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The symbolism matters: Isaac, in rabbinic lore, renews Abraham’s covenant by re-digging his father’s wells. Abraham opened one region, and Isaac deepened the water so the blessing could spread.

The great French medieval commentator Rashi notes that earlier rabbinic commentary states that one of the two young men who accompanied Abraham and Isaac was Ishmael.

247Sports National College Basketball writer Isaac Trotter breaks down why he has the Duke Blue Devils as his way too early No. 2 team.

Isaac is the fulfillment of God’s promise, the long-awaited and almost-despaired-of biological heir and heir of the covenant. Now God asks Abraham to sacrifice him.

We can learn a lot from Abraham in the Bible, but some of his actions are hard to understand. Is there more going on in the story than we realize?