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  • Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to the slaughter; how Isaac meekly submitted; how the farce went on till the lad was bound and laid on the altar, and how God then stopped the murder, and blessed the intending murderer for his willingness to commit the crime.

    Annie Besant (2012). “The Theosophical Writings of Annie Besant”, p.403, Jazzybee Verlag