I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In ...

There are versions in which Isaac’s mother, Sarah, stops the sacrifice, and versions in which Isaac runs away. Bob Dylan’s Abraham thinks God is putting him on. He isn’t, but Woody Allen’s ...

Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being ... Whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her voice. For through Isaac shall your seed be named ...

Fact checked by Sarah Scott ... the Bible, Isaac is the firstborn son of Abraham. He is one of the three biblical patriarchs revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Although baby names are ...

While traveling to the place of the sacrifice, alongside Isaac and two servants, Abraham is flooded with vivid memories from the years he and Sarah spent longing for the son they were promised ...

Isaac was not the weakest link. Abraham the founder had many potential successors. There was his first-born son Ishmael, by Sarah’s maidservant Hagar. After Sara’s death Abraham fathered six ...

In case of abuse, In a scant 19 lines, Genesis Chapter 22 tells us that God instructed Abraham ... And Sarah took the wood for the offering and loaded it onto Isaac, her son.

Isaac may be the perfect choice for you. Derived from the Hebrew יִצְחָק (Yitzhak), the name Isaac in Hebrew means “one who laughs” or “one who rejoices.” In the Old Testament of the Bible, Isaac is ...