Genesis 25: Abraham as a polygamist

Abraham as a polygamist

The evils of polygamy

There are several lessons we can learn from Genesis 25.
In this chapter, we can see that Abraham was a polygamist.
His legal wife was Sarah, and after the death of Sarah, he married Keturah, whom the Bible also recognised as his wife.
Apart from these two wives, the Bible recognises Abraham’s concubines who bore him children.
In addition, we remember that Abraham impregnated Haggai, the housemaid of his wife.
The Bible is silent in this chapter on whether Abraham did the right thing or not, especially regarding his affairs with the other women.
However, though God recognises that Abraham had an affair with the other woman, God’s covenant was only with Sarah’s child.
Genesis chapter 25 vs 11 says God blessed Isaac, the Son of Sarah, rather than the children of the concubines.
The Old and new testament does not expressly condemn polygamy except if you want to be a minister of God.
The Bible did not condemn polygamy, but the negative experiences of the polygamous characters in the Bible show that polygamy is not an attraction