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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
This story is also part of the Islamic tradition, with the proviso that the majority (but not sole) opinion is that Ishmael was the child to be sacrificed and that it was a willing sacrifice (i.e. the bound party consented). In Islamic theology, both Ishmael and Isaac are considered to be Prophets and thus had access to some degree of Divine Revelation, making the whole process a little more understandable.
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In the Bible version, once Isaac was spared, Abraham sacrificed a ram instead - which seems a shame to me, since I imagine the ram was an unwilling victim.