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Both the Jews and the Arabs attribute their lineage to Abraham. The Jews came from Sarah(Abrahams wife) and the Arabs from Hagar(Sarahs servant whom Sarah told to sleep with Abraham as she could not conceive.)
So the Sarah bore Isaac(Jews) and Hagar bore Ishmael(Arabs).
Neither Arab nor Jew will dispute this.
Genesis 16:11 says the following:
And the angel of the LORD said unto her(Hagar), Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
So did the bible predict the state of the Arabs or is this just an incredibly ironic lucky guess?
So the Sarah bore Isaac(Jews) and Hagar bore Ishmael(Arabs).
Neither Arab nor Jew will dispute this.
Genesis 16:11 says the following:
And the angel of the LORD said unto her(Hagar), Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
So did the bible predict the state of the Arabs or is this just an incredibly ironic lucky guess?
