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Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by virgo(f): 3:34pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
babakb: Sure, sure. Anything that rocks your boat sweetheart. All you religious folks just take it easy sha! And oh, by the way, Abraham was neither, Muslim, Christian or Jew. Opening other books apart from "holy books" will broaden your minds and help you be tolerant of each other. Religions have existed before Judaism, Christianity or Islam, and all make the same claim to be the only way to the one true G-d. You guys can shout from now till kingdom come about your religions being the best, it doesn't change the fact that all religions came to being by man's search for the meaning of life and is largely influenced by the lifestyles, belief systems and cultural practices of the societies they originated from. But then again, whatever rocks your boat. Just so long as it does not encroach on my space, we are good! |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 4:38pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
virgo: Be careful, their god has been telling them to blow stuff up lately in Abuja. We don't want to lose one of the few black women who are not drunk of the religious juice to allah's foot soldiers. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Muntula: 4:59pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
The Hebrew Scriptures say it was Isaac. The Quran says it was Ishmael. Abraham tried to sacrifice "His Only Son". The bible tells us "Gen 22:2 ESV He said, "Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." At what time in the history and chronology of the universe was Isaac Abraham's Only Son? Gen 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. (Notice that Isaac's name is not here. Jeremiah 8:8 , the lying pen of the scribes has changed the law.) Gen 22:16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: In two out of three verses no name is mentioned. So it is possible that a lying overzealous scribe appended Isaac's name in the first verse. Logically, historically, biblically, chronologically, mysteriously, spiritually and more " There was never a time that Isaac was Abraham's ONLY SON |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Muntula: 5:32pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
With Ishmael being the son of a slave woman According to Genesis 16:1-16 I agree with you. Ismail was the son of a slave woman. AND Hajara was the WIFE of Abraham. Esther was a slave girl who became the wife of king Ahaserus. Hajara (Hagar) was given to Abraham as a wife Gen 16:3 So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian slave Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. 4 He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. If you say because Hajara was a slave , and because of that her son for Abraham was not legitimate then how do you explain the following slave wives and their children Rachel gave her servant Bilhah and Leah gave her own servant Zilpah to Jacob. These two servants/maids/slaves bore children and these children then become four(4) out of the twelve(12) tribes of Israel. My question. Why do you accept as legitimate ( Dan, Napthali, Gad, Asher) the 4 tribes of Israel whose mothers were slaves/ maids/servants and then you turn around and reject (Ismail) the ONLY SON OF ABRAHAM who was to be sacrificed because his mother was a slave/maid/? Remember Hajara was Abraham's legitimate wife. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by loco4love: 6:44pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
Abraham was not an Arab he was born in Ur of the Kaldim (Chaldeans) in Mesopotamia. The Bible calls him a Hebrew: Genesis 15:7 The He said to him, "I am the IAM who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to assign this land to you as a possession." The Koran lies about Abraham taking Isaac (Yitzhak) to Mount Moriah. The Koran says Abraham took Ishmael to Mount Moriah: Genesis 22: 2 And He said' Take your son, your favored one, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the heights that I will point out to you." |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by virgo(f): 7:57pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
Martian: Thanks for the heads up sweetie! I better leave these religious people to battle it out among themselves. Bye folks! |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by zmoni: 10:36pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
during the time of Abraham, the Egyptian were not Arabs but pure Africans |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 11:38pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
Bolded 1- As the Arabs did and still do, so the Europeans did and still do! Tell me how and where the Europeans still practice slavery . I hope you are not one of those white hating racist blacks, right ? Bolded 2 - What? Darling, allow me to inform you that during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, a good number of slaves were thrown overboard slave ships, killed during mutinies, violated, died willfully, et all, before reaching their destination. SMH The percentage when compared to Arab slave trade was negligible. Bolded 3 - Well, you self hating black man, "Missionaries" paved way for colonialism that divided Africans. As for your use of the word "heathen", shame on you! And why not include Catholics? Didn't Catholic Missionaries educate African "heathens?" I am proud of some aspects of our culture, but not the Pagan , vodoo worshiping, dialbolic dancing, women oppresing, child sacrificing and other stone age practices of our predecessors. But there were diabolical, arcjhaic, despicable, violent and ignorant practices that had to I am anti Tea Party BTW , but not necessarily pro-Obama. But remember there are far more police brutality victims in Nigeria than in the west, 100 times over, so please don't be a hypocrite !!! |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 11:45pm On Sep 17, 2011 |
