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The Binding or Sacrifice of Isaac - Biblical Archaeology Society Isaac, like Jesus, was miraculously conceived (Sarah, Isaac’s mother, was 90 years old when she bore Isaac and had been barren all her life; Abraham was a hundred [Genesis 17:17] ) Isaac was his father’s beloved son Isaac carried the wood for his own sacrifice (Genesis 22:6), just as Christ carried his own cross
isaac Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society Join Us on an Educational Journey For more than 40 years, the Biblical Archaeology Society has partnered with world-renowned hosts and guides to provide you exceptional educational offerings in the archaeology of the Biblical lands and in Biblical studies
Jews and Arabs Descended from Canaanites Isaac’s wife and Jacob’s wives were also Chaldee Though it is truly Jacob and his wives that create the DNA that we can call Hebrew and thus Judean or Jew, since it is at this point where we now have a pure bred data point for DNA studies, since per the law, all marriages were to be contained in this DNA pool
The Binding of Isaac - Biblical Archaeology Society Isaac is blameless; Abraham is sure God will not require Isaac’s life in the end So Abraham can be sure that God will supply the sacrificial sheep Moreover, not only does Abraham figure out that God is testing him, but he in turn is testing God, by obeying God to the letter and waiting for God to spare his son
First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God? ABRAHAM loved God That faithful patriarch also loved Isaac, the son of his old age But when Isaac was possibly 25 years old, Abraham faced a test that went against the natural instincts of a father—God told him to sacrifice his son The story, however, did not end in Isaac’s death At the critical moment, God intervened by means of an angel
Which Altar Was the Right One in Ancient Israelite Religion? Read descriptions of hurried building of altars for at-the-moment sacrifices (e g Genesis 22:9, Abraham building the altar to sacrifice Isaac) Not a word about dressing stones or sculpting horns There is also the command to use earth or natural, not hewn, stones (Ex 24-25) to build an altar, and the place is that of a people on the move
What Is the Negev? - Biblical Archaeology Society Beer-Sheva was the region’s chief city in biblical times and was home to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob It was there that Abraham formed a covenant with King Abimelech (Genesis 21:32) and where both Isaac and Jacob spoke to God (Genesis 26:23–24; 46:1–4) Later, it was into the Negev Desert that Moses sent the 12 spies
Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols - Biblical Archaeology Society Inscriptions, instead of pictures, cover the floor of the Ein Gedi synagogue mosaic All the signs of the zodiac are listed (and for the first time associated with the corresponding months of the Hebrew calendar), as well as a long list of righteous ancestors, from Adam, Seth and Enosh, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah
Where Is Golgotha, Where Jesus Was Crucified? This is the sacrifice of the Scapegoat, whose life is to be given for the sins of all Israel (cf Leviticus 16:20-22; John 11:49-53) This activity directly links with the Torah’s example of the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, in which a ram (or wild goat prophetically) was provided in his place
The Story of Ruth - Biblical Archaeology Society When they return they find the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob welcomes them both with open arms through the grace extended by the community of faith, and God’s provision of a Kinsman Redeemer, God’s grace redeems all that was lost to unbelief, when Ruth marries Boaz King David is a descendant of their offspring