Updated American Standard Version
Giving Bible readers what God said not what translators think God meant
Genesis 25:8’s phrase “gathered to his people” means Abraham joined his ancestors in Sheol, awaiting resurrection, not conscious life after death.
Abraham fathered six sons by Keturah after Sarah’s death, showing his longevity and God’s faithfulness—not a contradiction in Scripture.
Keturah is called both wife and concubine of Abraham. Genesis stresses legitimacy; Chronicles stresses her secondary status.
Abraham barred Isaac from marrying a Canaanite, not out of racism, but to guard covenant faith against idolatry and preserve God’s promise.
Genesis 23’s Hittites were real Canaanite clans, distinct from the later Anatolian empire. Archaeology confirms their presence and vindicates the Bible.
Abraham’s binding of Isaac is a real event in the land of Moriah that proves faith, rejects human sacrifice, and secures Jehovah’s covenant by oath.
Genesis 22 identifies Isaac—not Ishmael—as Abraham’s “only son,” the covenant heir, and the prophetic type of Christ’s sacrifice.
God never intended Isaac to be sacrificed; He provided the substitute, foreshadowing Christ’s atonement and rejecting pagan child sacrifice.
Genesis 21:32–34 accurately describes an early Philistine presence or uses their name editorially, confirming biblical reliability—not anachronism.
The morally innocent, including children, will be resurrected, given opportunities to learn righteousness, and face final judgment.
