The Creation of the Dwarves

[VarTalman]

This creation event in the history of Middle Earth closely parallels the story of Abraham becoming the father of two sons in Genesis.

The dwarves were created early - before the promised coming.

In the same way, Ishmael was created 13 years before the promised son due to naive understanding.

Tolkien also makes note that the dwarves returned back to their mountain or rock.

The parallel works here - (the son and the mountain)
Galatians 4(NIV84)
23 His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.
24 These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by VarTalman

This creation event in the history of Middle Earth closely parallels the story of Abraham becoming the father of two sons in Genesis.

The dwarves were created early - before the promised coming.

In the same way, Ishmael was created 13 years before the promised son due to naive understanding.

Tolkien also makes note that the dwarves returned back to their mountain or rock.

The parallel works here - (the son and the mountain)
Galatians 4(NIV84)
23 His son by the slave woman was born in the ordinary way; but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.
24 These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.

I don't think there's really a similarity.

The Dwarves were not "created", so to speak, as the other Children: by direct Divine action. Their forms were made in an act of ill-conceived subcreation by Aulê. As a created being himself, he was incapable of any true creation of spirit. It was only the intervention of the One that put them in as "adopted" Children.