Deconstruction of the extra-Koranic Muslim tradition that Ishmael, not his brother, was the intended sacrifice of Genesis.

A contemporary Jewish look at the sons of Abraham, and their apparent reconciliation at their father's funeral.

Commentary on the spurned son of Abraham from the traditional Catholic perspective.

Highlights differences between Islamic and Christian beliefs about the illegitimate son of Abraham.

Chapter on Abraham's illegitimate son by the first-century Jewish historian Josephus.

Biblical biography of the wicked son of Abraham from a general Christian perspective.

Profile of the son of Abraham from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project.

Overview of Abraham's first-born son from the traditional Jewish perspective, including Talmudic commentary and apocrypha.

Brief profile of the illegitimate son of Abraham, with links to pertinent Torah passages.

The traditional Muslim view of the ancestor of Mohammed, with Koranic references.

Profile of the father of the Arabs from a Muslim perspective.

Rabbinic commentary on some of the questions raised by Abraham's apparent abandonment of his son.

A Shia Muslim account of Abraham's expulsion of Ishmael.