Abraham, the Friend of God

Why are there not more people in the Bible that are called God’s friends?

Davidhollis
Koinonia
Published in
4 min readFeb 18, 2023

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Author photo. Gillespies Beach, South Island, NZ

Several times in the Bible, Abraham is called the friend of God. God, Himself says,

“…Abraham, My friend.” (Isaiah 41:8, NRSV)

I can’t find where anyone else, in the Old Testament at least, is called the friend of God. I don’t wish to infer…

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Davidhollis
Koinonia

I live on the beautiful coastline in Northland, New Zealand. I have published two books and also write a blog — https://www.facebook.com/breadonthewaters/