The Death of Abraham
Genesis 25:1-11
In the first four verses is mention of Abraham's second wife (after Sarah) and a very brief genealogical record of Abraham's offspring through that second wife. Midian is probably the most important name here (from a Biblical POV).
In the next two verses, we see Abraham leave everything he owned to Isaac and keeping all his other sons away from him (after giving them some gifts).
Then we get to the conclusion of our time with Abraham. Abraham dies at the age of 175, buried right next to his wife Sarah.
It took a while to finish, but the journey with Abraham is finally over. He was the first character in Genesis that had good enough character development, as we see him grow from a relatively young man who had not yet found a well-defined purpose for his life to one of the greatest men who have walked with God (according to the Bible stories). Along the way, we see Abraham at his greatest and also at his worst. Abraham amassed a lot of wealth, fought off his enemies and rescued a number of people, and boldly challenged the mighty God. He also seemed to have great leadership and social skills judging by the dialogues he had with the people around him. On the other hand, he was a bit of an asshole at times, subjecting his wife Sarah to fairly risky situations and not showing much empathy to her or to Hagar (with whom he had his first son). He also seemed a bit too keen to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac just because God told him to, though I understand the moral of the story is meant to be of great significance to the Israelites at the time.
Overall, it was nice to read again the various accounts of Abraham, and we can now move on to the next patriarch of Israel: Isaac ... the Silent.
Genesis 25:1-11
In the first four verses is mention of Abraham's second wife (after Sarah) and a very brief genealogical record of Abraham's offspring through that second wife. Midian is probably the most important name here (from a Biblical POV).
In the next two verses, we see Abraham leave everything he owned to Isaac and keeping all his other sons away from him (after giving them some gifts).
Then we get to the conclusion of our time with Abraham. Abraham dies at the age of 175, buried right next to his wife Sarah.
It took a while to finish, but the journey with Abraham is finally over. He was the first character in Genesis that had good enough character development, as we see him grow from a relatively young man who had not yet found a well-defined purpose for his life to one of the greatest men who have walked with God (according to the Bible stories). Along the way, we see Abraham at his greatest and also at his worst. Abraham amassed a lot of wealth, fought off his enemies and rescued a number of people, and boldly challenged the mighty God. He also seemed to have great leadership and social skills judging by the dialogues he had with the people around him. On the other hand, he was a bit of an asshole at times, subjecting his wife Sarah to fairly risky situations and not showing much empathy to her or to Hagar (with whom he had his first son). He also seemed a bit too keen to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac just because God told him to, though I understand the moral of the story is meant to be of great significance to the Israelites at the time.
Overall, it was nice to read again the various accounts of Abraham, and we can now move on to the next patriarch of Israel: Isaac ... the Silent.
