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God. God spoke to Abraham and told him to stop, that he had proved his faith through his willingness and the fact he had been about to go through with killing Isaac (I'm pretty sure it was Isaac).

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In the Islamic tradition, it is believed that Allah stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son by sending a ram to be sacrificed instead. This event is known as the "Binding of Isaac" in the Jewish tradition and as the "sacrifice of Ismael" in the Islamic tradition.

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God did of course. Human sacrifice is something God specifically states he hates in the Tanach and so a sacrifice in this manner would not have been acceptable to Him. This was a test of faith, and Abraham obviously passed.

As a side note, we get the image in our heads that Isaac at this point was this little helpless 5-10 year old, but it can be proven in scripture that he was actually between 36-39 years of age. (I personally lean toward 37)

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Yes, Hagar was a surrogate mother to Abraham and Sarah in the Bible. She bore a son, Ishmael, on Sarah's behalf when Sarah was unable to conceive.


How did Abraham sacrifice his son?

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Who bore Abraham's first son?

Abraham's first son was Ishmael, who was born to him by his wife's servant, Hagar. Ishmael is considered the ancestor of the Arab people.


Who was asked to sacrifice his son in the bible?

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How old was Abraham when he had his son Ishmael?

A:Genesis 16:16 says that Abram (later to be called Abraham) was 86 years old when Ishmael was born. Of course, this is an improbable age for someone to have a son, but no more so than when Abraham and Sarah were 100 and 90 respectively when Isaac was born. There is literary evidence in the Bible itself as to how the oral storytellers arrived at these ages and the biblical lifespans of the Patriarchs.

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