As the story of an abused foreign woman cast out into an inhospitable wilderness along with her son, the story raises troubling questions about the portrayal of domestic violence perpetuated by those otherwise
Of course, Sarah’s present only on the second occasion, so if one treats the two accounts as a linear timeline, then the one could give it the following reading. First, Yahweh says in Ch. 17 that Abraham will have a child at a future time, and provides a covenant for the unborn ch...
Candace is a name with Latin and Ethiopian roots that breaks through the sludge of Hebrew names. Its connotation implies purity or, like the name Sarah, a queen. For that reason, it is mentioned in the book of Acts as the queen of the Ethiopians when the apostle Phillip arrives and ends...
When Hagar had run away to a desert place far from those she felt hurt and betrayed by, we see God surround her with so much grace and care. He didn’t leave her alone in her troubles. Nor will He leave us to fend for ourselves through difficult times. This story of God’s name ...
Now Ur (ץוּר) means fire; and we may therefore read that he came forth from the fire of the Chaldees, on which has been built the story that Abraham was, for his disbelief in the established idols, cast by king Nimrod into a burning furnace, from which he was by special...
Thus in Ge 25:6, Abraham is said to have sent away the sons of Hagar and Keturah to the E'rets-Ke'dem -Kedmah, i.e. the "East country, eastward;" and none of them, so far as we know, were located in peninsular Arabia; for the story which represents Ishmael as settling at ...
According to their story in the Old Testament, Isaac’s parents were already old when they had him. Abraham was 100 years old by then, while Sarah was 90. The old couple laughed when they were told they would have a son. So, when they finally had him, the baby was named Isaac. ...
The biblical Ishmael was the first son of Abraham with his wife’s slave, Hagar. He’s considered a prophet in Islam. Israel – Prince of God Issachar – Name meaning “there is reward” Ithiel – God is with me Jordan – Descend Michaiah – Humble Moses – The name means “pull ...
Characters in the BibleAaron, Abednego, Abel, Abigail, Abraham, Absalom, AchitophelorAhithophel, Adam, Ahab, Ahasuerus, Ammon, Amos, Ananias, Andrew, apostles, Asher, Balaam, Balthazar, Barabbas, Bartholomew, Baruch, Bathsheba, Beelzebub, Belial, Belshazzar, Benjamin, Boanerges, Boaz, Caiaphas, ...
As the story of an abused foreign woman cast out into an inhospitable wilderness along with her son, the story raises troubling questions about the portrayal of domestic violence perpetuated by those otherwise celebrated as "faithful" within biblical narratives: Abraham and his wife Sarah. In ...