The Son of Isaac Married the Daughter of Ishmael

                                                                                         

Was Ishmael Semite or Hittite or Canaanite in the Bible?
He was Semite because he is Abraham' son.
He was Hittite because he is Elon the Hittite.
He was Canaanite because his daughter Basmath was one of the daughters of Canaan.
Is not that something?

In Genesis 36:2-4, Esau, the son of Isaac took his wives from the women of Canaan. One of his wives, Basmath, was the daughter of Ishmael
But in Genesis 26:34, Basmath is the daughter of Elon the Hittite (one of the Biblical nick-names of Ishmael to hide him).
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In Genesis 36:2-4, Esau, the son of Isaac took his wives from the women of Canaan (daughters of Canaan)
One of his wives was the daughter of Ishmael
Her name is Basemath or Bashemath or Basmath

The daughter of Ishmael in different versions of the Bible:

New International Version
Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

New Living Translation
Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.

King James Version
Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth

American Standard Version
Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth

Darby Translation
Basmath Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth

Was the daughter of Ishmael Canaanites?
It is well-known that her father Ishmael was Semite and her mother was Arabian (Semite too) from the tribe of Jurhum?
Then how come she is Canaanites?
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Nevertheless, in Genesis 26:34, we find out that Basemath or Bashemath or Basmath is the daughter of Elon the Hittite (although she is the daughter of Ishmael)!

Genesis 26:34
New International Version
Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite

New Living Translation
Basemath, the daughter of Elon

King James Version
Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite

American Standard Version
Basemath the daughter of the Hittite

Darby Translation
Basmath the daughter of Elon the Hittite


Was Ishmael Hittite?
This is way far from the Truth!
And by this way, the Biblical writers hide Ishmael depending on the ignorance of the reader who read the Bible lightly not seriously.

Why they tried to hide Ishmael in the Bible?
They did that to conceal his honor and the prophecies about him.

Why the Biblical writers have done that?
They did that because they hate Ishmael very much.

Why?
Because Muhammad is Ishmael's descendent; Ishmael is the Grand-Father of Muhammad. Between both of them, there are virtually 40 generations.
Since the Biblical writers knew well the prophecies about Ishmael and his son Muhammad, they have done their work to hide Ishmael in the Bible.
They call Him Elon, the Hittite, and they categorize him as Hittite or Canaanite.
However, Ishmael was Semite.
Was not he the son of Abraham who was a descendant of Shem or what?

On the other hand, in this story, the son of Isaac married the daughter of his uncle Ishmael. Remember that Isaac is Ishmael's brother; both were Prophets.
Remember that and think about it!
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Was Ishmael Semite or Hittite or Canaanite in the Noble Quran?

Ishmael was a Messenger and a Prophet.

According to the Noble Quran, it is a very big sin that leads to the Hell in the hereafter is to say or to believe anything which dishonors or to hide the honor of any Messenger and/or any Prophet (Ishmael was both Messenger and Prophet).
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Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"

About the author:
Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit,
Ain-Shams University., Egypt.
And, President of The Egyptian Society of Inventors.
Member of the Egyptian union of Writers


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