The opening of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac. Jewish tradition identifies Moriah with the Temple Mount. Islamic tradition tells a parallel story in which the son is generally, though not universally, identified as Ishmael; the Quran does not name him.
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Passage
TextAnd it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1 TranslatorAmerican Revision Committee 1 Connections
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Isaac, Figures This source names Isaac directly: "opening of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
This source names Ishmael directly: "though not universally, identified as Ishmael; the Quran does not name him."
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
Concerns
Judaism, Religions The Akedah, read every Rosh Hashanah and central to Jewish theology of merit and testing.
Jewish tradition locates Moriah at the Temple Mount.
Passage Of
Source The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line textAmerican Revision Committee
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1. The Holy Bible, American Standard Version (1901), verse-per-line text
American Revision Committee, eBible.org (digital edition), 1901Genesis 22:1-2View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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