Questions and Answers

How many sons did Abraham have?

Abram had one genuine son of his wife Sarah who could be the fulfillment of God's promise regarding his seed. He had another son by the maidservant Hagar and several others later by a second wife, but in his heart Isaac was his only son. This is also why he cut off all the others from inheritance.

Notice the wording of Hebrews 11:17 indicates that even though he had other sons, yet to him it was as if he were offering up his only begotten to whom the promise was made. Does anyone really believe that the writer of Hebrews was unaware of some well-known teachings about Abraham or had not read Genesis? Also, the writer of Hebrews is obviously screening out stuff to focus on topics related to faith.

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