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 ...

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 ...