Story of Abraham and Isaac teaches, "what it means to fear God And it means this: To fear God is to do whatever He asks of us ...

Indeed, Abraham’s acts resulted in Isaac’s torment ... Here, however, he rises early to saddle his donkey and be on his way to sacrifice his favorite son. Not only does he proceed with ...

So early next morning, Abraham saddled his donkey and took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and he set out for the place of which God had ...

Concluding Parashat Chayyei Sarah, the Torah records six sons whom Abraham begat in addition to Isaac and Ishmael ... wordפֶּרֶא to mean “wild donkey”, hence the phrase פֶּרֶא ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling, in the Bible. It has inspired philosophers like no other. The medieval of course had much to say about Abraham ...

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important ...