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 ...

Nothing like a movie about Abraham to make me feel young again. He lived to 175. I’d got a century to go. Hope my 401K holds up. Guess I’ll teach to triple digits. “His Only Son” is yet ...

"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.

Chapter 22 The sacrifice of Isaac: It is the most harrowing story so far. Over and over Genesis tells us how Abraham had longed for a son with Sarah, how it had been the only thing he had ever ...

God tested Abraham to sacrifice his son, then intervened, a lesson that children are to be treasured, writes Father Gregory Elder. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F.

Nebhut said Abraham’s willingness to obey God and sacrifice Isaac in Genesis 22 has strong parallels to Jesus’s crucifixion. “Abraham took two servants with him to the mountain and Jesus was ...

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 ...

February 25, 2024, the Second Sunday of Lent: It seems that Abraham’s near sacrifice of his son is not the most radical thing to contemplate this Sunday. Perhaps it is the belief in a hopeful ...

It is this principle that underlies the entire practice of child sacrifice, ... The Binding Of Isaac: A New Interpretation. By. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l - 18 Heshvan 5784 – November 2, 2023. 0.