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

And Abraham ... — Every preparation for the sacrifice is minutely detailed, as if to show the calmness with which Abraham girded u…

And Abraham rose up early in the morning,

Obedience should be prompt; we should show our willingness to obey the Lord's command by …

And Abraham rose up early in the morning. This promptness shows the greatness of Abraham’s faith. Innumerable thoughts might have entered …

And Abraham rose up early in the morning
For it seems it was in a dream or vision of the night that the above orders…

Never was any gold tried in so hot a fire. Who but Abraham would not have argued with God? Such would have been the thought of a weak heart; but Ab…