It intersects with factors like gender, age, disability, and socio-economic status, notably in the context of slavery. Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar's story, particularly Genesis 16, highlights the link between slavery and fertility. This study examines John Chrysostom's interpretation ...
Ten years after returning to Canaan, Abraham and Sarah were still childless. Sarah suggested that Abraham have a child with her Egyptian handmaid Hagar, to which he agreed. This produced stress between Sarah and Hagar, as Sarah protested to her husband that the handmaid no longer regarded her ...
Sarah agreed for Abraham to take Hagar, her personal maid, as his concubine to live with, so that she might bear him a son. This she did and his name was Ishmael. Of course, Sarah was very jealous. The story goes that three angels came to see Abraham and told him that Sarah, who...
Gn 26:6–11 is yet another retelling of the story, but with Isaac and Rebekah as characters instead of Abraham and Sarah. 20:1 Kadesh and Shur: Kadesh-barnea was a major oasis on the southernmost border of Canaan, and Shur was probably the “way to Shur,” the road to Egypt. Ge...
Ishmael was the firstborn son of Abraham. He was born to Abraham by his slave, Hagar. Sarah, Abraham’s wife, believed that since she was old and barren, God’s promise of children to Abraham could only be fulfilled through Hagar. Abraham is one of the most important figures in ...
How did Abraham Lincoln know so much about what was happening as it happened? Was there really a Confederate effort to co-opt native peoples against the Federal government? Berg seems to be constantly weighing the question of “How do we know what we know?” For example, during this period...
11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who then lived near Beer Lahai Roi. Ishmael’s Sons 12 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Sarah’s slave, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham. 13 These are the names of the sons ...
Sarah Isaac mother Sarah Ismael mother Hagar Lots wife turned into... a pillar of salt Testing of Abraham God told Abraham to kill Isaac, the one he loved most, an angel stops him and his faith in god became his greatest trait.
that the Israelites came from mixed background. A significant piece of evidence for this model is the presence of theshasuin the region who were mentioned frequently in Egyptian documents. The stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob having a similar lifestyle to theshasu, may support this model...
Another biblical girl name derived from the Hebrew culture and the name Abraham, which means “father of multitudes.” Abra was one of King Solomon’s favorite women, according to the Bible. 8. Atara This beautiful, royal name, which literally translates as “crown,” was given to Jerahmeel...