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It's one of the most powerful, and most disturbing, narratives in the Torah. And it all starts with a test. "And the Lord thought to try Abraham and Isaac in this matter. And He sa...
And it’s a theme that runs deep through the story of Abraham and Isaac on their journey to Mount Moriah. As Abraham and Isaac made their way, the Satan – the accuser, the adversary...
Take Abraham's journey to Mount Moriah, the place where he was commanded to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It’s a story we think we know, but let’s pull back the curtain a little. The T...
We often focus on Abraham's unwavering faith, but what about Isaac? What was going through his mind as he walked alongside his father toward that fateful mountain? The biblical tex...
We all know the story of Abraham and Isaac, the binding, the near sacrifice. But the details, as the legends tell it, are astonishing. Imagine the scene: Abraham, hand raised, knif...
Imagine Abraham, the patriarch, the man of unwavering faith, returning to Beer-sheba with Isaac after the binding – that earth-shattering test on Mount Moriah. But Sarah isn't ther...
That’s kind of what happened to Abraham. God promised him the entire land of Canaan, a massive inheritance for him and his descendants. But when his beloved wife Sarah passed away,...
Well, according to Legends of the Jews, a year after Sarah's death, Abimelech also passed away, at the ripe old age of one hundred and ninety-three! Can you imagine living that lon...
It wasn’t just about being chosen; it was about who he was. The text tells us, in Legends of the Jews, that all the blessings showered upon him weren't undeserved. He was “clean of...
