Immediately after the story of the Akedah in Genesis 22:1–19, the Torah tells us about the twelve children of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his two grandchildren in Genesis 22: 20–24.

The passage is best understood in the context of the story of Cain. Abraham shows he is his brother’s (or brother’s son’s) keeper. He immediately understands the nature of moral responsibility.

When Abraham saw the house for the first time, he said he and his older brother James thought it was "a second heaven." "You pass through this before you go to the big heaven. That is what I ...

and I was hoping that my country would protect its streets and its children," Abraham's brother added. The brothers said their careers are what kept them out of trouble. They hoped Abraham would ...