It is "supposed to be" obvious that Abaraham sacrificed his only son according to what the bible says.
"By faith Abraham when he was tried, offered up Isaac, ... his only begotten son." Heb.11:17
"Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, ... and offer him there for a burnt offering." Gen.22:2
BUT
"And Hagar bare Abraham a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael." Gen.16:15
"For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son is his old age .... And Abraham called him Isaac." Gen.21:2-3
"Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Gen.25:1-2
"Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free woman." Gal.4:22
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It follows from the underlined portion that Abraham (sws) was asked to sacrifice his only son which means that at that time he had no other son. The fact that this could only be Ishmael (sws) is evident from the following two passages of the Bible:
In the light of this evidence, it is obvious that the word Isaac mentioned in the passage above (indicated by the underlined portion) was inserted in place of Ishmael.
"By faith Abraham when he was tried, offered up Isaac, ... his only begotten son." Heb.11:17
"Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, ... and offer him there for a burnt offering." Gen.22:2
BUT
"And Hagar bare Abraham a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael." Gen.16:15
"For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son is his old age .... And Abraham called him Isaac." Gen.21:2-3
"Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Gen.25:1-2
"Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free woman." Gal.4:22
As a matter of fact i believe in this statment >>> Let The Bible Speak.
It follows from the underlined portion that Abraham (sws) was asked to sacrifice his only son which means that at that time he had no other son. The fact that this could only be Ishmael (sws) is evident from the following two passages of the Bible:
Abraham was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael. (Genesis, 16:16)
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. (Genesis, 21:5)
"Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, Abraham! Here I am, he replied. Then God said, Take your son, your only son, Isaac, .......
Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son. Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided. The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
(Genesis 22:1-18)
It follows from the underlined portion that Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only son which means that at that time he had no other son. The fact that this could only be Ishmael is evident from the following two passages of the Bible: "Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, Abraham! Here I am, he replied. Then God said, Take your son, your only son, Isaac, .......
Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son. Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided. The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
(Genesis 22:1-18)
Abraham was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore him Ishmael. (Genesis, 16:16)
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. (Genesis, 21:5)
It is evident from these verses that Ishmael was fourteen years old at the birth of Isaac, and must have been offered for sacrifice before Isaac was born because Abraham had been asked to sacrifice his only son; after Isaacs birth of course the words your only son would be totally inappropriate and against reality.
In the light of this evidence, it is obvious that the word Isaac mentioned in the passage above (indicated by the underlined portion) was inserted in place of Ishmael.