Binding of Isaac
Biblical story featuring Isaac and Abraham
Summary
The Binding of Isaac, or simply "The Binding", is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. 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.
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