Abraham had only one son.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham when he was tried, offered up Isaac, ... his only begotten son.
Genesis 22:2
Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, ... and offer him there for a burnt offering.
Abraham had more than one son.
Genesis 16:15
And Hagar bare Abraham a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Genesis 21:2-3
For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son is his old age .... And Abraham called him Isaac.
Genesis 25:1-2
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
Galatians 4:22
Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free woman.
2006-07-18 10:23:55 · 19 answers · asked by PicassoInActions 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok, so when GOD promised Abraham as many sons as stars we do what? Now it will be very convinient for us to say that all descendants of Abraham are his sons right?
2006-07-18 10:38:37 · update #1
Well, according to a lot of the people on here, they are ALL correct, because EVERYTHING in the Bible is TRUE!!!
2006-07-18 10:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by net_at_nite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all a matter of semantics. Abram (who God renamed Abraham) had an illegitimate son named Ishmael with his wife's servant. Abram was 86 years old. Ishmael caused trouble between Abram and Sarai (later renamed Sarah by God) so Abram told Hagar to leave. God took care of Hagar and Ishmael became the father of all Arabs (Hagar was Egyptian & Abram was Iraqi).
After God changed Abraham & Sarah's names, he told them they would have a child. Abraham was 100 - Sarah was 90. Isaac was the product of God's promise.
So you can view this one of two ways:
1) Abraham had 2 sons - one by his wife & one out of wedlock
2) Prior to being chosen by God as the Father of all Nations, Abram had an illegitimate child. After he came to know God (at the age of 99 when God appeared to him) Abraham had a child. So you could literally say that even though it was the same man, he had one son when he was named Abram and the other was born when he was named Abraham. The other (and more important way, in my opinion) is that Ishmael was born to the pre-saved Abraham, but Isaac was born to the saved Abraham.
2006-07-18 10:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by byhisgrace70295 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac was heir to the covenant.
Jacob was heir to the covenant.
Jesus is seed that is SAVIOR OF THE WORLD Heb.2:9,14,16; Seed of Abraham.
Adam to Noah #10, to Abraham #20, to David Matt.1:1-17; the genealogy of Jesus,
All nations are blessed by Abraham.
2006-07-18 22:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham had many children, but only one was chosen to have the promised seed come through his line. That one was Isaac, son of Abraham's wife Sarah. It is through that line that the Messiah would come....not as complicated as you are trying to make it.
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2006-07-18 10:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God replaced into testing Abraham's will to work out if he enjoyed him greater effective than his son. It is likewise a typology Abraham sacrificing Isaiac God giving his sacrificing his in basic terms son Jesus for us. the appropriate sacrifice it somewhat is talked approximately as.
2016-12-10 09:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaac was the son of his chosen bloodline. Ishmael is the son who started the faith of Islam
2006-07-18 10:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
true both Isaac and Ishmael were Abraham's son but Isaac was his on;y ligitamit son, and Isaac was the one promised.
2006-07-18 10:26:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Abraham is a character from a myth. Therefore, as he did not actually exist, he could not have had any children.
2006-07-18 10:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than one.
2006-07-18 10:26:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He had two: Isaac and Ishmael.
2006-07-18 10:27:48 · answer #10 · answered by Princess of Egypt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