Indeed, Abraham’s acts resulted in Isaac’s torment ... Here, however, he rises early to saddle his donkey and be on his way to sacrifice his favorite son. Not only does he proceed with ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

So early next morning, Abraham saddled his donkey and took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and he set out for the place of which God had ...

Jews and non-Jews alike have speculated endlessly about Abraham’s motivations ... the morning and saddled her donkey and took with her two servants and her child Isaac. She split wood for ...

Concluding Parashat Chayyei Sarah, the Torah records six sons whom Abraham begat in addition to Isaac and Ishmael ... wordפֶּרֶא to mean “wild donkey”, hence the phrase פֶּרֶא ...

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling, in the Bible. It has inspired philosophers like no other. The medieval of course had much to say about Abraham ...

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important ...

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 ...