Biblical narrative Binding of Isaac



god commands abraham offer son isaac sacrifice, domenichino


according hebrew bible, god commands abraham offer son isaac sacrifice. after isaac bound altar, messenger god stops abraham @ last minute, saying know fear god. abraham looks , sees ram , sacrifices instead of isaac.



abraham , isaac (oil on canvas), rembrandt, 1634


the passage states event occurred @ mount of lord in land of moriah. 2 chronicles 3:1 refers mount moriah site of solomon s temple, while psalms 24:3; isaiah 2:3 & 30:29; , zechariah 8:3 use term mount of lord refer site of solomon s temple in jerusalem. location believed temple mount in jerusalem.








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