Binding of Isaac

Abraham Sacrificing Isaac by Laurent de La Hyre , 1650 The Binding of Isaac , in Genesis 22:1–24 is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac , on Mount Moriah . The narration is referred to as the Akedah (עקדה) or Akedat Yitzchak (עקידת יצחק) in Hebrew and as the Dhabih (ذبح) in Arabic . The sacrifice itself is called an Olah in Hebrew — for the significance of sacrifices, especially in Biblical times, see korban . According to the narration, Abraham sets out to obey God's command without questioning. After Isaac is bound to an altar , the angel of God stops Abraham at the last minute, at which point Abraham discovers a ram caught in some nearby bushes. Abraham then sacrifices the ram in Isaac's stead. While it is often imagined that Isaac was a small child upon their arrival at the setting of the altar, some traditional sources claim he was an adult. In Judaism, you are considered an adult at age 13. The Book of Genesis does not tell the age of Isaac at the time; the Talmudic sages teach that Isaac was thirty-seven, likely based on the next biblical story, which is of Sarah's death at 127 (she was ninety when Isaac was born). Bishop Ussher's chronology would place Isaac at about 20 years of age. Genesis 22:14 states that it occurred at "the mount of the LORD": in 2 Chronicles 3:1 ; Psalm 24:3 ; Isaiah 2:3 & 30:29 ; and Zechariah 8:3 , the Bible seems to identify the location of this event as the hill on which Solomon later built the Temple, now known as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio , in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac (in Hebrew the עֲקֵידַת יִצְחַק, Akedát Yitzḥák , also known as "The Binding" הָ)עֲקֵידָה), the Akedah or Aqedah , or in Arabic as the Dhabih (الذبيح) or "The Slaughter", is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which God asks Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac , on Mount Moriah . The account states that Abraham "bound Isaac, his son" before placing him on the altar.

Mosaic "Sacrifice of Isaac" - Basilica of San Vitale (A.D. 547) The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio , in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac ( ) Aqedat Yitzhaq , in Hebrew also simply "The Binding", Ha-Aqedah, -Aqeidah ) is a story from the Hebrew Bible found in Genesis 22. In the biblical narrative, God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac , on Moriah . Abraham begins to comply, when a messenger from God interrupts him. Abraham then sees a ram and sacrifices it instead. This episode has been the focus of a great deal of commentary in traditional Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources, as well as being addressed by modern scholarship.

Story from the Hebrew Bible "The Binding of Isaac" redirects here. Mosaic "Sacrifice of Isaac" – Basilica of San Vitale (A.D. 547) The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio (1603), in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac ( ʿAqēḏaṯ Yīṣḥaq ), or simply " The Binding " ( hāʿAqēḏā ), is a story from Genesis 22 of the Hebrew Bible . In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac at Moriah . As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac to an altar, he is stopped by the Angel of the Lord ; a ram appears and is slaughtered in Isaac's stead, as God commends Abraham's pious obedience. In addition to being addressed by modern scholarship, this biblical episode has been the focus of a great deal of commentary in traditional sources of Judaism , Christianity , and Islam .

Story from the Hebrew Bible Several terms redirect here. The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio (1603), in the Baroque tenebrist manner The Binding of Isaac ( Hebrew : עֲקֵידַת יִצְחַק ‎ , romanized: ʿAqēḏaṯ Yīṣḥaq ), or simply " The Binding " ( הָעֲקֵידָה ‎ , hāʿAqēḏā ), is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible . In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the mountain called Jehovah-jireh in the region of Moriah . As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac to an altar, he is stopped by the Angel of the Lord ; a ram appears and is slaughtered in Isaac's stead, as God commends Abraham's pious obedience to offer his son as a human sacrifice . Especially in art, the episode is often called the Sacrifice of Isaac , although in the end Isaac was not sacrificed. Various scholars suggest that the original story of Abraham and Isaac may have been of a completed human sacrifice , later altered by redactors to substitute a ram for Isaac, while some traditions, including certain Jewish and Christian interpretations, maintain that Isaac actually was sacrificed. In addition to being addressed by modern scholarship, this biblical episode has been the focus of a great deal of commentary in traditional sources of Judaism , Christianity , and Islam .