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Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns, so he offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. [82] Abraham named the site Adonai-yireh. [ 83 ] The angel called to Abraham a second time, saying that because Abraham had not withheld his son, God would bless him and make his descendants as numerous as the stars of ...
Abraham looks up and sees a ram and sacrifices it instead of Isaac. Sacrifice of Isaac, The Hammelburg Mahzor, 1347–48, Hammelburg, Germany. University and State Library Darmstadt. The passage states that the event occurred at "the mount of the L ORD " [2] in "the land of Moriah". [3] Abraham then named the place 'Jehovah-jireh' (the Lord ...
"Abraham" references the bible story wherein Abraham is tested by God and told to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Abraham, at the last moment and with a knife in hand, is stopped by an angel and instead sacrifices a ram to God. The final song, "Transfiguration", is a "bittersweet note of Jesus' requisite suffering". [2] "
With hearts too full for utterance, with but a silent tear. We dare not look behind us but steadfastly before. We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more! We are coming, coming, our Union to restore, We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more! If you look across the hilltops that meet the northern sky,
Alvin Ailey made "Rocka My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham" [4] the music for the triumphant finale of his internationally known choreography Revelations, which was born out of the choreographer's "blood memories" of his childhood in rural Texas and attending the Baptist Church with his mother. [5]
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
"Abraham, Martin and John" is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion , in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by Marvin Gaye became ...
"For the First Time" is a 1996 song performed by Kenny Loggins from the 1996 film One Fine Day starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney with music and lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich and produced by Peter Asher.