Patriarchs (Bible) father of the prophets in Islam because all subsequent prophets descended from him (the Israelite prophets through Ishāq and Muhammad through Ismā'īl). The Matriarchs, also known as "the four mothers" (ארבע האמהות), who were married to the biblical patriarchs: Patriarchs (Bible) The patriarchs ( "Avot" or "Abot", singular "Ab" or Aramaic: אבא "Abba") of the Bible, when narrowly defined, are Abraham, his son Isaac, and Isaac's son Jacob, also named Israel, the ancestor of the Israelites. These three figures are referred to collectively as the patriarchs, and the period in which they lived is known as the patriarchal age. They
Abuna IV, the last Copt to lead the Church of Ethiopia. The first Patriarch of Ethiopia was Abuna Basilios, who was consecrated 14 January 1951. The most recent Patriarch of Ethiopia was Abune Mathias, who succeeded Abune Paulos who died on August 16, 2012. The Syriac-Aramaic word ܐܒܘܢܐ "Abuna" is used for bishops by Syriac Churches, literally meaning 'our father'. Abuna (Syriac: ܐܒܘܢܐ "Abuna", Arabic: أبونا "’abūnā", literally 'our father') is also a title used among Syriac Christians and Coptic Christians to refer to a priest. The title is used either by itself or with the priest's given name (for example,