2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…

God did tempt Abraham. —Hebrew, proved him, put his faith and obedience to the test. For twenty-five years the patriarch …

That is, "God did test or try"—

And it came to pass. This chapter contains a most memorable narrative. For although Abraham, throughout the whole course of his life, gave…

And it came to pass after these things Recorded in the preceding chapter: according to the Talmudists ^F2, the …

We are never secure from trials. In Hebrew, to tempt, to try, or to prove, are expressed by the same word.

Every trial is indeed a temptatio…