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21 paź 2022 · Learn about the two sons of Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, and their different destinies and descendants. Find out how God promised Abraham a multitude of descendants through Isaac, while Ishmael became a wild donkey of a man.
Learn about the biblical and Quranic narratives of Abraham and his sons, Isaac and Ishmael, and their descendants. See a family tree diagram and references to the sources.
4 sty 2022 · Answer. In all, Abraham had eight sons. Abraham’s first son was Ishmael through Hagar, his wife’s Egyptian maid (Genesis 16:1–4). Abraham’s second son was Isaac through Sarah, his wife (Genesis 21:1–3). Isaac was the son God had promised Abraham (Genesis 15:4–5).
2 sie 2024 · After the death of Sarah, Abraham married Keturah, and she bore him six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (Genesis 25:1-2). These sons became the ancestors of various tribes and nations, many of which are mentioned later in the Bible.
Ishmael, watercolour by James Tissot, as in Genesis 21:20: "And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer." In the biblical Book of Genesis, Ishmael[a] was the first son of Abraham. His mother was Hagar, the handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah. [1]
How do Jews, Christians and Muslims trace their roots to Abraham through different sons? How do the Bible and Qur’an tell the story of Abraham’s near-sacrifice of his son? Explore the similarities and differences in these sacred texts and their interpretations.
11 sie 2024 · Learn about the three sons of Abraham in biblical history and their descendants. Ishmael was the firstborn and the ancestor of the Arabs, Isaac was the promised son and the father of the Israelites, and Jacob was the twin brother of Esau and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
