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  2. Jan 18, 2017 · His father, James Henry Abrahams Deras was from Ethiopia, a son of landowners and slave-owners. He arrived in South Africa after seeing much of Europe. Abrahams grew up hearing stories about the great adventures his father had experienced. His mother, Angelina du Plessis, was a 'Cape Coloured'.

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    Terah - Wikipedia. Terah or Terach (Hebrew: תֶּרַח Teraḥ) is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem 's son Arpachshad.

  4. Peter Abrahams (born March 3, 1919, Vrededorp, near Johannesburg, South Africa—died January 18, 2017, Kingston, Jamaica) was a South African-born writer who penned perceptive and powerful novels about the injustices and complexities of racial politics.

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  5. Dec 5, 2011 · Twentieth century African novelist and journalist Peter Henry Abrahams was born in Vrededorp (near Johannesburg), South Africa, on March 19, 1919. Abrahams’ father, James Henry Abrahams Deras was the son of former Ethiopian landowners who had taken him across Europe before settling in South Africa. Abrahams’ mother, Angelina DuPlessis was a ...

  6. Feb 21, 2017 · He was born to an Ethiopian father and a mixed race South African mother in Vrededorp, a suburb in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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  7. Jan 29, 2017 · He was born Peter Henry Abrahams Deras in Vrededorp, Johannesburg, on March 3 1919. His father, James Deras, was Ethiopian and his mother, Angelina du Plessis, of mixed race; he was...

  8. Peter Abrahams is born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg in March 1919 to an Ethiopian father and a Coloured mother. His father passed away when he was young and Abrahams was sent to live in the rural village of Elsburg.