The tensions between Sarah and Hagar continue and, like mother like son, Ishmael joins in them. Things come to a head and, eventually, Sarah presses Abraham to send Hagar and Ishmael into exile ...

I can just see the three victims (Hagar, Ishmael and Isaac) commiserating together, wondering how Abraham was able to sacrifice all three of them. Does Ishmael still see himself as thrown behind ...

The fifth and eighth trial Abraham shared with Hagar/Hajar. The sixth trial Abraham shared with his son Ishmael who was 13 years old when he was circumcised. (Genesis 17:24) The seventh trial ...

The wellspring in Mecca is believed to have flowed for more than 4,000 years and still nourishes pilgrims to this day.

would include these troubling and tragic stories of Ishmael and his mother Hagar being sent into the desert with nothing but a skin of water and a loaf of bread by Abraham because of Sarah’s ...