I just thought he was a religious nut, now it's clear his name should be "House Nigger". Another black with a chip on his shoulder and lots of axes to grind with the white man. My advice , get over it, move on , live and let live. Massa is always right! Massa says Jesus is God! Massa loves me even though I'm nothing but chattel and he did beat me in front of my children this morning! I'm a cursed descendant of Ham so I deserve to be massa's slave. What was this rubbish rant about, please rephrase in a coherent sentence. He needs to move to Israel and become some random Jew's property. Ah okay another one like Allah's slaves , who blame the Jews for all the problems of the world. Let me tell you what the problem is with some of us, a severe case of unaccountability for our actions. We blame everyone else but us for our plight in the world. Run to Jesus and he will bear your burdens, you need not allow them crush you !!! |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Yewe2011(m): 2:27am On Sep 18, 2011 |
[QUOTE author=zmoni] during the time of Abraham, the Egyptian were not Arabs but pure Africans[/QUOTE] there was no time of Abraham because it was never proven that he existed what do you mean by "Pure Africans"? |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by JamesDoe: 8:02am On Sep 18, 2011 |
Abraham was not Arab nor Israeli, but was the father of nations. However if Abraham were to show up today and tear up a newspaper in northern Nigeria, little Almajiri boys will say he has desecrated the Quoran and must be "beheaded" with his head paraded around and kicked like a football. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by DonPizzaro: 8:46am On Sep 18, 2011 |
jamesdoe,u dey yearn correct! |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by ono(m): 11:08am On Sep 18, 2011 |
Muntula: The ''rejection'' of Ishmael is not any man's making. It is of the Lord God. Spiritual things must be looked at from spiritual perspectives. Isaac's miraculous birth by Sarah is instructive. I believe God wanted someone that will bear the messiah should come ''clean'' - not via some ''arrangee'' means. But then, that's the way I see it. Someone here has made some interesting insights from the spiritual/Biblical angle which you as someone who is from ''without'' will be difficult to ''comprehend''. The rejection of Ishmael is spiritual. Physically, Ismael was indeed a recognised son of Abraham. When Abraham died, his sons - Isaac and Ishmael buried him: Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre. Gen 25:8,9 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. Gen 17:23 No one can deny the paternity of Ismael. He was a legitimate son of Abraham. But we speak of spiritual things here - things pertaining to the Birth and Lineage of the messiah. The one who is to deliver the human race from the curse of death, that sin that has taken mankind from God - right from the garden of Eden. That lineage is of the House of David, Isaac's great great grandson. And as Jesus said in some passages someone here has quoted in the book of John, Jesus is actually God in human flesh - otherwise he will not say he has been around before Abraham was born. This is difficult for the muslims to comprehend. It should not be so. God is all-powerful, omnipotent, omniscient God. He can do anything He wants and He needs not explain His actions to any man. When he decided to come in human form, that's His wish. His own way of redeeming mankind. And when he chose to come through Isaac and not Ishmael, Ok! fine. That's the way He wants it. We are however grateful that there is a way for us to get back to our Maker. Our Lord and God. Blessed be the Lord God Almighty who gave us Emmanuel to redeem us from our sins. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by vicenzo(m): 12:24pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
This cannot get funnier,xtians quoting the bible to disprove the koran,and muslims quoting the koran to disprove the bible.A group of people sat down and wrote crap,asserting their egostic superiority over their neighbours,a man from the debased group came and wrote a rebuttal,and some lost africans got trapped between the mess. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by VoodooDoll(m): 12:30pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
What Arabs think of Africans: Kenyan slaves in Saudi Arabia http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000042568&cid=159 What Israelis think of Africans: Israeli racism towards Africans http://www.africaresource.com/rasta/sesostris-the-great-the-egyptian-hercules/israeli-black-african-jews-complain-against-racism/ Can Nigerians stop being stupid and focus on the economic development of our homes before stripping ourselves naked for others. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 12:58pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
frosbel: I don't have an axe to grind with any race but your revisionist history about colonialism and slavery to suit your religious beliefs are beyond pathetic. There are way to many Africans like yourself and that's the reason predominantly black communities are backwards. Religion and superstion keeps you ignorant and you're too much of an id!ot to remedy the situation. Here, read about revisionist history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_revisionism_(negationism) That wasn't a rant, that was just an example of slave mentality. The "house negro" who thinks his master's sh#t smells better than cologne. And that coon is you. Reject his own mythologies and label them evil while thinking some other culture's myths are historical facts. Allah's slave? I don't worship imaginary father figures in the sky and why do you think anybody that oppose your cherished jewish bullsh!t is an arab sympathizer? How myopic is your worldview?? Dude, it's you and the rest of your ilk that "wait on god", "pray to god", "thank god" and spew ret@rded cliches like "only god can help us", "god dey", and "the devil is a liar" that need to look up the definition of accountability. I know there is no one else or a god to blame for my actions but you on the other hand think you're a part of a divine game plan. Run to jesus? F___ your jesus, your god, holy ghost, holy spirit and you. I don't have burdens and when I do I possess the mental strength and intellect to bear the burden. I don't need a god, I've never seen a god and when I reached the age of reason I figured out the answer to the question, Who created god? Man created god. So enjoy your Jesus because the muthf_cka only resides in your head. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 2:08pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
