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   ocr: whatever did God want? He wanted taith, the bible says, which means complete trust against all odds, and Abraham finally learned that lesson. God kept his promise and a son was born to Abraham and Sarah. They never lived to see their descendants multiply like the stars in the sky. But they had one peloved son, whom they named saac, or laughter, as if to remind them of the very absurdity, the miracie, of childbirth at their ages. Then God presented a final test of faith, a trial sO severe that it made the others seem like kindergarten games. The Bible makes clear that God never intended to let ...