The Ashes of Isaac and the Naming of Adonai-Yireh at the Binding

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 22:14

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

"And Abraham called the name of that place 'The LORD will see'" (Genesis 22:14) — that the Omnipresent should see [it] as if I had slaughtered my son before You. "This day, on the mountain the LORD will see" — tomorrow, when the children of Isaac come to pray before You, You will forgive them for their iniquities. "Will see" — may it be seen before You as if the ashes of Isaac were heaped before You, and You will forgive them. From here they said that Rosh Hashanah was at the time when Isaac was bound.

Themes

AkedahDivine MercyRosh HashanahIntercessionMerit Of The Fathers

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