The Royal Tombs of Ur reveal early post-Flood idolatry, human sacrifice, and the opulent world Jehovah called Abraham to leave behind.
The Royal Tombs of Ur — c. 2100 B.C.E.
Genesis 22:2 — Why Did God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice His Son When God Condemned Human Sacrifice in Leviticus 18 and 20?
God never intended Isaac to be sacrificed; He provided the substitute, foreshadowing Christ’s atonement and rejecting pagan child sacrifice.
Why Did God Ask Abraham to Sacrifice His Son When He Condemned Human Sacrifice?
The command to sacrifice Isaac tested Abraham's faith, foreshadowing God's ultimate sacrifice of Jesus for humanity's salvation, not human sacrifice.
