don t have to do this. so the son was spared and a lamb appeared to take his place. one of the abiding lessons we re meant to learn from genesis is obedience to god, that if you are obedience, than in the end you are rewarded. muslims belief ishmal, not isaac, was the son abraham was called upon to sacrifice but the essence of the story is the same across the three religions. is it heart breaking to think that this patriyark was this close to committing murder, killing his son? i don t know if it s heart breaking or not, but it s eye opening and important because abraham introduces the idea. you can kill in the name of god, and i think it s important for everybody to understand that this idea is embedded in these