lifts up his eyes and sees a ram that will replace Isaac as the burnt offering. In both stories Ishmael and Isaac are called “lad,” in Hebrew na’ar, which means a “young man.” We know Ishmael was sixteen or seventeen, given that he was expelled after Isaac is three, but how old is Isaac in Genesis 22? Western art typically depicts Isaac as a very young boy, but the narrative suggests that a significant number of years have passed since the end of Genesis 21. What is more, Isaac carries the wood up