Abraham could not have bound his son without Isaac's submission. May we not attribute to Isaac words similar to those of Jesus in Gethsemane, "Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.

The story in Genesis of Abraham’s willingness to kill his son Isaac at God’s command still gets a lot of attention. But it doesn’t get a lot of love. In every broadside against religion, God ...

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love ...

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 ...

In introducing us to the patriarchal family of Isaac, son of Abraham, this week's Torah portion of Toldot begins: "And these are the offspring of Isaac son of Abraham -- Abraham begot Isaac." ...

Set to hit theaters March 31, "His Only Son" is a biblical drama recounting one of the most controversial moments in the Old Testament when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the ...

In other words, just as the crucifixion of Jesus is the core belief of Christianity, what captures the Jewish imagination is Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son, Isaac, to God.

Abraham and Isaac before the Sacrifice, Jan Victors, 1642. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. ... “Well, you know,” my son replied loftily, “I think this is pretty important. ...

I wonder if a major reason that the aged Abraham was willing. to sacrifice his young son Isaac, son of his old age whom we are told he loved extremely dearly, ...

In pardoning his son Hunter, President Biden faced a challenge like Abraham's with Isaac: does family or faith — in the system — come first?

Object Details artist Pelby, W. Mrs. Notes Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 2 Gen. 22: 9.--And they came to the place which God had told them of: and Abraham built an altar there and laid ...