The Tenth Trial and Ishmael's Visit on the Night of the Command

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 96:4

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The tenth trial: "And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham." Ishmael came out from the wilderness to see Abraham his father. On that very night the Holy One, blessed be He, revealed Himself to him and said to him, "Take now your son."

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AbrahamFaithSacrifice

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