The Akedah is the traditional name for the narrative in Genesis 22 in which Abraham binds, or ties up, Isaac in response to a command from God. The word comes from a Hebrew verb meaning “to bind” and highlights the physical and symbolic act at the center of the story. The account explores obedience, testing, and restraint, ending with Isaac spared and a substitute offered. The term is often used as a shorthand for the story and for later reflection on its themes within Jewish interpretive traditions.
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- Huizenga, Leroy A., The New Isaac: Tradition and Intertextuality in the Gospel of Matthew
- Bekken, Per Jarle, Paul's Negotiation of Abraham in Galatians 3 in the Jewish Context: The Galatian Converts — Lineal Descendants of Abraham and Heirs of the Promise
- De Andrado, Paba Nidhani, The Akedah Servant Complex: Tracing the Linkage of Genesis 22 and Isaiah 53 in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Texts
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