Sep 11, 2025 · Explore how Jewish and Christian traditions interpret the Binding of Isaac (Akedah), from its biblical origins and ritual symbolism to its profound influence in art, liturgy, and interfaith thought.

Apr 19, 2023 · The Sacrifice of Isaac, Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Genesis 22 is a spectacular chapter in the Bible that has a long tradition of Jewish and Christian interpretation. …

Sep 28, 2021 · In a special collection of Bible Review articles, Biblical scholars provide different avenues to understanding the Genesis account of the patriarch Abraham.

May 8, 2018 · Who did Jacob wrestle with in the Bible? Genesis 32 describes an interesting encounter from the life of Jacob. On his way to meet his twin brother Esau (for the first time after a falling out 20 …

Nov 11, 2025 · DNA analysis of 93 ancient remains from Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan reveals that modern Jews and Arabs share more than half their ancestry with the Bronze Age …

Feb 3, 2025 · Beer-Sheva was the region’s chief city in biblical times and was home to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was there that Abraham formed a covenant with King Abimelech (Genesis 21:32) and …

Dec 11, 2013 · California Institute of Technology scholar Mordechai Feingold delivered the lecture “‘The First Memory of Things’: Isaac Newton on Exodus and the Chronology of the Egyptian Empire” at the …

Oct 23, 2012 · Gold jewelery offered to Rebecca (Genesis 24) and to Joseph (Genesis 41:39–44) reflect their honored status as Isaac’s bride and Pharaoh’s viceroy, respectively, but the idolatrous golden …

Feb 15, 2025 · When Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac, an angel of the Lord cries out to Abraham to stay his hand, and a ram caught by his horns in a thicket is sacrificed instead of Isaac. So the …

Jul 12, 2025 · The atoning quality of doves led to comparisons in the Talmud and the Targums with Isaac and Israel. According to these extra-Biblical sources, just as a dove stretches out its neck, so …