The Story Of Isaac And Ishmael: Hagar (peshat)
Sarah’s Plan Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.[1] From this opening sentence, one can already guess that since Hagar…
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The Story Of Isaac And Ishmael: Sarah (peshat)
A painful decision We continue with our dramatic story and move on to Sarah’s[1] part now. Remarkably, the first thing we learn about Sarah is the fact of her barrenness (repeated twice):…
The Story Of Isaac And Ishmael: Abraham (peshat)
A “Perfect” Solution Last time, we saw Abraham receiving the wonderful promise of God in Genesis 15. Thus, by chapter 16, where the story of Hagar and Ishmael begins, we already know…
The Story Of Isaac And Ishmael: How Did It All Begin?
AN AMAZING JOURNEY A few years ago, I started writing a book on Isaac and Ishmael—started reluctantly, responding to someone’s request, not altogether convinced that I was the right person to…
Enoch And Son Of Man (2)
We are back to our discussion of the Book of Enoch and of the amazing parallels between this book and the Gospels. We have seen already that “when we use Enoch as…
