Bible the first patriarch and ancestor of the Hebrews: Gen. 12-25
plateau in the city of Quebec, on the St. Lawrence: site of a battle (1759) in which the British under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm, leading to British control of Canada
See Abraham in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(āˈbrə-hămˌ)
In the Bible, the first patriarch and progenitor of the Hebrew people. He was the father of Isaac.
, Plains of
A field adjoining the upper part of Quebec City, Canada. In 1759 the British under Gen. James Wolfe defeated the French under Gen. Louis Montcalm in a decisive battle of the French and Indian Wars. The victory led to British supremacy in Canada.