Keith posted:"Was Ishmael present in Abraham sight when God asked him to, 'take thy son'"? YES/NO? For the record Ishmael never stop being Abraham son.
Then the Bible was erroneous to state that God told Abraham to take his ONLY son, Isaac. Either God was confused or the writer was. So who really was the writer of that mistake? Moses, Ezra or ...........
Your nonsense about whether Ishmael was present in Abraham's sight does not justify a response except to demonstrate how nonsensical it is. At no time in Abraham's life was Isaac ever Abraham's ONLY son.
Bible scholars speak about interpolation in the Bible. They say that it is matter NOT in the manuscripts that were ADDED to the Bible. Bible apologists seek some refuge in claiming that they are only added to clarify the text. The mere fact that words are added to the text is a demonstration of the text not being wholesome anymore because normal readers of the Bible can't differentiate what is interpolation and what is not. The word Isaac in the passage in question is an interpolation as it is not necessary for God to identify Abraham's ONLY son as there is no other son to differentiate him from. You can swallow whatever you wish as you are free to believe whatever you wish. That is your right. I have my rights also.
You pull anyone off the street and tell them that Abraham's first son Ishmael was born when Abraham was 86 years old and his second son was born when he was 99 years old and ask them when would Abraham has only one son and everyone you ask will say, 'between 86 and 99 years old when he had only Ishmael. That is logical. The mumbo jumbo that you learn from that ministry can't match that logic with any other argument especially the one about if someone is in a person's sight.