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 ...

Abraham’s near sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah prefigures the Father’s sacrifice of his Son, Jesus, on Mount Calvary. What Isaac foretold is realized in full in Christ.

Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

One-stoplight Mount Moriah, Ind., is named for the mountain in Genesis where Abraham bound Isaac for sacrifice, inspiring the thread of conflicts between parents and children through these stories.

Suarez: THE BIBLICAL STORY OF THE SACRIFICE IS WELL KNOWN -- ABRAHAM TOOK HIS SON, ISAAC, TO A MOUNTAIN IN A PLACE CALLED THE LAND OF MORIAH, BUT JUST AS ABRAHAM WAS ABOUT TO SACRIFICE HIS SON, AN ...

The Golden Calf, in other words, is the anti-Akedah. In case the parallels are still in doubt, Moses’ prayer makes the connection explicit. “Remember Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,” he entreats God.

“Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah.” says God to Abraham. “There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you ...

After Sara’s sudden death (though she was 127 years old) – hence, Hayei Sarah/The Life of Sara, this week’s Torah portion — Abraham hastens to find a wife for his son, Isaac.

Abraham returned to his young men. They got up and went together to Be’er Sheva, and Abraham settled in Be’er Sheva. Once again: where is Isaac?

“Take your son, your only one, the one whom you love – Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah. There, offer him up as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, the one that I will show you ...