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
Bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church The Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople holds the title of "Ecumenical Patriarch". The Patriarchs of the Church of Alexandria and the Church of Rome have the title "Pope", meaning "father" (although the second of these is no longer in communion with the Orthodox Church). The Patriarch of the Church of Georgia has the title "Catholicos". Patriarchs are addressed as "Your Holiness", with the exception of the Ecumenical Patriarch, who is addressed "Your All-Holiness". Archbishops are addressed "Your Beatitude". Metropolitan bishops are addressed "Your Eminence" or "Your Reverence", with the exception of the Metropolitan Bishop of Thessaloniki, addressed "Your Holiness".