Genesis 25

Genesis 25 Abraham had other wives and concubines. They had children, but Isaac was Abraham’s favorites. He gave stuff to his other sons, but he sent them away from Isaac to live in the east. I assume to keep Isaac safe from them. Not very confident parenting. Abraham dies, and Isaac and Ishmael (he’s back) bury …

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Genesis 21

Genesis 21 God finally gets around to giving Sarah a son (see Gen 18).  Abraham named him Isaac and they were happy.  Ishmael makes fun of Isaac, and for that Sarah wants them gone. Not bad enough that she enslaves them and hates Hagar for doing what Sarah told her to do.  No.  She doesn’t think they …

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Genesis 17

Genesis 17 After 13 years, God appears to Abram again. This time he has even MORE promises, but an interesting requirement. God says Abram is now to be called Abraham, which apparently means “father of many”. He tells Abram that his descendants will inherit all of Canaan, where he’s living now, and that his descendants will be  many.  That is …

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Genesis 16

Genesis 16 Abram’s wife is a bitch. There, I said it. Apparently, Sarai couldn’t have children. This is a sad thing, and I can feel very sorry for her, except for the fact that she is a raving nutjob and a bitch. Since she couldn’t have kids, she figured she would have her husband father a …

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