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Jan 7Edited

Dear Karen,

You do such great work. Thank you for exposing this inhuman cult with your first hand experience.

I thought you might be interested to know that according to Judaism, Ishmael (the father of the Arabs) was thrown out of Abraham’s house for molesting Isaac. Ishmael was 40 years old and Isaac was about 12 when this happened.

Sarah told Abraham that Isaac was not safe, that Ishmael (also known in the Torah as a ‘wild donkey’) could not be trusted around her young son and had to go. God told Abraham “Listen to her voice,” and he did. The Arabs have been resentful of the Jews (the sons and daughters of Isaac) ever since.

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I never heard of that tradition. I was always taught and I read in the Bible, that Hagar and Ishmael were thrown out but it was after Isaac was born and Ishmael was a baby. And, as you say, Ishmael became the father of the Arabs.

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You misunderstood me. Ishmael was born first, so yes, I misspoke to say he was a baby when he was thrown out but after Isaac was born at some point Hagar and Ishmael.were cast out. What I'd never heard about was Ishmael molesting Isaac. I should have been more clear. Writing this on my phone.

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No Ishmael was born first. Abraham went with the servant Hagar to have a child because Sarah was 90 years old and they didn’t think she could get pregnant. If Isaac was already born there was no point in breeding with Hagar. It’s all in the Torah (your Old Testament) if you care to read it. 🌺

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Yes, I know all of that. I am well aware of Ishmael being born first. Sarah was old, didn't believe the angel and said Abraham should go with her servant girl. I was raised on the Bible my father, Christian author Dave Hunt, a firm supporter of Israel and a Bibke scholar. https://youtu.be/6EYYUgmh218?si=kZxJz1MpRNpj0AvM

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Jan 8Edited

I just thought you might find it interesting to hear that Ishmael was a pedophile, but it doesn’t sound like you do. I was confirming the points in your article using ancient Jewish midrash.

I’m actually surprised that as a writer, you’re not open to learning something new. It seems a little strange, especially when you don’t remember the details of the story properly.

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