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The Brome play of Abraham and Isaac
The Brome play of Abraham and Isaac (also known as The Brome "Abraham and Isaac", The Brome Abraham, and The Sacrifice of Isaac) is a fifteenth-century play of unknown authorship, written in an East Anglian dialect[1] of Middle English, which dramatises the story of the Akedah, the binding of Isaac.
The play
In the opening scene, Abraham prays to God, thanking Him for His various blessings, most of all his favourite son, Isaac.
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Next, God reveals to an angel that he will test Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice Isaac. The angel conveys this instruction to Abraham who, though he is distraught, agrees to comply with it. Abraham takes Isaac to the place of sacrifice, his grief made all the greater by Isaac (not yet knowing he is the "qweke best" intended for sacrifice) being eager to aid his father.
When Abraham reveals that he means to kill him, Isaac at first pleads for his life. However, when he learns that