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Rembrandt s The Sacrifice of Isaac
The Sacrifice of Isaac (Akeidat Yitzhak in Hebrew), one of the most transcendental moments in the Torah which defined monotheism and abolished child sacrifice in ancient pagan societies is brilliantly depicted by Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) in one of his many Biblical-themed oil paintings circa seventeenth century.