But there’s another aspect of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice Isaac that deserves mention for moderns. I acknowledge the basic thought came from the late Cardinal Ján Korec, Archbishop of ...

In other words, before Abraham even took his son up to the mountain, 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.

God appears to Abraham while he is sleeping and tells him to take his only son, whom he loves, specifically Isaac, to the Moriah region and to offer him as a sacrifice upon a mountain that God ...

"His Only Son" recounts one of the most controversial moments in the Old Testament—when Abraham was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain of Moriah.

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 ...

Commentaries link the sobbing sound of the shofar (the ram’s horn blown during the Jewish High Holy Days) to Sarah’s weeping when she heard that Abraham had taken Isaac up on the mountain to sacrifice ...

As we know, the Lord did not let Abraham harm Isaac but provided a ram for the sacrifice (Gen. 22:12–13). After Abraham’s demonstration of reverence to God, ...

In the Binding of Isaac, Abraham has the knife to Isaac’s throat when an angel intervenes, sending a ram to be slaughtered instead. But he is seemingly lauded for his willingness to go through ...

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 ...