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Isaac But El Shaddai (Jehovah) comes to make a covenant not with Ishmael or other sons of Abraham, but only with Isaac the son that Sarah and Abraham do eventually conceive. Jehovah promises that Isaac and his line will possess Egypt. Researchers have wondered at this pro- nouncement. (See p. 164) Upon arrival in Egypt, Sarah enters into the household of a Pharaoh, Senusret I, who wants to marry her. Subsequently Abraham pretends not to be her husband but her brother. It turns out that Sarah is the Pha- raoh’s half sister, and it is normal for Pharaoh’s to wed their sisters. It is thought, therefore, that Isaac is in fact, not the son of Abraham, but of the Pharaoh Senusret I. “If Isaac is the son of Pharaoh Senusret, then the seemingly enigmatic details of the covenant would fall very neatly into place. We could then understand Sarah’s change of name to Sarah (Princess). Similarly, the custom of circumcision would make sense, as would the prospect of future dynastic kingship in the Egyptian domain. It would even explain the relevance of the mysterious ‘birthright’ that was eventually sold by Isaac’s son Esau to his brother Jacob (Genesis 25:30-34). (p. 165) But what Genesis does not make clear is the precise nature of the birthright granted by Esau to Jacob. (p. 168) The Bible relates that, in due time, King David of Israel and his dynasty sprang from the line of Judah, a son of Esau’s brother Jacob, but in the original scheme of things, had the birthright not been sold, the kingly descent would rightly have been from Esau. (p. 165) Jacob/Israel Isaac marries the Mesopotamian Rebecca and their union gives Esau and Jacob, later renamed Israel. Esau sells his ‘birthright’ to Jacob. Both brothers are grandsons of Abraham. Esau’s Wife He goes on to marry Bashemath, daughter of Ishmael and his Egyptian wife, Mahalath. Ishmael was the son of Hagar the Pharaoh’s daughter, while his wife Mahalath is also the daughter of Pharaoh Amenem- het IL. Therefore, the blood of Esau’s descendants is noble and royal. (See p. 168) From Jacob’s liaisons with not only wife Rachel, but also with her sister Leah, the handmaidens of his wives, Bilhah and Zilpah, he has the sons that give rise to the 12 tribes of Israel. (See p. 166) There is also mention of a threat to the life of Abraham, because his wife has married the Pharaoh. (See p. 166) 219 Appendix B: Book Abstracts Then we read that Abraham is asked to sacrifice Isaac. Jehovah also asks Abraham to observe the custom of circumcision, known only in Egypt. Sarah and the Pharaoh Isaac, Son of Pharaoh, not Abraham Line of Judah Tribes of Israel Threat to Abraham Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation