Abraham obeyed; he took Isaac up a mountain, gathered wood, bound his son, and was only prevented from killing him by divine intervention. A ram was provided in Isaac’s stead and everyone, ...

She now demands of Abraham that he, “Cast out that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave shall not share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.” (21:10).

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

The story in Genesis of Abraham’s willingness to kill his son Isaac at God’s command still gets a lot of attention. But it doesn’t get a lot of love. In every broadside against religion, God ...

But there’s another aspect of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice Isaac that deserves mention for moderns. I acknowledge the basic thought came from the late Cardinal Ján Korec, Archbishop of ...

Previously, in verse 8, Abraham and Isaac had walked up the mountain together. But in verse 22, only Abraham returns. Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories.

Abraham and Isaac’s togetherness teach us the lesson that we don’t own anything, for we are born with nothing and we die with nothing except for the conscious or unconscious awareness that ...

Why the story of Abraham and Isaac has captured some of history’s greatest minds. Rachel Lu July 06, 2023. Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice, Jan Victors, 1642.

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...