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Commentary on the Pentateuch by Levi ben Gershom (Gershonides); 1429
The Binding of Isaac (Hebrew: עקידת יצחק‎ ʿAqedat Yīshaq), or simply “The Binding” (העקידה‎ haʿAqeda), is a story from Genesis 22 of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, God orders Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac at Moriah. As Abraham begins to comply, having bound Isaac to an altar, he is stopped by the Angel of the Lord; a ram appears and is slaughtered in Isaac’s stead, as God commends Abraham’s pious obedience.