But saying "it is likely" without a trace of evidence regarding ancestral trees and documented lineage -that article can be blown in the wind ( there's no weight to it )
The people of modern day jordan are Arab- and we all know Arabs came from the seed of Abraham with his first born son ishmael- with a slave which he freed and then married ( a prophet of God would not have an illigitament child )
ABRAHAM'S SEED: Conceding the point that the prophecy in question was authoritative, I asked, "Who is the seed of Abraham?" Without the slightest hesitation Mr. Beare replied, "We, the Jews!" I said, "No doubt, you are the sons and seed of Abraham, but are you the only seed? No less than in twelve places, in the first Book of the Bible, Ishmael the progenitor of the Arabs is spoken of as the son and seed of Abraham:

1. And Hagar bore Abram (changed to Abraham by God in Genesis 17:5) a son: and Abram cad ed his SON'S name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. Holy Bible (Genesis 16:15)
2. And Abraham took Ishmael, his SON... Holy Bible (Genesis 17:23)

3. And Ishmael, his SON, was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Holy Bible (Genesis 17:25)

4. In the very same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael, his SON. Holy Bible (Genesis 17:26)

5. And his SONS Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron... Holy Bible (Genesis 25:9)

6. Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's SON, whom Hagar the Egyptian.... Holy Bible (Genesis 25:12)


If the Lord God, disdaineth not to recognise Ishmael as the SON and SEED of Abraham in the Torah, who are we to deny him his patrimony. Indeed, God will not allow the rights of the "first-born" to be jeopardised even if the child is the offspring of a hated wife (Deuteronomy 21:16).

Children of Ishmael (the Arabs) and the Children of Isaac (the Jews) Much hatred comes from jealousy, why?...........JEALOUSY-

Taken from an article:

http://www.themodernreligion.com/jihad/aicc3.html