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ca. B.C.E. 2049

Avᵊrâ•hâm Remarries Qᵊturâh1

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After the death of Sârâh, Avᵊrâ•hâm remarried Hâ•gâr,1 and they had 6 more children together, plus grandchildren. But Avᵊrâ•hâm willed everything to Yi•tzᵊkhâq. He gave gifts to the children of Qᵊturâh and sent them away to the lands of the east, which became the Arabian lands.

Avᵊrâ•hâm Dies, Buried in Mᵊâr•at ha-Ma•khᵊpeil•âh

ca. B.C.E. 2012
Mᵊarat ha-Makhpeilah, Khevron
Pâ•qid Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhu, Karen and Yâ•eil visiting Mᵊâr•at ha-Ma•khᵊpeil•âh on the southeast side of modern Khë•vᵊr•on (photo © 1996, Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhu Bën-Dâ•wid)
Midbar Paran in the Sinai
Click to enlargeBᵊeir la-Khai Ro•iy (the spring on the way to Mi•dᵊbâr Shur) in the Sin•ai

So Avᵊrâ•hâm lived to be 1752 and when he died his two sons, Yi•tzᵊkhâq and Yi•shᵊm•â•eil buried him in the Mᵊâr•at ha-Ma•khᵊpeil•âh, in the field that Avᵊrâ•hâm had purchased from Ëphᵊr•on of the bᵊn•ei Kheit, overlooking Ma•mᵊrei — and where Sârâh was buried.

After the death of Avᵊrâ•hâm, Ël•oh•im blessed his son Yi•tzᵊkhâq, who settled in Bᵊeir la-Khai Ro•iy, in the eastern Sin•ai.


Yi•shᵊm•â•eil Sires 12 Arab Tribal Patriarchs

Khavilah (modern Ethiopia) to Shur; Yishmaeil's descendants harvardpolitics.com
Kha•vil•âh (Ethiopia) "going Syria-​ward" to Shur; Yi•shᵊm•â•eil's descendants (in orange). Locations of Kha•vil•âh and descendants of Yi•shᵊm•â•eil3 © 2015 Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhu Bën-Dâ•wid (basic map: harvardpolitics.com).

Yi•shᵊm•â•eil lived to be 1374 and fathered 12 sons, each of whom became a city-king. The descendants of Yi•shᵊm•â•eil dwelled from Kha•vil•âh to Shur (in western Sin•ai), which is adjacent to Egypt (going Syria-ward); and he ruled over all his brothers.

Optional parental preparation:

  1. Note 1 – Tar•gum Pseudo-Yo•nâ•tân specifies (bᵊ-Reish•it 25.1) that åàåñéó àáøäí åðñéá àéúà åùîà ÷èåøä äéà äâø ã÷èéøà ìéä îï ùéøåéà (Qᵊturâh, meaning "bound" in Aramaic, is one and the same as Hâ•gâr, who was already bound to Avᵊrâ•hâm in marriage). Return to text
  2. Note 3 – Proposed locations of ancient Kha•vil•âh, associated with Gan Eidën, are, literally, all over the map. Some scholars locate Kha•vil•âh in southeast Mesopotamia at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf. Others on the east side of the Red Sea in the Arabian peninsula and Yemen. But the land described as known for its fine gold deposits, famed in the ancient Middle East, was Punt, south of Egypt (now Ethiopia). Further, the Arabian peninsula going Syria-ward branching northeast does not lead to Shur and, thus, must be eliminated. Return to text
  3. Note 4 – Contrary to simplistic fablizing, the average lifespan in this era was under 30 years. Simply assuming lunar years and converting to solar years would yield a lifespan for Yi•shᵊm•â•eil of just under 12 years old; not nearly enough to sire 12 sons even though, in ancient times, 12 years old was regarded as the threshhold marriageable age. 137 solar years would require that Yi•shᵊm•â•eil lived more than 4½ normal lifespans — fablizing. However, the theory of some scholars that a "century" was sometimes added as an acknowledgment of great respect would suggest 37 solar years plus an honorary century. And 37 years old was 7 years beyond the usual lifespan, very old for that era but not beyond reason and seems to corroborate this hypothesis, as it also allows the siring of 12 sons (plus however many unmentioned daughters). Return to text

Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:

  1. Note 2 – How could Avᵊrâ•hâm live 175 years? This answer is not so simple. But these events occurred during the transition from lunar to solar calendars, when "years" were lunar (a month today) and changing to solar years that we know today. It seems likely that Avᵊrâ•hâm's years were calculated partially in the solar calendar (e.g., perhaps 75 solar years like we know today) with a "century of respect" added in to elevate him more to the company of earlier persons of note whose ages were expressed in lunar "years" (months). Thus, simplistic assumptions aside, determining the life spans of ancient peoples is more guesswork than science. During the transition from lunar to solar calendar, some scholars also suggest that persons of note were "awarded" great ages to match their achievements, perhaps while trimming their ages toward the solar calendar. If, for example, the 75 refers to his age in solar years (plus a century awarded out of respect), that would equate to 900 lunar years (i.e., months), plus the century awarded out of respect. Mᵊtu•shë•lakh lived only a bit longer, to 969 (lunar) "years" — a bit short of 80 solar years on modern calendars. Return to text
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