Prophet Ibrahim - Yaqub

Prophet Ibrahim - Yaqub

Ibrahim عليه السلام

Ibrahim or Abraham is talked about 69 times in 25 chapters in the Quran.  His father’s name was Aazar.  They lived-in the city of Ur within the Chaldean kingdom.  He escaped Ur to Harran, in the northern area of the Arabian peninsula, in today’s Syria, when Nimrod, the king attempted to burn him alive.  From Harran he went to Palestine along with his wife Sarah and the son of his brother, Lot (Loot in Arabic) and his wife.  As a result of famine, they were forced to move towards Egypt.
He later on returned with Lot to the south of Palestine, Ibrahim settling in Bir Sab’a and Lot settled near to the Dead Sea.
Abraham then moved his 2nd wife, Hagar, to Mecca along with his son Ishmael and left them there at God’s command.  Mecca became a barren land and the well of zamzam was supplied by God for their survival.  The historical tribe of Jurhum settled their due to zamzam.  Abraham is considered to be buried in Hebron, Palestine.

Ishaq عليه السلام  and Ismael عليه السلام

Abraham had two sons: Ishaq or Issac and Ismael or Ishmael.  Issac is mentioned sixteen times in the Quran on the other hand Ishmael is mentioned 12 times.  Issac lived along with father, Abraham, and died in Hebron, Palestine.  God ordered Abraham to sacrifice Ishmael.  He decided to go to Mecca with his parents and was left there with his mother.
Abraham checked out Ishmael several times in Mecca, and during among those times, God ordered Abraham and Ishmael to build the Ka’bah (the Holy House).  Ishmael died in Mecca and was buried there.  Issac is the fore-father of the Jews and Ishmael is the forefather of the Arabs.

Loot عليه السلام

Lot or Loot is mentioned seventeen times in the Quran. He's the nephew of Abraham, the son of Abraham’s brother. Lot lived towards the southern region tip of the Dead Sea. His men and women were from Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot believed in Abraham and after their come back from Egypt, they settled in separate places.
People of Sodom were the first to commit homosexuality. For this reason homosexuals are sometimes called sodomites. His wife was not a believer. She did not commit the sin, but accepted it. Rocks were rained down on the people of Sodom and Gomorrah that crushed all of them.

Yaqub عليه السلام

Yaqub or Jacob, the son of Issac and the grandson of Abraham is mentioned sixteen times in the Quran. Jacob’s other name had been Israel. The "Bani Israel," Children of Israel, or Israelites are known as after him. All the Hebrew prophets came from him, the last of whom was Eesa or Jesus. Jacob is the father of 12 tribes known as Al-Asbaat (7:160) in the Quran.
He is said to have moved to north of Iraq, returned to Palestine and then settled in Egypt and died there. He then was buried in Hebron, Palestine, along with his father according to his last will. The Bible describes that Issac married Rebecca and his son Jacob married Rachel (Rahil in Arabic).