Referring to the Biblical character of Abram (renamed Abraham), who appears in Genesis 12 - 22
Abraham is considered the father of three religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Use this tag for questions about him or doctrines concerning him.
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Where in God's promises did it show that Abram needed to have a child through Sarai?
I've been studying Genesis 15-16 and I am wondering, why was it wrong for Abram to have a child through Hagar?
After all, it was a common practice in those times that if a woman were barren, she could have a child via a surrogate mother and it…
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Interpretation of Genesis 15 - 17
I am studying the Abrahamic covenant and I have two questions after reading Genesis 15-17.
1) In Genesis 15, God establishes the covenant with Abram. It is an unconditional covenant and because of the fact that only God himself walked through the…
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Why does God promise descendants for Hagar?
Why does God promise Hagar that she'll have a lot of descendants?
If God had planned on fulfilling his covenant through Isaac, the promised son of Abraham, and knew that the strife between Jews and Arabs would be so destructive, why does he…
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Confused on Nahor and Haran
In Genesis 11, we are shown that Abram, Nahor, and Haran are brothers. Haran dies in Ur.
Then, Abram and other family members travel now to a city called Haran (a bit confusing, but okay. Did they found the city and name it after the deceased…
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How can Pharaoh and Abhimelech be attracted to Sarah?
http://helpmewithbiblestudy.org/5system_moses/print/dh11AbrahamHalfTruthWifeSister.pdf
In the sojourn to Egypt (Gen 12), Sarah was about 65 years old and
was considered very beautiful. In the sojourn to Gerar (Gen 20), Sarah
was about 90 years…
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