When Abraham and Isaac leave home en route to Mt. Moriah, as we read last week in the Torah, they departed from Beersheba, for this is where Abraham and his two accompanying ‘’young men ...

He’s important because he prefigures Christ. 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 ...

More important, Mount Moriah is the site of the “Foundation Stone,” the rock where Abraham tied his son Isaac in the biblical story of the binding of Isaac. Muslims believe the same stone is ...

I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In my case, I took two semesters of Biblical Hebrew, the language of the Old ...

he would not merit receiving God’s instructions where to offer up Isaac. Without rock-solid faith in his mission, Abraham would never make it to Mount Moriah. Focused Yet Serene In fact ...

The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating ... Moving ahead to the critical moment on Mount Moriah, the story is told in such plain, direct language that there is nowhere ...

The Binding of Isaac ... of Moriah; and bring him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will tell you.’ What was the test, exactly? Was there only one way for Abraham ...

More important, Mount Moriah is the site of the “Foundation Stone,” the rock where Abraham tied his son Isaac in the biblical story of the binding of Isaac. Muslims believe the same stone is ...