Yet from a traditional Jewish perspective, Islam does not constitute a new covenant equal to the Torah’s. Like Ishmael — a ...

It is the hardest passage of all, one that seems to defy understanding. Abraham and Sarah have waited years for a child. G-d has promised them repeatedly that they would have many descendants, as ...

Story of Abraham and Isaac teaches, "what it means to fear God And it means this: To fear God is to do whatever He asks of us, when He asks.".

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.

God: “Sarah, I now command you: Choose life.” Traditional interpretations of this biblical story suggest that Abraham would have gone through with the sacrifice of his son.

Story of Abraham and Isaac teaches, "what it means to fear God And it means this: To fear God is to do whatever He asks of us, when He asks.".

Isaac was not the weakest link. Abraham the founder had many potential successors. There was his first-born son Ishmael, by Sarah’s maidservant Hagar. After Sara’s death Abraham fathered six ...

Welcome to Plathville season 7 could include the aftermath of a reported brawl between brothers Micah Plath and Isaac Plath. In March 2025, podcaster Sarah Fraser shared what fans could expect to ...

Sarah Kristin Isaac, Marriage & Family Therapist, Providence, RI, 02906, (401) 251-0367, I am deeply passionate about assisting those I work with to find their voice again. I am skilled at helping ...

Thus, because Prophet Abraham shared equally four trials with the Sarah/Isaac lineage, and four with the Hajar/Ishmael lineage [two and 1/2 trials with Hajar, one and 1/2 with Ishmael], God’s ...

Additionally, the historical context of the event occurring in Makkah becomes significant, as neither Isaac nor his mother Sarah ever visited Makkah. Instead, Abraham and Hajar, Ismails mother, were ...