Qos the Deity of Edom
Edom was the land south of Israel, populated by Edomites, who claimed descent from Esau, the elder grandson of Abraham. They worshipped many deities, who were under the rulership of Qos…
Ba’al The Lord God of Canaan
Ba’al was a major deity worshipped in Canaan and in other related cultures of Fertile Crescent, including Ugarit in Western Syria and in Mesopotamia…
Hagar and Ishmael in Islam
While the Hebrew Bible elaborates upon the legend of casting out of Hagar and Ishmael by Abraham, the Quran does not really mention this episode…
Abraham’s Sacrifice in Quran and Comparison with the Bible
The Quran describes the Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac in very different terms from the Genesis legend. There are some major differences…
Abraham’s Sacrifice in Hebrew Bible and Comparison with Ancient Greco-Roman Legend
Running almost identical to the Greco-Roman legend of Iphegia is the legend of sacrifice from the Genesis chapter 22 in the Hebrew Bible, where Abraham goes to sacrifice his son Isaa…
Mosaic Law and Comparison with the Code of Hammurabi
The similarities between the Mosaic Laws found in the first 5 Books of the Hebrew Bible (the Torah) and the Code of Hammurabi have been widely studied by the scholars…
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