The Qur’an contains 99 Arabic names (attributes or character traits) for the multifaceted essence of the one God, but not one of them connects the one God with one people, while one of the dozens of ...

Shaye Cohen: The biblical narrative gets going with Abraham in Genesis chapter 12. Abraham in turn Isaac, in turn Jacob, in turn Joseph and the twelve tribes, this brings us directly to the people ...

He noted how in Genesis and in the beginning of ... In three separate incidents, Abraham and then later his son Isaac seek relief from famine in a neighboring kingdom, only to find that the ...

this pattern recalls Genesis twenty-five where, despite the fact that Abraham had six additional sons, the text mentions only Isaac and Ishmael’s presence at their father’s entombment.

Genesis 17:11-14 Abraham kept this covenant and his wife, Sarah, gave birth to their son, Isaac. God chose Isaac to inherit the covenant directly from his father, and Isaac handed it on to his own ...

Could have Genesis not concluded on a more inspiring ... bring you up out of this land to the land that He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob... You will bring my bones up out of here." ...

I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you.’ — Genesis 12:1-2 In return, God promised Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would be given something that they had longed for - a child.