The heritage splits at Ishmael an Isaac. This is where it gets tricky. And please understand that BOTH the descendants of Ishmael and Isaac are BLESSED. But they are two distinct blessings and some would say that the blessing placed on ishmael was more like a curse.
The promise was given to Abraham :your descendants will be as numerous as the stars in the sky: That promise was fullfilled in Isaac not Ishmael. Ishmael Was the son of Hagar, the slave of sarai Abram's wife and therefore was Illegitimate and not a true son. This is what the Angel of the Lord spoke over Ishmael Genesis 16:11 The angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery. 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." In Genesis 22:2 The Lord Called Isaac Abraham's only son further confirming Ishmaels Illegitimacy Abraham loved Ishmael and pleaded with God to bless Ishmael also. The Lord said to him In Genesis 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/