The story of Robin Hood stealing from the rich and giving to the poor was passed down by word of mouth, also. Too bad the fable of Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and Friar Tuck didn’t make one of the edits to the Bible.My understanding is that it is Jewish folklore, a story that was passed down word-of-mouth in the Jewish community. Impossible to know if it is true, or a made-up story about Abraham. Remember, Abraham was the first we know of that insisted there was only One God, the God of all--not just the God of a single nation, so while the narrative fits, the story did not make it into the Bible.