Christian theology has long recognized these “visitors” as the Triune God and seen in this passage one of the first allusions ...

Isaac and Ishmael grow up together. 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 ...

The issues of anthropomorphism (tashbih) in Islam are over the very few anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qur’an, or the more frequent aḥadith al-ṣifat – traditions that depict God and His ...

Neither Sarah nor Hagar/Ha-jar are mentioned by name in the Qur’an, but the story of Ha-jar’s exile from Abraham’s home is traditionally understood to be referred to in a line from Ibrāhīm’s prayer in ...

We are commanded to tell the children the story of the Exodus as if it happened to each of us personally. It is the ultimate ...

The word Israel in Hebrew is יִשְׂרָאֵל. It is formed from its root which has a meaning which most scholars think conveys the idea of struggling, wrestling or fighting (whether literally or ...

On Mothering Sunday, we can remember the famous mothers of the Bible. Many of these mothers played an important role not only ...

Kamryn Hoffman scored two goals, while Kalyn Burton had the go-ahead goal in Springfield's girls soccer win over Glenwood in ...

Position coach Sean Beckton Sr. is working to rebuild a unit that faced limited action in 2024 and features several transfers ...

Before the birth of Isaac, Sarai suggested to Abram that he take her slave girl, Hagar, as his wife so they could have a child and realize the promise God had made. Abram did so, and Ishmael was ...