James 2:23

23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

1 Clement

Abraham, styled "the friend,"[44]

Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians

For Christ is one, in whom every nation that believes, and every tongue that confesses, is gathered unto God. And those that were of a stony heart have become the children of Abraham, the friend of God;[72]

1 Clement

Abraham, styled "the friend,"[53]

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Old Testament