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Akedah (binding of Isaac)
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Jewish designation for Isaac’s binding in Genesis 22, developing through retelling and prayer.
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Abraham binds Isaac in Genesis 22:9; the call stops his death and a ram replaces him. This underlies Akedah, related to the HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation verb for binding. The chapter describes neither Isaac’s death nor resurrectionResurrection of the deadThe dead returning to life, distinguished from soul immortality, with differing scope and form among texts.Glossary · Click to read the explanation and gives no numerical age. [1]
Ta’anit 2:4 invokes God’s answer to Abraham in communal prayer. Reception extends beyond Genesis’s wording, so reporting consent or ritualRitualAn organised or distinguished practice meaningful to a community; it may leave traces, but its form alone does not reveal an associated doctrine.Glossary · Click to read the explanation details requires identifying their source. [7]
References and notes
- Complete chapter; binding verb 22:9. Genesis 22:1–24; KJV; Hebrew 22:9 checked at Sefaria Return to the text ↑
- Communal prayer formula. Mishnah Ta’anit 2:4; Hebrew and William Davidson English Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Akedah (binding of Isaac)», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/akedah