President Abraham Lincoln, during the Civil War, issued a proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the holiday.
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英英词典释义
Noun
1. the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son;
"Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham"