The Akeidah opens with the words “And it came to pass, after these events, that God tested Abraham” (Genesis 22:1). The ...

When God commanded Abraham to take his son Isaac to the mountain and “sacrifice him there as a burnt offering” (Genesis 22:2), he meant that Abraham should take Isaac now. God’s commands to us are ...

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The scene is set outside with hints of rock framing foreground left and tree foliage in background. The taller bearded man (Abraham) wears a turban-like hat, his left hand is raised at the elbow ...

That sounds troubling, but you read his argument, and it very clearly answers this question. Looking at Genesis 22, James wrote, “Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his ...

THIS WEEK, JEWS turn their attention to the Torah portion of Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22-24). This portion is comprised of several dramatic events from which we can glean lessons to help us lead our ...

God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...

This Torah portion, Lech Lecha, shows us we must keep advocating for justice and peace in world that seems to be spinning out ...

Vayeira, is one of the most vivid and instructive portions in the Torah. It’s filled with stories about our forefather ...

In the opening lines of Genesis 18, God visits Abraham among the oak-like trees of Mamre as Abraham is sitting ... One angel’s duty is to bear the tidings that Sarah will give birth to Isaac; ...

The Abrahamic covenant comes in a series of stages from Genesis 12 through Genesis 17, and it clearly points forward to Christ. In Genesis 12, God says to Abraham that in him, in his seed, the nations ...

135 A.D. "In Genesis it says, `And God tested Abraham and said to him, "Take your only son whom you love, Isaac, and go to the high land and offer him there as a burnt offering . . . "' (Genesis ...