Binding of Isaac
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The Binding of Isaac, or simply "The Binding", is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac on the m
The Sacrifice of Isaac, Rembrandt, 1634, Hermitage Museum
The Sacrifice of Isaac by Caravaggio (1603), in the Baroque tenebrist manner
God commands Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a sacrifice, Domenichino.
Mosaic on the floor of Beth Alpha depicting the Akedah
Jehovah-jireh
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In the Book of Genesis, Jehovah-jireh or Adonai-jireh was the location in the land of Moriah where God told Abraham to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Abraham gave the place this name after G
The Sacrifice of Isaac by Paolo Veronese, which simultaneously depicts the angel and the ram at Jehovah-jireh.
Jehovah-jireh in King James Bible 1853 Genesis 22:14