True. Isaac was married to Rebekah and her alone. The bible says nothing about Isaac having another wife.
When I was LDS, the common saying among Mormons was “Mary was just God’s brood mare”.
I guess Isaac’s many wives and concubines are one of those plain and precious truths that were removed from the Bible by evil and conspiring men?
Yeah, that must be it.
You’d have to ask the author of that article what he meant, but; we believe Abraham to be an important figure. We see him as equal in stature to Adam and Noah. I suppose there could be some symbology in Hagar’s life similar to Issac’s life. What it is, I don’t know.
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife”
I wasn’t being sarcastic. Your experience is/was different than mine. I have never ever ever been in any LDS congregation where we celebrated Joseph Smith’s birthday. I honestly didn’t know it was that close to Christmas. Every Christmas I’ve ever been in in the LDS church as always celebrated the birth of Christ. Usually we have a special fireside dedicated to Jesus Christ’s birth and mission, and the sacrament meeting preceding Christmas always has talks centered around His birth. In general, I find your experience unique and it doesn’t match up with my experiences or that every Christmas the First Presidency broadcasts a devotional on Christmas celebrating Christ’s birth. No offence intended, we just have different experiences.
Good question. That’s what I asked and since we can’t decide or judge others, I have to go with what they decided to do and since none of them complained, then it’s a non-issue.
There was evidence that Isaac practiced polygamy. Esau and Jacob were so totally different genetically as to suggest different mothers. But Joseph didn’t work of extrapolations like we do.
Yeah that’s the ticket, twins fighting in the womb have…different mothers.
Nonsense. I have an older brother who looks nothing like me. Most people would never guess that we are related. Unless they know our entire extended family. Then they would see that I take after my maternal grandmother’s family (immigrants from England) and my brother takes after my paternal grandmother’s family (French Canadians). In fact, my late maternal grandmother always said that I am a dead ringer for her brother who died long before I was born, while our paternal relatives always marveled at how much my brother looks like my grandmother’s father.
Oh that’s right, I forgot they were twins! Now it’s really funny!
And yet again with making stuff up, how in the world would anyone have any knowledge of Jacob and Esaus’ genetic make up?
Glad someone caught that.
And yet again with making stuff up, how in the world would anyone have any knowledge of Jacob and Esaus’ genetic make up?
Yes. I completely forgot that one came out holding other by the foot. Enjoy it. You got me on that one.
And yet again with making stuff up, how in the world would anyone have any knowledge of Jacob and Esaus’ genetic make up?
Funny, I am as hairy as a bear, but my younger brother, same parents is blond and has no hair on his body. Go figure.
Stretching indeed. My younger brother thought he was illegitimate because he is a blond. Then I pointed out that all of our cousins are blond headed or ginger. If anything it is I who is illegitimate. I am the only one in the extended family who has dark hair and a hairy body! And the only one able to grow a beard.
That’s too funny. My boys look like exact opposites. My older boy has dark hair, dark eyes, yellow skin undertones and is skinny. He is also hairier (to the extent that a 5 year old can be hairy). He already has plans on growing out a beard just like his daddy. My little one is blond (more of a dirty blond), has blue eyes, pink skin undertones and a solid build. He has no plans to grow a beard (at this point) but he really wants to grow out his hair. He hates going to the barber!