My understanding of the story (in the novel, which I still can't remember the name) was that in knuckling under to the command to murder his own child, Abraham failed the test.
HairyOldCoot
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There is a novel, and damned if I can remember the title, where a rabi proposes that god commanding Abraham to kill his son was a test, which he (Abraham) failed.
Took me a few seasons to figure out that every season was the same. "I think we've found a place to settle down, but there might be a problem...".
Self descriptive.
Ha! Just remembered the name of the novel. Hyperion by Dan Simmons. The Rabies name was Sol Weintraub, for what that's worth. OK, now I can think about something else...