tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post6338077103810057136..comments2024-03-06T11:28:56.480-07:00Comments on Just Genesis : Did Abraham Intend to Sacrifice Isaac?Alice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-73003123775662783042017-12-16T14:32:33.957-07:002017-12-16T14:32:33.957-07:00Arimathean, The substitution of a cow or ram for t...Arimathean, The substitution of a cow or ram for the life of the firstborn is a practice of the Horite Hebrew and it originated among their Proto-Saharan ancestors. See this:<br /><br />http://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2011/10/origins-of-animal-sacrifice.html<br /><br />Also, Abraham's first born son was not Isaac or Ishmael. That son was born to Abraham's cousin wife, Keturah. Likely, the first born was Joktan/Yaqtan. This is the grandson of Joktan the Elder, Keturah's father.<br /><br />You may read more about this marriage and ascendancy pattern here:<br /><br />http://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-social-structure-of-biblical-hebrew_7.html<br /><br />Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-68453658095360375902014-02-22T14:16:09.961-08:002014-02-22T14:16:09.961-08:00George,
My problem with the Documentary Hypothesi...George,<br /><br />My problem with the Documentary Hypothesis is that it has obscured and obfuscated the Biblical data concerning Abraham and his Horite people.<br /><br />Child sacrifice was practiced in Carthage in North Africa. This practice spread to Crete and into Tyre and Sidon of Galilee, and it was criticized by the prophets who opposed the sacrifice of children to Mo-lech. It found its way into Judah as evidenced by Jephthah (Judges) who swore an oath to sacrifice the first thing he saw - that being his own daughter. Oaths were stronger than blood among those men. This practice represented a decadent and corrupt form of worship. <br /><br />Abraham's binding of Isaac is older than the practice in Carthage. It isn't about child sacrifice, though it ties that to an oath. Only this oath is that of God who has sworn to Abraham that He will provide the Lamb who becomes the Ram. That is Messiah, the Christ.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-26866210393312274642014-02-21T18:00:06.444-08:002014-02-21T18:00:06.444-08:00In 1979, Archaeologists Yannis and Efi Sakellaraki...In 1979, Archaeologists Yannis and Efi Sakellarakis have found evidence of human sacrifice exactly as described in Genesis 22. The human sacrifice scene was found at Arkhanes in northern Crete (taking place around 1700 BC). The Minoans of Crete had close affinities with that of the Canaanites. It has been said that this chapter may have been written by someone in the northwest area of Canaan close to the Island of Crete. The author of "Who Wrote The Bible" Richard Elliott Friedman lists Genesis 22 as the 1st document from the 'Elohist'. He believes that at the time of Jeroboam - when Israel was divided into 2 kingdoms, the Jahwist and Elohist wrote separate Torahs (including folk-tales based on location)for their people and an editor at a later date unified the documents. He has a very unique take on JEPD. One that may not conflict with the Horite system. I know you disagree with the JEPD theory but... Could this (or something close to this) be the explanation for Genesis 22? What do you think?BibleGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889577134118181997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688820610845171516.post-35954181415762026362013-10-18T21:12:45.244-07:002013-10-18T21:12:45.244-07:00I think Rabbi Hertz's position is supported by...I think Rabbi Hertz's position is supported by Numbers 18:15: "Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall redeem . . ." The principle that the firstborn is owed as a sacrifice is acknowledged here, even as it is trumped by the requirement to redeem the firstborn of man.Arimatheanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783088995172601340noreply@blogger.com