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NASB | Genesis 17:6 "I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 17:6 "I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. |
Bible Question:
In Gen 17, verse 4; God tells Abraham “you shall be the father of many nations”; verse 5: “I have made you the father of many nations”; verse 6: “I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.” What nations did Abraham father as referred to in these verses, other than Israel and Judah? Please answer only if you have scripture to support your answer. Thank you, Hoth |
Bible Answer: Greetings HOTH, Welcome to the forum. Sons of Abraham through Keturah: Gen 25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. Gen 25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Gen 25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. Gen 25:4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. Gen 25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. Gen 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. "The second wife of Abraham (Gen 25:1; 1Ch 1:32 f). According to the Biblical tradition, he contracted this second marriage after the death of Sarah (compare Gen 23), and very likely after the marriage of Isaac (compare Gen 24). It is not improbable that, as some writers have suggested, this change in the life of his son prompted Abraham to remarry in order to overcome the feeling of lonesomeness caused by Isaac's entering the state of matrimony. 1Ch 1:32 (and also Gen 25:6) shows us that Keturah was not considered to be of the same dignity as Sarah who, indeed, was the mother of the son of promise, and, for obvious reasons, the sons of Abraham's concubines were separated from Isaac. She was the mother of 6 sons representing Arab tribes South and East of Palestine (Gen 25:1-6), so that through the offspring of Keturah Abraham became “the father of many nations.”" (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) The prophesy God foretold Hagar about Ishmael: "Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Hope this helps in your studies, eklektos |