Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being tested by God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, up to Him. Once God saw that ...

The Bible describes the banishment, or sacrifice, of Ishmael: “Early the next morning, Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar.

The perfect test and indeed the only test was to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac while at the same time believing that God would not actually require him to go through with the sacrifice.

Ishmael, being the first born of Abraham (about 13 years before Isaac), is believed by Muslims to be the one offered for sacrifice by Abraham in an amazing obedience of God, and he was saved by ...

Why does the Bible tell us that God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as if he was preparing an animal sacrifice? The story appears in Genesis 22. In our poll on the question last … ...

This past Sunday at church we heard the story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, to show his devotion and belief in God. As Bible stories go, this is one that really stretches ...

There have been many reactions to the difficult passage we are studying in Genesis 22:1-18. God tells Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Some have tried to soften it by making it a symbolic ...

Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being tested by God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, up to Him. Once God saw that ...

That took care of the embarrassing story about Abraham’s Arab son being kicked out to the desert. Next comes Abraham’s command from God to sacrifice his dearest possession, his son.