Abraham, you’re going to be a daddy! What incredible news. Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 10 years younger. But — God’s words are always in season.

Abraham is an important figure in Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The story of Abraham can be found in the Book of Genesis - the first book in the Christian Bible and in the Torah of Judaism. Abraham ...

Nine generations separated Shem, the son of Noah, from Abraham. That is a long time and during the more than four centuries, civilization was growing. Following God’s scattering the people, ...

Paul didn’t have a brain virus, nor did he teach a nationalistic fantasy — he articulated divine revelation. God’s covenant ...

As the Jewish New Year begins later this month, I will join Jews in reflecting on beginnings. I was married earlier this year, and celebrate my birthday on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Since ...

On the first Sunday of Lent we reflected on the covenant that God made with the entire created world. Last week we pondered the covenant promises God made to Abraham and his descendants. Today we ...

But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, are the offspring of Abraham, my friend;” ( Isaiah 41:8) So the biological offspring of Prophet Abraham (the Banu Israel) became the first ...

It amazes me to find the mindset of many Christians as to who they are in the Kingdom of God. Some see themselves as stepchildren and some as Gentile sinners. In Genesis 17:4: “As for me, behold, my ...

The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in Tanach in which a Jew (Israelite/Hebrew) comes to play a prominent part in a gentile society – the others are, most notably, the books of Esther ...