Sep 11, 2025 · Explore how Jewish and Christian traditions interpret the Binding of Isaac (Akedah), from its biblical origins and ritual symbolism to its profound influence in art, liturgy, and interfaith thought.

Apr 19, 2023 · The Sacrifice of Isaac, Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Genesis 22 is a spectacular chapter in the Bible that has a long tradition of Jewish and Christian interpretation. …

Sep 28, 2021 · It’s one of the most powerful narratives in the Hebrew bible, but for nearly 2,000 years, Jews and Christians have read and portrayed the story differently. According to the narrative in …

isaac isaac Latest Jan 1 Blog Who Were the Ammonites, Moabites and Edomites in the Bible? By: Megan Sauter During the Iron Age, when Israel and Judah ruled Canaan, the kingdoms of Ammon, …

May 8, 2018 · Who did Jacob wrestle with in the Bible? Genesis 32 describes an interesting encounter from the life of Jacob. On his way to meet his twin brother Esau (for the first time after a falling out 20 …

Jul 12, 2025 · The atoning quality of doves led to comparisons in the Talmud and the Targums with Isaac and Israel. According to these extra-Biblical sources, just as a dove stretches out its neck, so …

Feb 15, 2025 · When Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac, an angel of the Lord cries out to Abraham to stay his hand, and a ram caught by his horns in a thicket is sacrificed instead of Isaac. So the …

Jul 30, 2024 · Adele Berlin argues that the story of Ruth illuminates the main theme of the Hebrew Bible: the continuity of God’s people in their land.

Feb 14, 2022 · As told in Genesis, Be’er Sheva was home to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was there that Abraham formed a covenant with King Abimelech (Genesis 21:32) and also where both Isaac …

Dec 11, 2013 · California Institute of Technology scholar Mordechai Feingold delivered the lecture “‘The First Memory of Things’: Isaac Newton on Exodus and the Chronology of the Egyptian Empire” at the …