RELI 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zilpah, Handmaiden, Bilhah
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Known as the father of all 3 religions . Married to his half sibling, sarah (they have the same father). 13 years later, abraham meets god in the desert and makes a deal to be circumcised. First-born son is ishmael and then isaac. Married to his half sibling, abraham (they have the same father). Goes to the well and meets rebekah (isaac"s first cousin), gets married, and have twins: esau and jacob. Abraham takes him up to the mountain and does a blood sacrifice. The maidservant who sleeps with abraham with sarah"s permission and has a baby: ishmael. Because ishmael is abraham"s first-born son, he is likely to inherit everything, so. Has 12 sons and they soon create the 12 tribes. Is a hunter and loved by isaac. Jacob tricks his father to giving him the blessing instead of esau. They prepare a feast and jacob runs to his uncle and meets rachel.
