When there are gaps in the biblical tales our Rabbis created stories—or midrash—based on Bible passages that fill in the gaps. One place our ancient Rabbis did that was about the relationship between Abraham and his first-born son, Ishmael, after the death of Sarah. But Jews are not the only people to do that; Muslims have also offered gap-filling stories, the Stories of the Prophets, about their heroes. This week Rabbi Jaech introduced us to the Islamic version about the the relationship between Abraham and Ishmael after the death of Sarah.

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If you like this podcast, you might enjoy the book Biblical Origins: The Political Intent of the Bible's Writers, by renowned Bible scholar Dr. S. David Sperling.