For your reference and more detail, turn to Genesis 25.
Abraham expanded his family tree by having six children with his wife, Keturah. Their names were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah (Genesis 25:1,2).
"And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim" (Genesis 25:3).
"And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah" (Genesis 25:4).
While he lived, Abraham gave everything he had to Isaac and gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to the east country away from Isaac (Genesis 25:5,6).
Abraham was "...a good old age, an old man, and full of years..." when he died (Genesis 25:8). "And his sons Isaac and Ismael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre" (Genesis 25:29);
"The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife" (Genesis 25:10).
Ishmael was Abraham's son with Sarah's handmaid, Hagar the Egyptian (Genesis 25:12). Ishmael's twelve sons were: Nebajoth, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah (Genesis 25:13-15). The sons were named "...by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations" (Genesis 25:16).
Ishmael lived to be one hundred thirty-seven years old "...and died in the presence of all his brethren..." who dwelled "...from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria..." (Genesis 25:18).
God blessed Abraham's son, Isaac, who lived by the well Lahairoi (Genesis 25:11). Isaac's wife, Rebekah, was barren until Isaac asked the Lord for her and then she conceived (Genesis 25:21).
The children inside Rebekah struggled and she asked the Lord, why? (Genesis 25:22). "And the Lord said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from [thee]; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger" (Genesis 25:23). Rebekah delivered twins named Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:24-26). "And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man dwelling in tents" (Genesis 25:27).
"And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob" (Genesis 25:28).
"And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint" (Genesis 25:29):
"And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom" (Genesis 25:30).
"And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright" (Genesis 25:31).
"And Esau said, Behold, Iam at the point to die; and what profit shall this birthright do to me" (Genesis 25:32)?
"And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob" (Genesis 25:33).
"Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright" (Genesis 25:34).
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ReplyDeleteNext Paul says, “For you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus for as many of you as we baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (Gal. 3:26-29).
Those who accept God by faith and are baptized into Him become a part of that one Seed of Abraham who is Christ . We become one Seed with Christ, not many seeds, but one with Him. As the Seed of Abraham through Christ, we then become heirs/inherit the promise. The promise is salvation in Christ, i.e. the kingdom of God. See the post “Flesh and Blood Cannot Inherit the Kingdom of God.” The true seed of Abraham is Christ and the inheritance is the salvation in him to all nations (families of the earth) who are blessed in Him.