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Rembrandt is one of the greatest interpreters of Gen 22, in the media of painting and copper engraving.This story has been the basis for much Christian reflection on the crucifixion of Jesus and also for Jewish theological reflection on martyrdom, especially in the period of the Crusades and, more recently, following the Shoah/Holocaust.

Later tradition has widely identified the son in question as Ishmael. The Qur’an gives a similar account of the near-sacrifice of Abraham’s son ( Qur’an 37:100-107), although it does not specifically name which son is involved-a matter that was much debated by early Islamic scholars.Abraham is the first person in the Bible to be identified as “one-who-fears God”-that is, as a “religious” person.There is no biblical Hebrew word that is equivalent to the modern term “religion” “fear of the Lord/of God” is the equivalent biblical term.Abraham is the first person in the Bible to be identified as a “prophet” ( Gen 20:7)-and it is God who so identifies him.

Gen 22:1-19 is popularly known by Christians as “the Sacrifice of Isaac” and by Jews as “the Akedah, the Binding of Isaac.” The latter term is more accurate, since Isaac was released before the sacrifice was accomplished.

This is the first time we see anyone (allegedly) practicing that virtue, so the divine statement here leaves the morally alert reader with two questions: Did you know…? To fear God is to live in humble recognition of the incalculable difference between God and humans. Many biblical passages identify “fear of God” as the core religious virtue, “the best part of wisdom” ( Prov 1:7). The key term for understanding the story appears in verse 12: “Now I know that you are one-who-fears-God, since you did not withhold your son, your one-and-only, from me” (author’s translation).

Therefore, the harrowing story of how Abraham nearly sacrifices his son Isaac on Mount Moriah is more important and more troubling than if it appeared later in the Bible or if its chief human protagonist were anyone other than the prototypical ancestor Abraham. Genesis establishes many of the basic themes for understanding the rest of the Bible.

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