| ISMAEL. The son of Abraham and Hagar, a slave girl. At the time Ismael was born, it seemed unlikely that Sarah, Abraham's wife, would have a child because of her advanced age (Genesis 16:1-16). But Yahweh "dealt kindly with her" and Isaac was born (Genesis 21:1-3). Ill-feeling understandably developed between Sarah and Hagar, and the distressed Abraham was compelled to send Hagar and Ismael away. But "God was with the boy" and protected him. Following his marriage, he had twelve sons (Genesis 21:9-21). As time went on and Ismael and his sons extended their possessions in the land east of Egypt, they formed twelve tribes, each son becoming a tribal chief. Frequent references to these tribes appear in Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Jeremiah. Ismael was, at least in name, the ancestor of this widespread network (Genesis 25:12-18). Also spelled Ishmael. |
20 July 2020
Word of the Day: Ismael
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are subject to deletion if they are not germane. I have no problem with a bit of colourful language, but blasphemy or depraved profanity will not be allowed. Attacks on the Catholic Faith will not be tolerated. Comments will be deleted that are republican (Yanks! Note the lower case 'r'!), attacks on the legitimacy of Pope Francis as the Vicar of Christ (I know he's a material heretic and a Protector of Perverts, and I definitely want him gone yesterday! However, he is Pope, and I pray for him every day.), the legitimacy of the House of Windsor or of the claims of the Elder Line of the House of France, or attacks on the legitimacy of any of the currently ruling Houses of Europe.