Isaac Kept in the Land on Abraham's Merit

Midrash Aggadah, Genesis 26:2

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·May 29, 2026

Stay in the land. As if to say that here is your divine presence. In the land that I point out to you. In the merit of Abraham that I spoke to him "on one of the mountains that I will point out to you." (Genesis 22:2)

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Genesis 22:2

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