The sacrificed son was Ismael. The evidence for that is first, that Allah, the Almighty promised Abraham (PPBUH) and his wife that he could give them a son whose name was Isaac and that, that son ...

From the back seat my kindergartener called, “Mom, why did God want Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?” “Can we discuss this later?” I asked. “I’m focusing right now on driving safely.” ...

lest it appear as if He was indeed the one who had requested the sacrifice of Isaac in the first place. Finally, having realized his mistake, Abraham names the location י-הוה יִרְאֶ֑ה.

he had bound Isaac to an accord with the King of Gerar long before G-d ever tested Abraham with the command to sacrifice Isaac. Let us then reframe the test as follows to conciliate with other ...

he has chosen for his subject Abraham's supreme trial of faith and the rescue of Isaac from being offered by his father as a sacrifice. The text selected is Genesis, xxil., 7: "Behold the fire and ...

God could never have expected Abraham to kill Isaac. Others infer that God never asked Abraham to sacrifice his son literally, because God only considers kosher animals fit for offerings ...