Abraham’s godly fear was put to the test when God asked him to offer as a sacrifice his only son, Isaac, through whom God would fulfill his promise that Abraham’s offspring would become a great nation.
(‏ اِشَعْیا ۴۱ :‏ ۸ )‏ ترس خدایی ابراهیم زمانی تحت آزمایش قرار گرفت که یَهُوَه از او خواست یگانه پسر عزیز خود اِسحاق را که وعده داده بود از طریق وی امّتی عظیم از ابراهیم به وجود آورد ،‏ قربانی کند .‏