Which son did Abraham offer as a sacrifice to God?

Question

Muslims insist it was Ismael. WHY? Because Mohamad said so.
The Bible says it was Issac. So, why did Mohamad decide to change the Bible and replace Issac with Ismael?

Answer 1

Isaac, though the sacrifice never took place.

Islam changes the scriptures in this case, so that the Abrahamic Covenant applies to Ishmael rather than to Isaac. Following that line of thought, the Promised Land would belong to them rather than to the Jews. AND (!) Jesus would not be Messiah.

The Bible, however, pre-dates the Qu'ran, so the burden of proof lies with Muslims. (Even the New Testament pre-dates the Qu'ran.)

Answer 2

You're just trying to bait people on here, aren't you? :-)

Your question sounds valid to me, since I'm Christian and I do believe it was Isaac, not Ishmael...

But if you were Muslim, you'd be saying "Jews and Christians insist it was Isaac. WHY? Because Moses said so. The Koran says it was Ishmael. So, why did Moses decide to change the Koran and replace Ishmael with Isaac?"

You're assuming they recognize our Bible as a valid Holy Book, even if it's not the one they believe in. In reality, they most likely see our Bible the same way we see their holy books, meaning, they don't put much stock in it.

By faith, I believe it was Isaac. Therefore, I believe everything that our Bible says happened after that. If you look at it from the other side, it's pretty easy to see why they believe it was Ishmael. God had gone to Abraham and promised a son, and that son would be blessed with decendants that are too numerous to count. So Abraham has TWO sons (suprise). It would have been unthinkable at the time for the greater blessing to have gone to the younger son. All three faiths involved acknowledge Ishmael as the older son, and Isaac as the younger. Common sense says Ishmael, the oldest, would get the blessing. Add to that the fact that not one, but both sons, were the beginnings of two major nationalities.

So began the longest-running, most violent cases of sibling rivalry the world has ever seen and will ever see.

To any Muslims out there: Forgive me if I've misrepresented you. And if I misspelled "Koran". My knowledge of the subject is limited to a few conversations I had with a very open Muslim guy in high school, and a little that I've overheard since then.

Answer 3

It became a try of religion. Abraham became given a promise in the previous taking his son to the mountain, and he became stopped in the previous surely doing the act you describe. He depended on that God might shop his promise. It became right here that God advised Abraham that He did no longer want a human sacrifices. Now you may argue that Jesus became human and so it became a sacrifice, yet you would be flawed. Jesus went WILLINGLY to the bypass, He gave himself up, no one compelled Him or took Him against His will. He stepped into the hollow and payed the fee. He suggested Himself that no-one can take His existence from Him, it ought to purely take transport of. There are money owed that have been stumbled on that stated that Herod became shocked at how briskly Jesus died, which leads us to have confidence that He did in fact supply himself up.

Answer 4

Issac Muhammad create his own Holy Book to adapt according to the culture at that time

Answer 5

According to Genesis 22, it was Issac.

Answer 6

The Old Testament says it is Isaac the son from Sarah. The Muslims claim it was Ysmael the son from Haggar. Both Books have the responsibility to really clear it with each other. Other wise none of the two Books will be able to serve it right. Both sides claim theirs to be true so, do we have the right to claim both of them are deceivers?

Answer 7

Genesis 22:2 states:

Then God said: "Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you."

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

B/c Hagar was the mother of Ismael and was not a Jew. She became an Arab, and they have een fighting ever since.

Answer 9

well tell me one thing is bible still in 100% original form? no!Ismael was the son he presented b\c that's in Quran n Quran has not changed since the day one.Issac name present in bible b\c with time,ppl who didnt accept Muhammad n Islam ammended prestigious bible themselves(all ur priest accepted this,whole world knows it),christians n jews who didnt accepted islam 1400 years ago,was b\c Muhammed was not from their cast,he was arab,n his fore father was ismael.Bible was ammended to make ppl believe that Issac was the one so that no one trust Muhammad is the last prophet from ismael generation( Bible accept this clearly that last prophet had to come,n christians thought he will be from their running generation as Allah in past had granted them maximum prophets).differences started from here,n Allah did it to prove that there is no one superior infront of Allah,whole humanity is equal infront of Him as He created them Himself.

Answer 10

Issac the one he had when he was MARRIED

SARAH AND ABRAHAM SON

Remember Virgin MARY WAS MARRIED AND HAD JESUS






not the one he had with the hand maid Hagar