Because gods ways are not our ways. he wanted to test Sarah faith.
When Sarah remained childless, Abram made three key arrangements: first, he took Hagar, Sarah's maidservant, as a concubine to bear a child, resulting in the birth of Ishmael. Second, he sought divine assurance about his lineage, leading to God's covenant with him that promised numerous descendants. Third, he changed his and Sarah's names to Abraham and Sarah, signifying their new roles and the promise of a son, Isaac, despite their old age.
Abram (later known as Abraham) and Sarah are biblical figures traditionally dated to around 2000 BCE. This places their lives approximately 4,000 years ago, during the early Bronze Age. Their story is primarily found in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. However, exact historical timelines are difficult to ascertain, as they are based on religious texts rather than concrete archaeological evidence.
Families looked after one another if something happened: Lot's father Haran died before his father Terah, who was still alive, so his grandfather Terah took Lot in:-.Gen 11:27 Now these are the generations of Terah:Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.Gen 11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah ... in Ur of the Chaldees.Gen 11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son... from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, ...Gen 11:32 And ... Terah died in Haran.Lot was Abram's (Abraham's) nephew ie the son of Abram's brother Haran, so when Terah died Lot became the responsibility of his uncle Abram:-Gen 12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: ...Gen 12:5 And Abram took ... Lot his brother's son...into the land of Canaan; ...
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Becky
Hagar bore Abraham's child Ishmael. It was Abraham's first son and Hagar was the servant of Abraham and Sarah. She bore a son because Abraham needed a son to carry on the family name.
Abraham actually had two sons, Sarah only had one. Let me explain. God had appeared to Abraham, who was called Abram back then, and told him that he was going to have a baby. Of course, Abram was unsure about this since he and his wife were each about one hundred years old. Sarah, who was called Sarai back then, heard this and she didn't believe it. So, she told Abram to take her slave, Hagar, and go have a baby. Back then, that wasn't considered a problem. So, Hagar and Abram had a baby named Ishmael. Much later on, Abram and Sarai had a baby and they named him Isaac. They were later renamed Abraham and Sarah.
Ishmael's mother, Hagar, was an Egyptian woman who was a handmaid to Sarah, Abraham's wife. She was given to Abraham as a second wife when Sarah was unable to conceive a child.
When Abram was 99 God declared his new name to be Abraham. After many failed attempts to conceive a child, Abraham and Sarah had Isaac. (There is much much more to this story, but you only asked for their son's name.)
Sarai never despised Hagar; Hagar was her friend and helper. When Abraham (Abram) never could have kids with Sarah (Sarai), Sarah sent Hagar to "sleep" with Abraham so they could have a child. But once God blessed Sarah with Isaac when Abraham was 99, then Sarah had her own child. She may have been jealous of Hagar, but she never despised her
Hagar is the mother of Ishmael. Abraham took Hagar as a second wife when his wife Sara could not conceive a child. Sara eventually did conceive and gave birth to Isaac. In the end, Hagar and Ishmael were banished so Isaac could be Abraham's heir.
In the Bible, Sarah's handmaid was Hagar.
Sarah and Hagar.
Abraham loved Sarah because she was his wife. Abraham loved Hagar because of Ishmael. So Abraham loved both. That is why it was very difficult to choose between them if there had been no Divine intervention.
Hagar was Sarah's slave, and hen Sarah found she was barren, she allowed Abraham to have sex with her and a son Ishmael was born.
When Sarah remained childless, Abram made three key arrangements: first, he took Hagar, Sarah's maidservant, as a concubine to bear a child, resulting in the birth of Ishmael. Second, he sought divine assurance about his lineage, leading to God's covenant with him that promised numerous descendants. Third, he changed his and Sarah's names to Abraham and Sarah, signifying their new roles and the promise of a son, Isaac, despite their old age.
I think Abraham did that. Hagar is female. Therefore, circumcision is not applicable.