Why do ancient texts not available to Joseph Smith agree with the Book of Abraham’s claim that Abraham received the priesthood and was a High Priest?

In Abraham 1:2 we read:

And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.

Where did Joseph Smith learn that Abrahan was a high priest if it is not found in the biblical account?

Jeff Lindsay notes how other texts agree with this claim such as:

• Midrash Rabbah
• The writings of George Syncellus
• Pesikta Rabbati
• The writings of Ibn Al-Tayyib, the Arabic Nestorian Christian

If Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Abraham would we expect so many correspondences with other texts unavailable to him?

See:

• Jeff Lindsay – Questions about the Book of Abraham, Part 3: Does It Agree with other Ancient Texts?

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