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;