Abraham

Father of Isaac and Ishmael, grandfather of Jacob, and through him ancestor of the Israeli tes. He came from Me so pot am i a, and is the chief Biblical example of faith. A branch i at a. (1) Group of VERTEBRATES, including SAUROPSIDA and MAMMAL I A, same as AMNIOTA. (2) Division of ANNELID A, characterized by absence of external branch iæ, as in earthworms and leech. (3) Subdivision of GASTROPODS (Apneusta. Derma top no a ), related to Nudibranchs, including Limapontidæ. Phyllirhoidæ, Elysiidæ. (4) Also written A BRANCHIA, and variously applied when branchiate and non-branchiate forms are contrasted in cla ification, as in Arthropod a, contrasting land forms with Crustacea.