Wall Hanging

The biblical story of the offering of Isaac in Gen. 22 is shown in two registers. At bottom are the servants wait below while Isaac and Abraham proceed to the place of sacrifice. In the top register, an angel stays Abraham's hand holding the knife above Isaac stretched on an altar labeled with the biblical quotation: Lay not your hand on the lad. To their left is the ram whose horns are caught in the bush. The servants are named Eliezer and Ishmael (actually Abraham's son).

There are two original inscriptions. At top: The Offering of Isaac should be remembered by his descendants today as an act of mercy. The year 5640 (=1879/80). Along the bottom border: A gift sent by Frieda Leah Shifman in the holy city of Jerusalem.