There are several million Jews in the world, most of whom tradiitionallytrace their lineage to Abraham through his son Isaac. There are hundreds of millions of Arabs, most of whom are Muslim, and likewise claim descent from Abraham, this time through his son, Ishmael. Now, according to this chapter, there are tens of millions more, through his second wife, Keturah.
But why should it surprise us that it was Sarah who was barren? The Bible tells us that it was God wh kept her that way, for his own purposes.
But man, that's a lot of kids for an old man.
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