Previously: merveilles.town/@lrhodes/11628…
Similar to the two creation stories, there are two covenant stories, reflecting different traditions. Some differences between them:
1. Both promise Abram multitudes of descendents, but only the 2nd promises a kingdom.
2. Only the 2nd renames Abram to Abraham.
3. The 1st is sealed with animal sacrifice, the second with circumcision.
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A proper heir is the promise of both versions of the covenant, but the 1st version lists a slave, Eliezer of Damascus, as Abram's presumptive heir, without mentioning Sarai, Hagar or Ishmael. In the 2nd version, Abraham pleads for Ishmael to receive the covenant, but El Shaddai (an early name for God) specifies that Sarah (née Sarai) is to be the matriarch of the future multitudes, not Hagar.
Ishmael gets a consolation blessing, but no covenant.
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If you're curious, this is an interesting inquiry into the name El Shaddai, and how it compares to other names used for God in the #Bible: jstor.org/stable/1062160
Aside: I really wish it was standard for Biblical transliterate the different names for God, rather than translate them all into LORD or God. It's sometimes useful to know which name is being used.