Abraham &Sarah (Claire)

MS FITT MSFITT@aol.com
Fri, 5 Dec 1997 22:35:40 EST (00881400940, 21a0a4d3.3488c811@aol.com) 

In a message dated 97-12-01 08:12:08 EST, you write:

<< Again, when Sarah is 89 years of age and Abraham 99 years of age, at a 
 time when they both fall on their faces laughing at God for saying Sarah 
 would get pregnant, they again pawn her off on king Abimelech as 
 Abraham’s virgin sister. The Catholic Encyclopedia sort of glossed over 
 this, not mentioning her advanced age in the same breath as being taken 
 by king Abimelech and getting pregnant. You haven’t quoted your 
 commentary on this fiasco.
 
 Then according to the story, Sarah does get pregnant and has Isaac at 
 age 90 which is certainly a large pill to swallow.
 
 Later we have Sarah and Abraham sending Hagar and Ishmael away with just 
 a jug of water and a loaf of bread even though Abraham was rich, rich, 
 rich (great family values). One has to remember that Abraham was 86 
 years old when Ishmael was born, 100 years old when Isaac was born, and 
 Isaac was just weaned, which would make him three years (perhaps only 
 two) old. That makes Ishmael 17 (16?) years old unless my math is wrong. 
 At any rate, when Hagar runs out of water, she tosses 17 year old 
 Ishmael under a bush because she could not bear to see the poor babe 
 die. Oh how it tears at my heart. >>

I do not want to interupt your argument but there is a small item you are 
leaving out of the conversation and that is Gen. 25 : 1-4 
if we believe that after sarah died that old Abe had 6 sons the whole story
gets a little more life placed into it. dosent it. I would come closer to
believing
the version in 1 Chronicals 1 : 32- 34.
Anyway you cut it this just isnt much of a representative of any god or gods 
that I want to place in charge of my next life, ( should I have one)