Editing Abraham (section)

=== Music ===
In 1681, [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] released a Dramatic motet (Oratorio), ''{{lang|la|Sacrificim Abrahae}}'' H.402 – 402 a – 402 b, for soloists, chorus, doubling instruments and continuo.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Charpentier |first=Marc-Antoine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WUAJAQAAMAAJ |title=Sacrificium Abrahae: H. 402 |date=1995 |publisher=Editions du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles |language=fr}}</ref> [[Sébastien de Brossard]] composed a [[cantata]] ''{{lang|fr|Abraham ou le sacrifice d'Isaac}}'' between 1703 and 1708.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|url=https://en.opera-scores.com/O/S%C3%A9bastien+de+Brossard/Abraham+ou+le+sacrifice+d'Isaac.html#:~:text=Composer:+Brossard+S%C3%A9bastien+de+Full,full+scores+in+pdf|title=Cantata: Abraham ou le sacrifice d'Isaac |first=Sébastien |last=de Brossard |type=Sheet music|via=en.opera-scores.com |date=c. 1708 |id=SdB.69}}</ref>

In 1994, [[Steve Reich]] released an opera named ''[[The Cave (opera)|The Cave]]''. The title refers to the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]]. The narrative of the opera is based on the story of Abraham, and his immediate family, as it is recounted in religious texts, and understood by individuals from different cultures and religious traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reich |first=Steve |date=1990 |title=The Cave |url=https://stevereich.com/composition/the-cave/ |website=stevereich.com |access-date=26 August 2023 |archive-date=26 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826204939/https://stevereich.com/composition/the-cave/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Highway 61 Revisited (song)|eponymous track]] on [[Bob Dylan]]'s 1965 album ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/highway-61-revisited/|title=Highway 61 Revisited |website=bobdylan.com |access-date=30 December 2023|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122041934/http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/highway-61-revisited/|url-status=live}}</ref> contains five stanzas, with someone in each describing an unusual problem that is ultimately resolved on Highway 61. In the first stanza, [[God in Abrahamic religions|God]] tells Abraham to "[[Binding of Isaac|kill me a son]]". God wants the killing done on Highway 61. ''Abram'', the birth name of Abraham, is also the name of Dylan's father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/from-odessa-to-duluth-the-journey-of-bob-dylans-grandparents|title=From Odessa to Duluth: The journey of Bob Dylan's grandparents|date=28 March 2022|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=30 December 2023|archive-date=30 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230214919/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/from-odessa-to-duluth-the-journey-of-bob-dylans-grandparents|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked "Highway 61 Revisited" at number 364 in their [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |date=9 December 2004 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4|access-date=8 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913125603/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/4| archive-date=13 September 2008|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>