Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being tested by God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, up to Him. Once God saw that Abra… ...

The chronology of the Bible places the time of Abraham at around 1800 BCE, roughly 4,000 years ago. There is ample evidence that child sacrifice was common in many civilizations at that time.

Imagining the Story of Abraham and Isaac uses a historian's eye to parse what has become over centuries perhaps the most debated 19 lines in the Bible. Here, Goodman gives an overview of the story. 1.

He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied. Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love — Isaac — and go to the region of Moriah.

Grappling with Abraham, Isaac and faith. By James Goodman . Sept. 6, 2013 12 AM PT . ... I have heard clergy say they wish it were not in the Bible. Advertisement. But it is, ...

Continuing this eight-part series on men in the Bible, the fourth in the series is Isaac. As a practicing, committed Catholic for over fifteen years, I have learned a lot about Abraham and about ...

The “JPS Illustrated Children’s Bible” opted to run the Avi Katz illustration showing Abraham with his head bowed and knife sheathed, with Isaac trailing behind.

Here's a look at the Bible story that inspired "Abraham" from 'Seven Swans'. by Matthew Trzcinski. Published on May 23, 2024. ... Subsequently, God asks Abraham to execute Isaac.

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most challenging stories in the Bible but that's exactly what drew filmmaker David Helling to it. His feature debut film, "His Only Son," depicts the ...

There’s only one problem: The Bible doesn’t say where Abraham was born. Abraham first appears in the Bible in Genesis 11:27, which says that Terah, a descendant of Noah’s son Shem, begets ...