Binding of Isaac
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The Binding of Isaac is the biblical narrative in which God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith, a story deeply tied to the religious significance of the Temple Mount.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| binding of Isaac | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical narrative
ⓘ
religious story ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Temple Mount as site of sacrifice
ⓘ
merit of the patriarchs ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Mount Moriah
ⓘ
Temple Mount ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
covenant
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divine testing ⓘ faith ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Abraham binds Isaac on the altar
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Abraham prepares an altar ⓘ Abraham travels to the land of Moriah ⓘ God commands Abraham to sacrifice Isaac ⓘ a ram is sacrificed instead of Isaac ⓘ an angel of the Lord stops Abraham ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Akedah
ⓘ
Akedah ⓘ
surface form:
Akedat Yitzhak
|
| hasDoctrinalSignificance |
Christian theology of sacrifice
ⓘ
Islamic narratives about Ibrahim ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| hasGenre | narrative prose ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Abraham
ⓘ
Isaac ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
God reaffirms promises to Abraham
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Isaac is spared ⓘ ram is offered as burnt offering ⓘ |
| hasSetting | land of Moriah ⓘ |
| influencedAuthor | Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Fear and Trembling ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter | angel of the Lord ⓘ |
| involvesDeity | God ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
altar
ⓘ
knife ⓘ ram caught in a thicket ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Rosh Hashanah readings in Judaism ⓘ |
| locatedInScripture |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| partOfText | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Book of Genesis
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surface form:
Genesis 22
|
| symbolizes |
testing of the patriarch Abraham
ⓘ
total submission to God ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | ancient Israelite period ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.