Associated Press (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly touted the “Abraham Accords” in his Middle East trip on Monday , seeking to build on 2020 agreements that expanded the number of Arab states with diplomatic ties with Israel.

The term is filled with religious and cultural meaning, citing a biblical patriarch revered as a founding figure in three major religions whose adherents encompass more than half the world's population — Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Anyone trying to build a bridge between faiths is liable to invoke Abraham — known to Muslims as Ibrahim — as someone they hold in common.

But this legacy can also be a source of division because some faith groups portray themselves as his true heirs.

“Everybody has tried to claim Abraham as their own, but in fact Abraham

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