Akedah
Proper noun
Meaning
Akedah
(Christianity, Judaism) The Binding of Isaac.
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The sculpture consists of the interwoven formalized expressionist figures of Noah, Abraham and Isaac at the Akedah, with the angel restraining the patriarch Moses in front of the Burning Bush, and rising from it a phoenix supporting the Two Tablets.
Many midrashim have grown up around the Akedah, and there is more than one interpretation of it, reflecting the deeply troubling nature of the story.