God Tells Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac

12th-13th century
Mosaic
Cathedral of the Assumption, Monreale, Sicily

Genesis 22:1-2. The inscription is precepit deus abrahe ut immolet filium suum, "God tells Abraham to immolate his son."

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Photographed at the cathedral by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.