Akedah and Absalom

Asher Harris pointed out a most interesting literary parallel to me. In the Akedah:
- Isaac is completely innocent
- an angel of God intervenes to prevent him from being killed
- A substitute ram is found, with its horns tangled in a bush (sevach - Genesis 22:13)
Now see the Absalom story inĀ  II Samuel 17-18. Here,
- Absalom [...]