In the biblical story of "the rich man and Lazarus" how did the rich man recognize Abraham?

I wonder how he could recognize Abraham. He's on fire in the underworld and looks across the void and sees Lazarus and somehow knows that it's Abraham that Lazarus is standing with. Jesus never says how he knew Abraham, but it makes no sense to me that he was able to recognize him. They didn't live in the same time period, and there definitely wasn't any pictures of him. Maybe there was paintings but since the bible never describes his appearance, how would anyone that didn't know Abraham personally know what he looked like? Maybe in hell you know everything about everyone that you see, idk it's a mystery lol. Or maybe this is just evidence that this wasn't a real story. Just another parable told by Jesus to show that money isn't everything.

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Adstar · 56-60, M

I have watched a lot of NDE's storys online and other dreams and visions stories.. And people repeatedly say they know who it is they are interacting with.. They just know.. I dare say that God can cause a person to know.. So yeah the rich man in hell could have known who everyone was.. An ability bejond human level but may be within an eternal beings capabilities..

The story of the rich man and hell was more to do with the importance of charity.. rather then about money..

Oh and in the end of the parrable the rich man asked Abraham to send Lazarus back and warn his brothers who where also rich and ungiving.. Abraham said that his brothers had the Torah to warn them and if they did not believe the Torah then evn if a person came back from the death they would still not believe... That was pointing at what happened when Jesus came back from the dead.. Many still would not believe Him..

(Luke 16:27-31) "Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: {28} For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. {29} Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. {30} And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. {31} And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."