In Jewish History, we discussed Abraham's relationship with God and why it is significant. In the Tanakh, or Old Testimate, Abraham is tested by God to see if he is truly faithful to him. One of the tests Abraham is given is to sacrifice his favorite son Isaac.
It was really interesting to hear everyone's interpretations, but I was really curious to know if God had given Abraham the test to see if he was different that all the other Canaanite civilizations. In Canaanite cities, children were sacrificed to the Gods to please them. I believe God wanted to see if Abraham would really kill his son and become one of the ordinary polytheistic people living in Canaan at the time.
Furthermore, Abraham failed the test because he would have killed his son to please his God, yet it is written that he had passed a test and God saw that he is truly faithful to him. It is possible that there were multiple parts to the test in which he failed and passed some.
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