The Jewish Patriarchs

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This paper looks at the biblical history of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and how they form the foundation of the Jewish religion. It also incorporates ethics into the research within the Jewish religion and looks at how each man had his own frailties and very human ethical issues. It shows how they were each unique individuals who embodied different leadership qualities and how each one had a special relationship with God, which helped their faith grow into one of the world's major religions. It also discusses how each man also had the same problems and failings as any one of us and how that helps make them all seem more human and real as history goes on and how their legacy continues.

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"However, Abraham did not have any descendants, as his wife Sarai was barren. Abram took Hagar, the Egyptian handmaiden of his wife, as a concubine (a common practice at the time), and had a son by her, named Ishmael. Later, Abram had another conversation with God, and God promised him many children, and changed his name to Abraham, and his wife's name to Sarah. Sarah became pregnant, and gave birth to a son, Isaac, who was to become the second patriarch. This is quite a miracle, because both Sarah and Abraham are very old. Abraham is over a hundred years old when Isaac is born. Soon after his birth, Abraham discovered he loved Isaac much more than he loved Ishmael, his first-born son, and Abraham banished Hagar and Ishmael from his home."

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