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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Islams claim to Israel rests upon these two beliefs:
1.All Arabs are the descendants of Ishmael;
2. Muhammad went to Jerusalem.
Both of these statements are historical nonsense (some arabs may have been descendants of Ishmael, but not all), and Muhammad never went to Jerusalem.
The Arabs/Muslims claimed they are related to Ishmael so they can gain some sort of respect or legitimacy with the God of the bible. Arabs came from various pagan desert dwelling tribes, with little or no special connection to Abraham.
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It's a mixture of fact and myth, just like their Koran is a mixture of scripture and myth. No, Mohammed never ascended from Jerusalem, but many desert arabs have descended from Ishmael. According to prophecy, God greatly multiplied the seed of Abraham and Hagar, Ishmael and his descendants, which cannot even be numbered. They are described as a wild as of a man with his hand against all others. Ishmael had 12 sons, who became 12 tribes, and God promised to make him a great nation, which today stretches from Egypt to Iraq.