Ten tests of Abraham
Ten tests of Abraham is derived from the teaching in Pirkei Avot 5:3, (also known as Chapters of the Fathers or Ethics of the Fathers):
- With ten tests Abraham, our father, was tested - and he withstood them all; in order to show how great was the love of Abraham, our father - peace be upon him. (Pirkei Avot 5:3)
In Hebrew:
- משנה אבות ה׳:ג׳
עֲשָׂרָה נִסְיוֹנוֹת נִתְנַסָּה אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם וְעָמַד בְּכֻלָּם, לְהוֹדִיעַ כַּמָּה חִבָּתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם
This in turn is derived from and expands upon a verse in the Hebrew Bible:
- Some time afterward, God put Abraham to the test. He said to him, “Abraham,” and he answered, “Here I am.” (Book of Genesis 22:1)[1]
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