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 ...

God’s covenant with Abraham is depicted in a medieval illustration from a manuscript from around the 13th century, Rudolf von Ems’ depiction in the Weltchronik (World History).

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 ...

It’s then that Abraham bargains with God and God demonstrates his mercy. As was the case of Noah, God differentiates between the righteous and the wicked and Abraham seizes upon that.

After a life lived with God and immersed in prayer, Abraham was given the ultimate test. He was asked by God, whom he loved and trusted, to offer up his own son.

Abraham’s Search for God Jacqueline Jules, , illus. by Natascia Ugliano. . Kar-Ben, $17.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-58013-243-5. How did Abraham become known as the father of Judaism, Christianity and ...