Abraham Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Music === In 1681, [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] released a Dramatic motet (Oratorio), ''Sacrificim Abrahae'' H.402 – 402 a – 402 b, for soloists, chorus, doubling instruments and continuo. [[Sébastien de Brossard]] composed a [[cantata]] ''Abraham ou le sacrifice d'Isaac.'' between 1703 and 1708.<ref>{{Cite web|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 Sébastien de Brossard. Sheet music|website=en.opera-scores.com}}</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 - Steve Reich Composer |url=https://stevereich.com/composition/the-cave/ |website=stevereich.com}}</ref> [[Bob Dylan]]'s "[[Highway 61 Revisited (song)|Highway 61 Revisited]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/highway-61-revisited/|title=Highway 61 Revisited | The Official Bob Dylan Site|website=www.bobdylan.com}}</ref> is the title track for his 1965 album ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''. In 2004, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine ranked the song as number 364 in their [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|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}}</ref> The song has five stanzas. In each stanza, someone describes an unusual problem that is ultimately resolved on Highway 61. In Stanza 1, [[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 original name of the biblical Abraham, is also the name of Dylan's own father.<ref>{{Cite web|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|website=Duluth News Tribune}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page