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06/21/13 Grif.Net – Age of Isaac

06/21/13 Grif.Net – Age of Isaac

I was asked if I knew about how old the biblical patriarch Isaac was when he
went with his father Abraham to be offered as a human sacrifice on Mt
Moriah.

I put on my professorial face and shared that “While the chronology allows
different views and we cannot be certain, I would say he was probably 13-18
years old at the time.”

I was told, “Wrong”, so immediately asked why.

My friend said, “He had to be 12 or younger. If Isaac had been a teenager,
then it wouldn’t have been a real ‘sacrifice’ for Abraham.”

Oh, my . .

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Dr Bob Griffin
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