Obviously the belief that Abraham did in fact slay his son is an error. Louis Jacobs, “Akedah,” Encyclopedia Judaica 2:482. Shalom Spiegel has demonstrated, however, that such views enjoyed a wide circulation and occasionally found expression in medieval writings. Ibn Ezra rejects this as completely contrary to the biblical text. 22:19) also quotes an opinion that Abraham actually did kill Isaac…and he was later resurrected from the dead. It appears that this notion was widespread in medieval times: Ibn Ezra (commentary on Gen. This becomes even more interesting when we examine Jewish tradition on the matter: There is a kind of resurrection in the story. Abraham receives Isaac back as one who was as good as dead. By carrying the wood for the sacrifice on his back, Isaac prefigures Christ who carried the cross to his own immolation. He willingly offers himself in obedience to the Father as a sacrifice. In the Christian tradition, Isaac is clearly a type of Christ.
The binding of Isaac in Gen 22 is referred to as the עקדה or “Akedah” meaning “binding”. In this second post, we take a look at the meaning of this sacrifice. I wrote a previous post on the age of Isaac when Abraham took him up on Mount Moriah for sacrifice.
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