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Originally Posted by River0fRed View Post
no that isn't why god commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, he only wanted to test his faith and make sure he would be the first henotheistic patriarch, as the idea of one central deity wasn't delineated as of yet. But I assume you were getting at that correct?

Hint: I didn't say anything about why god asked Abraham to sacrifice his son - I just listed the mental trauma which Isaac likely suffered as a result.