Eventually, Abram and Lot part ways because their entourage of animals and people becomes too large to be sustained together. So Lot goes to the plain of Jordan and Abram remains in the land of Canaan. After this happens, other rulers in the area (nine in total) enter into battle and Lot is taken captive. Abram then follows to reclaim him. After this God promises the land to Abram’s descendents, even though Abram is childless. Sarai, Abram’s wife unable to bear children, asks Abram to take her maidservant Hagar as his wife. Hagar eventually gives birth to a son Ishmael. The same Ishmael who become the leader in the Islamic tradition.
When I was in university I had the opportunity to take “Sacred Space, Holy Land” taught by Rev. John Perkin. One of the course texts we used in the course is “Jerusalem” by Karen Armstrong. If you are a history person, and would like to learn more about the inter-connected history of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in the context of Jerusalem I reccomend looking into it.
I also find it interesting how one small act can change the course of history, one person can change the world, one person’s choice can affect many generations.
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