Anyone have any insights of possible philological links of Abraham and Sarah?

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And recalling Abraham was a citizen of Ur in Chaldea .. to possible Aryan tribal migrations .. In Hinduism "Brahma" is the primary Creative force ... And some Hindu practitioners are called Brahmins .. Brahmas celestial consort is called "Sarahsvati" ... They rule the senses of sight and sound respectively .. As Hinduism predates Judaeochristian beliefs by several thousands of years .. I have wondered if the Biblical patriarch Abraham was perhaps a brahmin, and his wife Sarah? ...

re: Kris K ... an opinion defying all archaeology and historical accounts .. I'm glad you guys finally conceded that the Earth was more than 2000 yrs old .. as you guys were trying to maintain up into the 1930's ...

koresh and Pagan .. at least a few of the "educated" turning out :D

re: deacon ... hoooot!!!!

re:miraclewhip .. smart and apt ..there may be hope for humanity yet!

re:Stephen G..Vedas also include Rhamayana, Muhubarata, and its subtext Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads ..all of which I have studied in some depth Stephen G ..
Where Brahma is Creation .. Vishnu is Preservation .. and Shiva is destruction ..
Krishna is a mere avatar of Vishnu ..
Your exalting him to a primary sounds rather influenced by the Prabhubeda cult .. That popularized the "Krishna" cult in the Americas and elsewhere .. something that I view as a more Occidental manifestation, albeit sprinkled with Vedic references ..
Krishna has his special place in Bhagavad Gita .. as in his conversation with Arjuna .. that Ghandhi and myself revere as a text ..
But the vedas in general exalt him to no higher than a historic avatar(incarnation) of Vishnu .. and Vishnus one of a Three in a Triune Godhead ..
Your version contradicts most Vedic teachings.. but thanks for feedback anyways ..

re:Sarah .. apt and apertinent as always .. I'll have a tough selection ..

re StephenG: You are sincere .. and very intelligent in the tradition you have chosen .. I appreciate your input here ..

Answer 1

http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/zdm/zdm094.htm

Answer 2

The traditional Vedic view is that Brahma is the secondary creator, the first living entity within this universe and is manifested from the secondary Vishnu expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna.

Brahma is situated in the topmost planet of this universe, namely Brahmaloka and all other expansions within this universe emanate from him, being one of an unlimited number of Brahma's, one for each material universe, emanating from a breath of the first Vishnu expansion, the maha-Vishnu.

Saraswati is in Vedic text, the Goddess of learning and from Saraswati are produced the four books of the Vedas, namely the Rg, Sama, Yajur & Atharva. The Rg Veda being the oldest book in recorded history.

It is an interesting parallel that you draw between the names of Brahma to A Braham A Brahmin and Saraswati to Sarah swati, there is no evidence however in the Srimad Bhagavatam Purana or any known Vedic text to establish a link, still it appears to be quite a coincidence.

For further discussion:-Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ([e-mail])

Answer 3

I doubt very much that Abraham was a Brahmin. First of all I am suspect of the chronology: whether there was a developed conception of Brahma or Brahmins, let alone a fully emerged Brahmin class, in the time period in which Abraham is said to have lived is something I'd have to research. But the linguistic similarity is most likely coincidental, not representing a direct link to India other than the shared roots of Hebrew and Sanskrit in the Indo-European languages. Brahmin means "One who knows Brahma," and Brahma in Sanskrit comes from the root bŗh meaning "to grow or to swell"

Abraham, on the other hand, comes from two Hebrew words: Av (meaning father), and Am (meaning nation). His original name, according to Genesis, was pronounced Avram, "father of nations."

I do not see any philological link.

Answer 4

I have heard this before (Voltaire was the first to notice the link I believe) and found it quite interesting, and quite plausible.

All the world religions started out as monotheistic, and degenerated to polytheism later on (in contrast to the popular view that monotheism evolved from polytheism.) All were descended from Noah (who some believe ended up in China, and Chinese folklore, supports this.)

Many generations after Noah, God was ready to call one special race out of all the god-worshippers. And so Abram (that sounds even MORE like Brahma, doesn't it) was called out of UR, and God changed his name to Abraham.

There were other people recognized as worshippers of the One True God before Abraham received his call from Yahweh. Melchizedek is one such.

Do you know what a really interesting book is? It refers to the research Smith did on the connection between world religions. Here, I'll give you the link.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0830709258/002-7718609-7780832?v=glance&n=283155

Answer 5

Well, maybe, but they were also shepherd-kings... believing in total domination through war... it's how they got the Middle East to begin with, coming from Aram in Ur of the Chaldees; "down from the north"

Answer 6

Hinduism doesn't predate the account of Genesis, where the life of Abram is discussed. what are you talking about?

Answer 7

Are you the false prophet or just a common devil worshiper?

Answer 8

Your avatar is creepy.