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Get StartedEpilogue II: On This Mountain God Will be Seen (Part 6 of 7)
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Mount Moriah, where Akedat Yitzchak takes place, is not just any mountain. It is the future permanent home of the temple. In this second epilogue Rabbi Fohrman breaks down the peculiar phrase Abraham uses when naming the location: “On this mountain God will be seen.” What does it mean to be seen, and what does this name have to do with the events—past, present and future—that happen at the holiest place on earth.
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