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

The angel of the Lord. — Up to this point, the narrative had been Elohistic, but it is the angel of Jehovah who interferes to stop…

Abraham always gives the same answer to the Lord's call, "Here am I."

And the angel of the Lord called unto him. The inward temptation had already been overcome when Abraham intrepidly raised his hand to slay…

And the Angel of the Lord called to him out of heaven
Not a created angel, but the eternal one, the Son of God, who …

It was not God's intention that Isaac should actually be sacrificed. Yet, in due time, nobler blood than that of animals was to be shed for sin—eve…