I don't have an axe to grind with any race But your words are veiled with this impression . but your revisionist history about colonialism and slavery to suit your religious beliefs are beyond pathetic. There are way to many Africans like yourself and that's the reason predominantly black communities are backwards. Your opinion , but far from the truth. Black communities are backward because of people like you who are unwilling to take responsibility for their actions. People still stuck in the past. Religion and superstion keeps you ignorant and you're too much of an id!ot to remedy the situation. It depends on what you mean by religion. Religion to me is a life style and not the adherence to a set of rules and man made traditions. Atheists though are the biggest FOOLs of all , because contrary to common logic they refuse to understand in their small minds that GOD made the world. They are so unreasonable as to be misguided by their prophets , Richard Dawkins comes to mind , into an illusion so deep and so silly that even little children laugh at their folly and madness. That wasn't a rant, that was just an example of slave mentality. The "house negro" who thinks his master's sh#t smells better than cologne. And that coon is you. Reject his own mythologies and label them evil while thinking some other culture's myths are historical facts. Not sure what you mean by slave mentality. I get on with black, white , asian and all sorts. As a Christian , I believe we are all equal and no one race is intellectually superior to another. I am also vehemently against supremacists of any kind, including black panthers or the white KKK and others which exist on the fringes, I hope you do not hold to any black racist ideology , because that is how you come across. Allah's slave? I don't worship imaginary father figures in the sky and why do you think anybody that oppose your cherished jewish bullsh!t is an arab sympathizer? How myopic is your worldview?? A poor miserable soul, such as yourself, a frail and weak man made from clay, breathing with the breath of GOD, moving in the body which God so wonderfully designed , existing in the beautiful world God made and enjoying all things free , and you dare open the mouth that God made, to spout utter rubbish , flowing out with such rage and anger , one begins to wonder if there is not some other hidden reason for your folly in not believing in GOD. I pity you, truly do. Trying to sound intelligent and clever in your atheist foolishness , you instead make yourself an object of laughter and ridicule by the same demons that blind your eyes from the truth ,and who have one motive in mind, the doom of your soul. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 3:34pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
frosbel: This claptrap doesn't even deserve a response. Demons blinding my eyes. The DOOM of my soul!!!!lmao |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by anwarh(m): 3:52pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
Damn, cant help myself but laugh at how you guys are discussing a non issue such as this. Have you ever considered an alternative opinion such as; that Abraham is a fictional character of the imagination of Jewish scribes who were trying to forge a national identity during their exile in Babylon in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. Or if Biblical texts are to be interpreted literary, then Abraham certainly wasnt either. He was born in Mesopotamia (Mordern day Iraq) and his ethnicity can not be proven to a certainty by anyone. (No one was there three thausand years ago bro. ) One thing is certain though, both sides claim him as their ancestor. I dont agree with Isaac's superiority over Ishmael, and i can prove it with historical and cultural facts that suggest otherwise, but i just dont have the time. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 3:56pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
Martian: Of course it doesn't , it went over your head. Poor soul ! You are truly pitied . |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 4:08pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
frosbel: No, it's just beneath me. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by tpia5: 8:24pm On Sep 18, 2011 |
Abraham was not Arab nor Israeli, but was the father of nations. quite correct. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Cityguy: 6:32pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
davidylan:Very sensible. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Cityguy: 6:45pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
frosbel: |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Cityguy: 8:00pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
aletheia:Honestly was shocked to read that trash. Don't understand the depth of gibberish situated between some peeps ears. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Cityguy: 8:32pm On Jan 11, 2015 |
DonPizzaro:Hmmmm, eleyi gidi gaan o. I don't even feel comfortable reading this about someone else's essence of existence talkless of mine. How did we get here? O ga gaan ni. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 12:29am On Aug 22, 2017 |
Perfect answer you gave him. I was surprised at his false narration of known history. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 3:14am On Aug 22, 2017 |
aletheia: God bless you for this reply. I pray for people like Neca whose soul has been trapped by the devil professing themselves to be wise but utterly foolish. |
Re: Was Abraham An Arab Or A Jew? by Nobody: 3:17am On Aug 22, 2017 |
aletheia: God bless you for this reply. I pray for people like Necta whose soul has been trapped by the devil professing themselves to be wise but utterly foolish. |
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