Havdalah: 6:31 p.m. O ur rabbis tell us that as a reward for Abraham’s submitting to the painful procedure of circumcision, God paid him a personal visit, appearing to him at the oaks of Mamre ...

Three strangers visit Abraham, and he welcomes them hospitably. One of the strangers—who are messengers of God—announces, “I will return to you next year, and your wife Sarah shall have a ...

It is at the "heat of the day" that God visits Abraham and Sarah. In both narratives God discusses the birth of children. In both narratives a tree is prominently figured. Adam and Eve eat of the ...

In the story, God puts Abraham to the test, asking him to “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of ...

Full Circle. Abraham and Ishmael went on to build the first house of God in Mecca, the Ka’aba, and enacted the first pilgrimage, as mentioned in the Quran (22:26-27).