again ask for anything like it. i m standing under the rock where moslems believe the prophet muhammad ascended to hen. and this is holy to all three religions, because jews and christians believe that this is where god commanded abraham to bring his son isaac for sacrifice. today, this place is marked by the familiar gold dome of the rock that dominates the old city of jerusalem. and it sits on one of the most contested sites in the world. even the name of this site is complicated. jews call it the temple mount, while moslems call it noble sanctuary. on one side is the western wall, the holiest site the jews come to pray at. and nearby, the christian church. in just one square mile, the most revered places of each of
the three religions. and this is also the place where the bible tells us that god had finally demanded too much. abraham had waited into very old age for the children that god had promised. he had already been told to send his first son ismael away. now only isaac was left at home. abraham, for better or for worse, is used to hearing god s voice. and one day, as the torah tells us in genesis 22, god decides to test abraham. and he says, take your son, your only son, whom you love, and offer him as a sacrifice at the place that i will show you. god was telling abraham to kill his own son. you would think that that
story is so barbaric that it would have died out over time. instead, jews read it in their hollywoodie holiest week of the year. christians read it their holiest week of the year. muslims read it, the same story, in their holiest week of the year. to this day, the story is commemorated by moslems all over the world on a holiday. the hassan family are american moslems living in new jersey. one son yusef is about the same age abraham s son would have been. and he s trying to imagine how he would have felt. he was probably extremely scared at what was going to happen and very worried for his dad because he knew his dad was going through a long trouble just getting over the fact that he had to kill his own son. but i m sure he understood that it had come from a higher power. for jews and christians, too,
this is holy in all three religions because they believe this is where god demanded abraham bring his son, isaac, for sacrifice. today, this place is marked by the familiar gold dome of the rock that dominates the old city of jerusalem. and it sits on one of the most contested sites in the world. even the name of this site is complicated. jews call it the temple mount. while muslims call it haram al sherif or noble sanctuary. on one side is the western wall, the holiest site the jews come to pray at. nearby, the christian church. in just one square mile, the most revered places of each of the three religions. and this is also the place where the bible tells us that god had finally demanded too much.
restore the son that she lost and that she should name him joseph. and now i m in my first sight and sound show playing joseph. definitely one divine appointment after another that i believe god set up. blessed be the god of abraham, isaac, and me. joey didn t play joseph every night. sight and sound has multiple casts for their multiple productions. but they all perform with equal passion and faith. the biblical joseph is one of jacob s 12 sons. and he is clearly his father s favorite. good night, my precious joseph. and this makes joseph s brothers hate him. trying to take my place at the first born, are you? you re already father s favorite. you re no greater than we are. and it gets worse when joseph has dreams he thinks a message is from god and brags about it. then i was raised up. and then all of your sheep bowed