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Did Abraham kill Isaac?

שו”תCategory: generalDid Abraham kill Isaac?
asked 6 years ago

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Hello Rabbi, how are you?
Does the Rabbi know of an interpretation that says that Abraham actually killed Isaac in the sacrifice, and then Isaac came back to life in the resurrection?
I heard from a class author that this was his bottom line. Incidentally, he said that even as a child his father taught him this. (And this method would be interpreted, for example, “And he offered him as a burnt offering under his son” in the sense of under, and the sacrifice was of a ram+Yitzchak, which Abraham was commanded to kill by God, the Blessed One, and therefore did not feel the angel’s words that he was only a messenger, and there is some other evidence).

Personally, the method seems incorrect to me, and I haven’t found any commentator who uses it this way. Has the Rabbi heard of this interpretation? Has anyone written it down in a neat way?

Another thing, I wanted to know when and where there are classes with the rabbi that I can join?
Thank you very much!

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מיכי Staff answered 6 years ago

Hello A.
I’ve heard of such interpretations before, but they seem far-fetched to me. I’m not well-versed.
In biblical interpretation, but now I found some here:
https://www.kipa.co.il/%D7%99%D7%94%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A2/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%AA-%D7%95%D7% 99%D7%A8%D7%90/%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9-%D7%94%D7%A9%D 7%9D-%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%97%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D/
His evidence is not evidence, of course. The comparison to Isaac does not necessarily mean that he was actually killed.
But only that Abraham was willing to kill him. There are midrashim that his ashes were piled on the altar,
But other versions say it is as if he was killed and his ashes were gathered.

In addition to the kollel at Bar Ilan, I have two regular classes: in Petah Tikva every Thursday evening
At a quarter to nine at the Mishkan Israel Center, 7 Glitzenstein Street. And in Ra’anana on Friday.
In the morning after Shacharit (sheva prayer, shiur at 7:30), at the “Ohel Ari” synagogue
On Rabotsky Street.
In both places, I give a series of several lessons on a topic and move on to another topic.

פלוני replied 6 years ago

The Hidda at the end of ‘Simchat Hageel’ writes this.
I saw that it is also mentioned under the name of Ibn Ezra, but I did not see it inside.

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