Abil-Sin, king, 153

Abi-nadib (Abinadab), 438, 439

Ablum, “son,” as a personal name, 547

Abram, Abraham, his parentage, meaning of his first name, and traditions concerning him, 146, 147, 196;

a Chaldean or Babylonian, 147;

probable Assyrian form of his name, 148;

the importance of his period, 149 ff.;

his seeming mistrust of the sons of Heth, 150, 151;

was there a movement towards monotheism in his time? 198, 199;

the Sabeans dedicate a chapel to him, 203;