Akedah

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Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧עֲקֵדָה⁩ (aqedá, “the binding of Isaac”, literally “binding”).

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Akedah

  1. (Christianity, Judaism) The Binding of Isaac.
    • 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 118:
      Many medieval Jewish communities saw themselves as re-enacting the drama of the Akedah without the redemptive ending.

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