Binding of Isaac

The Binding of Isaac is a story found in Genesis 22, in which God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Abraham journeys with Isaac to the designated mountain and prepares. As Abraham grabs the knife, an angel of God calls out to him and instructs him not to sacrifice his son. Instead, Abraham sees a ram and sacrifices that instead. The story has inspired generations of analysis and commentary and is traditionally read on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.