Ishmael’s dedication is related to Muslims in the Qur’an. The seventh trial was the violence of the King of Gerar against Abraham and Sarah by taking Sarah away (Genesis 20:2).

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: The story of Sodom is more than ancient history. It speaks to a culture that forgets sin has consequences — and that divine mercy does not cancel out divine justice.

Abraham, Isaac, and the Sacrifice of Fatherhood What Abraham was asked to surrender points to a truth modern hearts resist: that fatherhood, like faith, demands total self-gift.

Sarah perhaps had less faith than Abraham because, hearing this at the entrance of her tent, she “laughed,” which elicits the visitor’s response that nothing is impossible for God.

OLD TESTAMENT & ART: Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

Anthony Julius' biography of Abraham argues for the duality of the first Jew, with one life based in reason and another in pure faith.

When songwriters Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada signed on to write an original song for Sing Sing, the duo was captivated by the film’s intensity and genuine approach to the story. With a ...

“Sarah’s lifetime — the span of Sarah’s life — came to one hundred and twenty-seven years. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba — now Hebron — in the land of Canaan; and Abraham proceeded to ...

Why does God call Abraham “my friend”? (Isaiah 41:8) Because Abraham introduced his friends to the imageless, formless One. His friends joined Sarah and Abraham in prayer each and every new ...

When G-d told Abraham about the birth of Isaac, Abraham said to him: “If only Ishmael would live before you” (Genesis 17:18)! As if saying, what do I need now another child with Sarah??