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The near-sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity, celebrated in biblical texts on Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, and Jesus. In this highly original book, Jon D. Levenson explores how this notion of child... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Isaac: Add a description of this character.
- Joseph
- Jacob
- Abraham
- Ishmael
- Abram
- Hagar
- Paul
- Sarah
- Cain
- Abel
- Judah
- Sarai
- David
- John
- Adam
- Benjamin
- Jeremiah
- Rachel
- Gen. Rab
- Rebekah
- Mark
- Solomon
- Samuel
- Seth
- Moriah
- Ephraim
- Reuben
- Haran
- Mesha
- Mosca
- Lamech
- Felix
- Lev
- Pharaoh
- Terah
- Simeon
- Tamar
- Baal
- Jephthah
- Gunkel
- Diodora
- Greenberg
- De Vaux
- Nahor
- Micah
- Wolff
- C.e.
- Molech
First Sentence edit
28 You shall not put off the skimming of the first yield of your vats.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jon Douglas Levenson (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 296
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