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The names of saints, prophets, and other historic figures mentioned in the Old Testament correspond to Islamic names.

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Image Bible (English)            Quran (Arabic)                        Hebrew                 Notes                         Bible Verse Quaranic Verse Aaron           Hārūn/ Haarūn       Aharon Exodus 7:1 Quran 19:28 [1] Abraham Ibrāhīm/ Ebraheem/ Ebrahim/ Ibrāheem Avraham Genesis 17:3–5 Quran 2:124 Adam Ādam Adam Genesis 5:2 Quran 3:59 Amram ʿImrān/'Emrān Amram Islamic tradition holds both Amram and Joachim are named the same. Although  Islamic studies  of the beginning of the 20th century tended to note genealogical discrepancies, in more recent Islamic Studies of the 21st century the general consensus is that the  Quran  does not make a genealogical error but instead makes use of  typology . [2]  This is supported by t...