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Status of Abraham and The Importance The ‘Abrahamic Covenant’ holds
of His Sacrifice immense significance across Jewish,
Patriarch Abraham is highly revered in Christian, and Islamic traditions. In the
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and Jewish tradition, Abraham became the
his attempted sacrifice is very first human to reject false gods in favor
significant to all these three religions of the one true God. Also, the Jews
that trace their roots to him and are believe that this covenant extends to all
known as Abrahamic faith. Jews, marking the start of their
Historian S. Noegel writes, relationship with God and carrying the
“Abraham's attempted sacrifice of his promise of the land of Canaan. In
son plays an important role in Jewish, Christian Tradition the Abrahamic
Christian, and Muslim exegesis. Jewish Covenant is foundational to Christianity,
exegesis views the willingness of Isaac revealing God’s grace, commitment to
as atoning for the sins of Israel, and redemption, and his plan for humanity.
Christian texts see Isaac as foreshowing It shapes the core of Christian
Christ’s sufferings for Christians. For identity, emphasizing the concept of
the Muslims, the account of sacrifice is being a chosen people with a specific
attached to Abraham and Ishmael’s mission. Finally in Islamic Tradition
building of the Ka’aba at Mecca. A Abraham (Ibrahim) is revered as a
significant note of difference separating prophet in Islam, and the covenant
the Jewish and Muslim accounts is the plays a central role. The Holy Qur’an
description of the sacrifice itself” highlights Abraham’s unwavering
(Noegel & Wheeler, 2002, p. 8). faith, his role in building the ‘Ka’aba’
Jews and Christians believe that in Mecca, and his legacy as a model for
God’s covenant with Abraham was believers. In summary, while the
fulfilled solely through his son Isaac, covenant remains consistent across
rather than through Ishmael. They these traditions, each interprets and
view Isaac as the rightful heir to emphasizes different aspects based on
Abraham’s covenant, while Ishmael, their unique theological perspectives.
being the son of the ‘slave-girl,’ is The argument regarding Isaac being
considered to have no role in that the one taken up for sacrifice is
covenant and was even sent away to a thoroughly examined, aiming to
distant land for this reason. “Isaac is conclude the son’s identity. This research
the son promised by God to Abraham paper utilizes verses from the Holy Bible,
and his wife Sarah and born to them in primarily referencing the New
old age. The story of Annunciation is International Version (The Holy Bible).
found in the Bible” (Ibid, p.152).
