In Genesis 12, where Abraham’s life story is first told, we read: “Then the Lord appeared to Abram, and said, ‘To your descendants I will give this land’ ” (v. 7), a promise that was ...

However, Abraham’s descendants through his son Ishma’el (Arabic Isma’il) would be ethnic Arabs —a separate Semitic people— and later religiously Christians and Muslims.

Abraham's descendants can live together in peace. ... Abraham, but the conflict rages on. Unless it is resolved, the world will be dragged into catastrophe, some say Armageddon.

God promises Abram, “All the families of the earth will be blessed through you” (Gen. 12:3). So even prior to the describing covenantal components of land and seed, our people’s purpose to ...

Abraham’s memorial is Oct. 9. ... promising him an abundance of descendants. The God-fearing man faithfully proceeded to Canaan with his wife, Sarah (also known as Sarai), ...

Only at the last instant does God stay the father’s hand and renew his pledge regarding Abraham’s descendants. At age 175, Abraham dies and is laid out next to Sarah, who preceded him, in a ...

Question: If Abraham was commanded to circumcise his descendants on the eighth day, why do Arabs – who claim to descend from Abraham through Yishmael – wait until their children are 13 to circumci ...

February 25, 2024, the Second Sunday of Lent: It seems that Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son is not the most radical thing to contemplate this Sunday. Perhaps it is the belief in a hopeful ...