The Arabs are descendants of Abraham’s son Ishmael. With Ishmael being the son of a slave woman (Genesis 16:1–16) and Isaac being the promised son who would inherit the blessings of Abraham (Genesis 21:1–3), obviously there would be some animosity between the two sons.
Kama kunao elezo kamilifu la kibibilia kwa uadui huu, elezo hilo larudi nyuma hadi Abrahamu. Wayahudi ni uzao wa Isaka mwana wa Abrahamu. Waarabu ni uzao wa Ishmaeli mwana wa Abrahamu. Ishmaeli kuwa mwana wa mke mtumwa (Mwanzo 16:1-16) na Isaka kuwa mwana wa ahadi ambaye ataridhi baraka za Abrahamu (Mwanzo 21:1-3), kawaida kutakuwa na uadui kati ya hao wana wawili.