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    This document provides an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Abraham to kill him". It summarizes the biblical story of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, which Abraham prepares to do before an angel stops him and allows him to sacrifice a ram instead. The analysis suggests Abraham showed good "manners" by immediately obeying God's commands, and a more devout Christian than Dickinson may have viewed Abraham as having complete trust in God.

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    This document provides an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "Abraham to kill him". It summarizes the biblical story of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, which Abraham prepares to do before an angel stops him and allows him to sacrifice a ram instead. The analysis suggests Abraham showed good "manners" by immediately obeying God's commands, and a more devout Christian than Dickinson may have viewed Abraham as having complete trust in God.

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    "Abraham to kill him " By Emily Dickinson [Analysis]

    Abraham to kill him [1] Was distinctly told [2] Isaac was an Urchin [3] Abraham was old [4] Not a hesitation [5] Abraham complied [6] Flattered by Obeisance [7] Tyranny demurred [8] Isaac to his children [9] Lived to tell the tale [10] Moral with a Mastiff [11] Manners may prevail. [12]
    Poem 1317 [F1332] "Abraham to kill him" Analysis by David Preest [Poem]

    According to the writer of Genesis God put Abraham to the test by commanding him to offer his young son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Abraham was about to do so, when the angel of the Lord appeared to Abraham forbidding this sacrifice. 'And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a ram caught in a thicket by his horns' (Genesis 22:1-18). Abraham was able to sacrifice the ram in place of Isaac. Presumably Abraham showed 'Manners' by immediately complying with the Mastiff's commands. A more committed Evangelical Christian than Emily might have expressed the 'flattered by Obeisance' of line 7 in some such words as 'deeply touched by Abraham's complete trust in himself.'
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