Posted by giveaway boy on January 05, 2001 at 23:57:20:
Remember the story about Father Abraham being asked by God to take his son Isaac and offer him up as a sacrifice? Well, this event of the binding of Isaac, or the 'akeidah' has since been a point of unity between Jews, Christians and even Muslims. It is amazing to see how all three of those religions are tied to the land of Israel. Well, here's a new twist. There might be another Israeli connection going on here that we haven't been made aware of. There might be an Israeli influence in a section of the Shinto religion of Japan. Here is a website that gives the interesting details. Hold onto your hats as this is very interesting: