Ishmael – Black History In The Bible

10 Mar

Ishmael: Abraham’s Half Egyptian Son With Hagar

Black History In The Bible0 CommentsUncategorizedAbraham, Egyptian, Hagar, Ishmael, Mingled People

[table id=6 /] [table id=1 /] We are use to hearing the story of Abraham and Isaac, but we often forget about Abraham's oldest son Ishmael. Throughout the Bible, the Ishmaelites (Ishmeelites) play an important role in many of the events that take place. Let's start by taking a look at the circumstances surrounding the birth of Ishmael. Different People Named Ishmael In Scripture In order to keep everything in context, we must first acknowledge that there are several different people named Ishmael in scripture, but two stand out over the others: Ishmael: son of Abraham (Genesis 28:9) Ishmael: son…

Genesis 16 (KJV)

Dante Fortson0 CommentsGenesisAbram, Angel, Beerlahairoi, Bered, Canaan, Egyptian, Hagar, Ishmael, Kadesh, Sarai, Shur, Water

The Birth of Ishmael 16 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto…

Kedar: The “Dark Skinned” Grandson of Abraham

Black History In The Bible10 CommentsUncategorizedAbraham, Hagar, Ishmael, Kedar, Old Testament

[table id=6 /] [table id=1 /] Kedar was Abraham's grandson, and the second son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13). He also founded a city that is mentioned quite a few times in scripture. Twelve times to be exact. It is not a major focal point of the Bible, but we do learn some pretty interesting things about the city. They lived in black tents (Psalms 120:5 and Song of Solomon 1:5). The were archers like Ishmael (Isaiah 21:17). They were ruled by princes (Ezekiel 27:21). Its alluded to above, but I feel like it's important to point out that the descendants…