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1 | Who is Abraham's wife? | Genesis | Pcom12 | 140982 | ||
Who does God say will outnumber the stars in the heavens? | ||||||
2 | Who is Abraham's wife? | Genesis | greentwiga | 140983 | ||
Abraham had three wives. Two of them might also be called concubines. They were Hagar, Sarah and Keturah. God made a promise to Hagar and Ishmael. (Gen 17:20) The promise of outnumbering the Stars in Heaven was meant only for Isaac and his descendants. (Gen 15:4) In Gen 25, the sons of Keturah are mentioned. They established tribes like Midianites and Sheba. Notice that Abe left all to his son Isaac but gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to the East. Both Ishmael and the sons of Keturah moved east. 25:1-6 Therefore, only Isaac is the true son, the inheritor of the promise. Notice that the promise was repeated to one of Isaacs children, Jacob. (Gen 26:4, 28:13-20, Deut 7:13) Paul expanded it to all children of faith. (Rom 4:13-17) This seems to be the spiritual application, similar to the Jewish promise. Greentwiga |
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