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ACCORDING TO THE HEBREW BIBLE -- VIRTUALLY THE ONLY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ABRAHAM -- HE CAME FROM A CITY CALLED UR, WHICH WAS HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM JERUSALEM. TODAY IT'S A REGION IN IRAQ.