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
Ignatius Aphrem II St. George Monastery in Malecruz, St. Thomas Church in Madras (Chennai) etc. which are under Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. The titulary of patriarchs is somewhat complex and changeable. He is often called "His Holiness", a special distinction given to the leaders of some churches ( "Qaddišuṯeh", "Qadāsa"). This is often then followed by the unique Syriac title "Mor" (), often doubled to "Moran Mor" (). The title, in its singular form, literally means "my lord", and is given to all male saints and bishops. The term "Moran" means "our lord", and, used alone refers only to Jesus Christ, but is