A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

arranges the wood and binds Isaac. He lays his son on the altar. As Abraham raises the knife to slay his son, an angel of the Lord calls out to him from heaven: “Abraham! Abraham! Do not lay a hand on ...

Genesis 17:11-14 Abraham kept this covenant and his wife, Sarah, gave birth to their son, Isaac. God chose Isaac to inherit the covenant directly from his father, and Isaac handed it on to his own ...

Estimates place the patriarchal age (the period Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived) roughly between 2100 and 1800 BCE. Some scholars reject the historicity of the patriarchs of the Bible, claiming ...

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