You know how we're all appalled by Abraham's sacrificing his son--ALMOST. We can't believe that God would request that. Even after God stopping the sacrifice, we're relieved. Still!!!
Well, it turns out that human sacrifice was not all that uncommon, for the times. People hearing this story, for the first time, would not react like we do.
Also, remember Jonah? He was sacrificed to appease the storm god.
You just can't judge different eras and cultures by our own sensibilities.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington D.C.
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