Genesis 24, which describes an event after the Akedah (the name given to the near sacrifice of Isaac, meaning “binding [of Isaac]”) tells that Abraham sent his most loyal servant to his ...

The longtime Lilly Endowment vice president’s impact is felt in the hospitable spaces he cultivated, the disciplined reflection he nurtured, and the ripple effects of a life well lived.

It highlights significant events such as Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac, Moses leading the Israelites through the wilderness, the conquest of Canaan, and the building of the temple by Solomon.

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 ...

The title of this piece points to the central event under discussion: Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah. But, given our discussion of last week and the week before ...

It’s difficult to imagine a biblical passage so well known and yet so utterly incomprehensible to modern readers as Abraham’s near sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah. In this age of Tiger Moms ...

But I ask you to imagine Abraham standing there, knife in hand, Isaac bound before him. And then ask yourself: What could a story of near-child sacrifice possibly have to teach us today?

The set-up to the near-sacrifice of Isaac is Abraham’s having to send away Ishmael, Abraham’s other son. After all, as the Bible’s first book makes clear, from Cain killing Abel to the coat ...

“But God said to Abraham: ‘Let it not grieve you, because of the youth, or because of your maidservant; everything that Sarah says to you, listen to her; for in Isaac shall seed be called to ...