Akedah
English
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editFrom Hebrew עֲקֵדָה (aqedá, “the binding of Isaac”, literally “binding”).
Proper noun
editAkedah
- (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.