In the bible it talks about a lot of people saying they are the son or daughter of Abraham. Who is that? Just wondering.
2006-07-25 04:49:46 · 15 answers · asked by lees girl 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Abraham is the father of the Jews and the Muslims. He was 100 years old and his wife was 90. God told him that he would give birth to a son (they had no children at this point) and that his descendants would number more than he could imagine. His wife told him to go and have "relations" with her handmaid and Ishmael was born. However, this is not what God wanted and later Abraham and Sarah did have a son named Isaac. Isaac's sons were Esau (the Edomites) and Jacob (later named by God Israel). By saying they are children of Abraham, they are saying that they are descendents of Abraham.
That is a very very abridged version of the story. Read the book of Genesis for more information. It is a really good story.
2006-07-25 04:56:37 · answer #1 · answered by Seeking answers in Him 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,Abraham is a name given to someone who used to be called Abram after he decided to follow God`s order to leave his village to a new place called Canaan.And Abraham means father of all nation or father of every race in the world.That`s why in bible,it is often mentioned son or daughter of Abraham
2006-07-25 11:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by cassie d` mignon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham is a servant of God, the husband of Sarah, the father of Isaac[the promised child] and the father of FAITH. He is the father of FAITH in the sense that at his old age, he believed that there is nothing God cannot do. Anybody saying he/she is a son or a daughter of Abraham is saying at the same time that he/she is a son or a daughter of FAITH meaning that he/she has FAITH in the Lord. Finally, it is not another name for God.
2006-07-25 12:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by Adababy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Abraham was the first person that God chose to start Judaism. Abraham is called the father of so many because all of Jewish descent are descendants of Abraham.
2006-07-25 11:59:35 · answer #4 · answered by God's Servant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham is one of God's chosen people. He was chosen to have a great nation. He is not God, but there are many decedents of Abraham.
2006-07-25 11:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by trulyblssd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham was a man who chose to obey God and was blessed with the nation of Israel as his descendants. He was a servant of God and not God.
2006-07-25 13:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by P P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
2006-07-25 11:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABRAHAM-THE MAN OF FAITH
is the patriarch of Judaism, recognized by Christianity, and a very important prophet in Islam. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS INTERESTING....
HE IS NOT GOD
2006-07-25 11:53:58 · answer #8 · answered by Betsy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was the pagan that had many descendents. Descendents whose beliefs over the centuries changed, and eventually coalesced into the Judeo/Christian religion.
2006-07-25 11:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Eldritch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is not another name for god
2006-07-25 11:52:08 · answer #10 · answered by mayri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