how many sons for Abraham.
This verse says only ONE son.
GE 22:12 "Do not lay a hand on the boy," he(God) said. "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your ONLY son."
I have read it in context also. Before and after this verse.
GE 22:15 The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time 16 and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your ONLY son
Its actually makeing a point of it.
Did he have only ONE son or two?? (Ishmael the oldest)
If you are muslim, feel free to answer, I would like your view also, that would be great.
And before anyone says "in there laws the only one considered son was not born from a maidservant" or something like that... here is another verse, clearly calling Ishmael, Abrahams son.
GE 25:12 This is the account of Abraham's SON Ishmael, whom Sarah's maidservant, Hagar the Egyptian, bore to Abraham
thx
2006-08-20
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