Abraham
Important Figures/People
• Abraham was known as the founder/patriarch of the Jewish religion when he declared that he believes in the one true God. In Judaism, Abraham, previously known as Abram, is said to have received a message from the God. God told Abram to leave his home and family and in return God changed his name to Abraham, gave him His blessing and promised him he would become a great nation. Many years passed and as he grew old Abraham and his wife Sarai who was renamed Sarah worried they wouldn’t have children, so Sarah gave Abraham permission to sleep with her maidservant Hagar who soon gave birth to a son Ishmael who is believed to be the ancestor of the Arabs. It is believed that in their old age God told the two they would …show more content…
To prove his devotion to God, Abraham was told to take the life Isaac as an offering. Isaac didn’t resist because he knew it was God’s wish to prove Abraham’s devotion. It is said that when God saw that Abraham was going to follow the order, God sent an angel to prevent the sacrifice as Abraham has shown his devotion, sparring Isaac. Isaac then married his wife Rebecca who would have twin boys Jacob and Esau.
• Jacob the son of Isaac and twin to Esau. The two brothers didn’t get along, Esau was favored by Isaac due to being a good hunter and Jacob was favored by Rebecca. After Isaac was deceived into blessing Jacob instead of Esau, Jacob left to go live with his uncle, where he met his wife Rachel as well as three other women who in all fathered 12 sons. When Jacob wanted to make amends with his brother he traveled back to his home where he wrestled with what was revealed to be an angel who changed Jacob’s name to …show more content…
He was the second king of Israel after Saul, who is believed to have disobeyed God which in turn made God regret making him King. In David’s youth he was a shepherd, and a skilled musician hired by King Saul to play music for him. David showed true courage when confronting the giant clad in armor named Goliath. As most men had ran in fear of Goliath, David made a slingshot and called unto God and when he released the sling the rock struck Goliath’s head and killed him. The story of David and Goliath was supposed to show that David was the true King of
• Abraham was known as the founder/patriarch of the Jewish religion when he declared that he believes in the one true God. In Judaism, Abraham, previously known as Abram, is said to have received a message from the God. God told Abram to leave his home and family and in return God changed his name to Abraham, gave him His blessing and promised him he would become a great nation. Many years passed and as he grew old Abraham and his wife Sarai who was renamed Sarah worried they wouldn’t have children, so Sarah gave Abraham permission to sleep with her maidservant Hagar who soon gave birth to a son Ishmael who is believed to be the ancestor of the Arabs. It is believed that in their old age God told the two they would …show more content…
To prove his devotion to God, Abraham was told to take the life Isaac as an offering. Isaac didn’t resist because he knew it was God’s wish to prove Abraham’s devotion. It is said that when God saw that Abraham was going to follow the order, God sent an angel to prevent the sacrifice as Abraham has shown his devotion, sparring Isaac. Isaac then married his wife Rebecca who would have twin boys Jacob and Esau.
• Jacob the son of Isaac and twin to Esau. The two brothers didn’t get along, Esau was favored by Isaac due to being a good hunter and Jacob was favored by Rebecca. After Isaac was deceived into blessing Jacob instead of Esau, Jacob left to go live with his uncle, where he met his wife Rachel as well as three other women who in all fathered 12 sons. When Jacob wanted to make amends with his brother he traveled back to his home where he wrestled with what was revealed to be an angel who changed Jacob’s name to …show more content…
He was the second king of Israel after Saul, who is believed to have disobeyed God which in turn made God regret making him King. In David’s youth he was a shepherd, and a skilled musician hired by King Saul to play music for him. David showed true courage when confronting the giant clad in armor named Goliath. As most men had ran in fear of Goliath, David made a slingshot and called unto God and when he released the sling the rock struck Goliath’s head and killed him. The story of David and Goliath was supposed to show that David was the true King of