Most scholars view the patriarchal age, along with the Exodus and the period of the biblical judges, as a late literary construct that does not relate to any particular historical era, and after a century of exhaustive archaeological investigation, no evidence has been found for a historical Abraham.Frevel, Christian. History of Ancient Israel. Atlanta, Georgia. SBL Press. 2023. p. 38. ISBN 9781628375138. "[I]t cannot be proven or excluded that there have been historical persons named Abraham, Sarai, Ishmael, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Rachel, Leah, and so on." It is largely concluded that the Torah, the series of books that includes Genesis, was composed during the early Persian period, , as a result of tensions between Jewish landowners who had stayed in Judah during the Babylonian captivity and traced their right to the land through their "father Abraham", and the returning exiles who based their counterclaim on Moses and the Exodus tradition of the Israelites.
Most scholars view the patriarchal age along with the Exodus and the period of the biblical judges as a late literary construct that does not relate to any particular historical era and after a century of exhaustive archaeological investigation no evidence has been found for a historical AbrahamFrevel Christian History of Ancient Israel Atlanta Georgia SBL Press 2023 p 38 ISBN 9781628375138 "[I]t cannot be proven or excluded that there have been historical persons named Abraham Sarai Ishmael Isaac Rebekah Jacob Rachel Leah and so on" It is largely concluded that the Torah the series of books that includes Genesis was composed during the early Persian period  as a result of tensions between Jewish landowners who had stayed in Judah during the Babylonian captivity and traced their right to the land through their "father Abraham" and the returning exiles who based their counterclaim on Moses and the Exodus tradition of the Israelites