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 ...

She now demands of Abraham that he, “Cast out that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave shall not share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.” (21:10).

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 ...

The verse from Psalms is interpreted to mean that God’s covenant to Abraham – in which Abraham was promised that he would have a son, Isaac, who would continue his lineage – cannot be broken ...

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 ...

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 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." ...

The film stars Lebanese film and TV actor Nicolas Mouawad as Abraham, Sara Seyed as Sarah, and Edaan Moskowitz as Isaac. "His Only Son" is the debut film from creator David Helling , a former U.S ...

God tells Abraham: “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.” ...

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. Skip to content.