Abraham and Isaac
Father, son, ram
Abraham and Isaac are biblical figures central to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith; Abraham obeyed but was stopped at the last moment by an angel.
The story explores themes of faith, obedience, and divine testing.
The binding of Isaac or Akedah refers to this episode specifically.
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- bindingLegally or morally required
- altarSacred ritual table
- Mount MoriahSacred Jerusalem hilltop
- ramAdult male sheep
angel · faith · leap of faith · Moriah · obedience · divine command · covenant · patriarch · father and son · son · only son · knife · thicket · burnt offering · test · God · Genesis · promise
- Bible FamiliesAdam and Eve, Mary and Joseph, Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, patriarchs
- religious dramapassion play, mystery play, mystery plays, morality plays, morality play
- Stravinsky WorksThe Firebird, Apollo, Oedipus Rex, Orpheus, The Nightingale
- KierkegaardSoren Kierkegaard, leap of faith, angst, subjectivity, existential dread
- Mystery Playspassion plays, Corpus Christi, Acts of the Apostles
outcome of sacrifice
Abraham and IsaacMedea
Mythical infanticidal sorceress
Iphigenia · infanticide · Cronus · filicide · King Herod
obedience vs defiance of divine command
Abraham and IsaacLucifer
Rebellious angel of Christian theology