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Jewish father (7)

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abraham

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'father' is the definition.
(I know that Abraham is a patriarch)

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(Other definitions for abraham that I've seen before include "Old Testament patriarch" , "First ancestor of the nation of Israel" , "The first Jewish patriarch" , "First patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews" , "first in race" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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