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Muhammad in the Bible David Benjamin KeldaniEdited & Annotated by: Prof. Dawud M. R. Alhanbali & Prof, Dr. Kaseb A. Albadran ( 14 )TThe question of the Birthright and the Covenanthere is a very, very ancientreligious dispute between the Ishmaelites and the Israelites about the questions concerning the Birthright and the Covenant. The readers of the Bible and the Quran are familiar with the story of the great Prophet Abraham(pbuh) and his two sonsIshmael (Ismá’íl) and Isaac (Isháq)(pbuh). The story of Abraham’s call from the Ur of the Chaldees, and that of his descendants until the death of his grandson Joseph (pbuh) in Egypt, is written in the Book of Genesis (chapter’s xi. 1). In his genealogy as recorded in Genesis, Abraham is the twentieth from Adam(pbuh), and a contemporary of Nimrod, who builtthe stupendous Tower of Babel.There are three distinct points, which every true believer in God must accept as truths. The first point is that Ishmael (pbuh) is the legitimate son of Abraham (pbuh), his firstborn, and therefore, his claim to birthright is quite just and legal. The second point is that the Covenant was made between God and Abraham as well as his only son, Ishmael before Isaac (pbuth) was born. The Covenant and the institution of the Circumcision would have no value orsignification unlessthe repeated promise contained in the Divine words, “Throughout thee all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,” and especially the expression,the Seed “thatshall come out from the bowels, he will inherit thee” (Gen.