a son in his old age. Isaac was the ancestor of the Jewish people. Abraham died at the age of 175.