Introduction

TZAVA'AT YITZCHAK

(The Testament of Yitzchak — Isaac the Patriarch)

This is the going forth from the body of Yitzchak (יִצְחָק, Isaac) the patriarch. He died on the 24th of Av (אָב, Av, the fifth month; Coptic Majour) in the Shalom (שָׁלוֹם, peace) of Elohim (אֱלֹהִים, God). Amen (אָמֵן, amen; so be it).

How to read this. The divine Name is set as Yahuah (the Lord), with Elohim (God), Adonai (my Lord), and the Messiah named Yeshua HaMashiach. Each Hebrew term, on its first appearance, is shown in bold with its pointed Hebrew and an English gloss in parentheses, and thereafter in bold only. The chapters follow the received divisions; the verses within them are supplied here for ease of reference. The Coptic month of the patriarch's going-forth is given by its Hebrew equivalent, Av (the transcript's Majour).

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Introduction to Tzava'at Yitzchak (The Testament of Isaac)

Narrative Framework and Textual Scope

This sub-apostolic text preserves the complete framework of Tzava'at Yitzchak (The Testament of Isaac), an ancient deathbed discourse and apocalyptic vision attributed to the second Hebrew patriarch. Surviving historically within Coptic and Slavonic transmission lines, the document recounts the going-forth of Yitzchak from his physical body on the 24th day of the fifth month (Av). The narrative is set within a climate of deep familial intimacy and spiritual transition, charting the final hours of the patriarch as he issues his Tzava'ah (last will and testament) to his son Ya'akov (Jacob) and the surrounding household. Restoring authentic Hebraic structural formatting and sacred terminology, this volume operates under the strict house style of The Ivri Heritage Bible. The text consistently uses the divine Name Yahuah alongside Elohim (God), Adonai (my Lord), and Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah). Rather than standard biographical prose, the work reads as a manual of priestly holiness and an eschatological guide, tracing Yitzchak’s dramatic journey from earthbound asceticism through the heavily guarded dimensions of the cosmos to the Throne of Glory.

Key Thematic Movements

The structural progression of Tzava'at Yitzchak moves systematically through angelic visitation, priestly instruction, the mapping of hellish punishments, and a final, enduring covenant of blessing:

1. The Angelic Summons and the Inviolable Blessing (Chapters 1–3)

The testament opens with Yitzchak addressing words of instruction and "medicines of life" to Ya'akov, declaring that those who guard these sayings will inherit the kingdom (Malchut). At dawn on the 22nd of Av, Yahuah dispatches a messenger (Mal'ach) who assumes the exact physical likeness of Yitzchak’s deceased father, Avraham. Crying out in immense joy, the patriarch converses with the angel, who announces that a throne has been set for him in the heavens (Shamayim) alongside his father. When Yitzchak expresses a heavy-hearted anxiety regarding what his hostile brother Esav (Esau) might do to Ya'akov, the Mal'ach delivers absolute comfort: he affirms that even if all the nations of the earth (Eretz) assembled, they could never undo the blessings pronounced over Ya'akov. This blessing is sealed by the ultimate authority of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh), ensuring that twelve sovereign thrones will spring from his line.

2. The Path of Death and the 100-Year Fast (Chapters 4–5)

Following the angel’s temporary departure, Ya'akov enters the room and, realizing his father’s imminent departure, weeps bitterly, calling himself an orphan. Yitzchak embraces his son and expounds upon the immutable road of physical mortality that no human being can escape. He inventories the great lineages of old—from Adam and Chavah (Eve) through Abel, Noach, and Avraham—noting that every single figure experienced the transition of death, save for the perfect patriarch Chanoch (Enoch). The text highlights Yitzchak’s long-standing lifestyle of extreme ascetic devotion. For 100 years (Shanim) within his private chamber of retreat, the patriarch fasted daily until evening, offered continuous sacrifices for the soul (Nefesh) of his household, spent half the night (Lailah) in prayer (Tefillah), and completely abstained from wine, fruit, and comfortable bedding during three annual 40-day fasts.

3. The Priestly Manual and the Confession of the Altar (Chapters 6–7)

As crowds gather after Yitzchak miraculously regains his physical sight, he delivers a precise code of conduct to the serving priesthood. He commands the priests to keep their bodies strictly holy (Kadosh) as living temples, to guard their mouths against angry speech or thoughtless words, and to never touch what is not theirs. He mandates that no sacrificial offering (Korban) may possess a blemish, and details a strict requirement for water washing before approaching the altar. When preparing a sacrifice, the priest must privately recite 100 prayers (Tefillot) and voice an absolute confession of humility: declaring himself a defiled creature of flesh and blood, forgiving the entirety of creation, and choosing to be at perfect peace (Shalom) with all who bear the divine image. Yitzchak complements this with a severe catalog of sins that must be shunned to escape the coming wrath, explicitly forbidding murder by the sword or tongue, bodily or mental fornication, youth defilement, envy, pride, and lingering anger.

4. The Ascent through the Terrors of Gehenna (Chapters 8–9)

The Mal'ach returns and transports Yitzchak bodily into the sky, exposing him to the terrifying, chaotic dimensions where unrepentant sinners are processed. The prophet beholds multi-leagued, single-eyed demonic beast-tormentors possessing the faces of camels, lions, and dogs, carrying iron tongs three cubits long. Yitzchak witnesses a graphic judgment where a man is systematically torn to pieces, swallowed, and vomited back up by these beasts in an endless cycle. The angel clarifies the exact nature of this crime: the man had a bitter quarrel with his neighbor and died without achieving reconciliation. The text reveals a rigid judicial equation: the sinner is delivered to five chief tormentors who execute one full year of torment for every single hour he spent quarreling on earth. Yitzchak is then led past a roaring, boiling river of discerning fire that leaves the righteous untouched but boils sinners in a putrid stench, followed by a smoking abyss where the practitioners of Sodom are punished, and a house of fiery stone where the angel of punishment, Abdaracus, commands the damned to learn that Elohim exists.

5. The Throne Pageant and the Everlasting Beriyt (Chapters 10–13)

Emerging from the abyss into the highest heaven, Yitzchak encounters Avraham and bows before the Throne of Glory as the thrice-holy song ("Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, King, Yahuah of hosts!") echoes through the cosmos. Yahuah speaks from His holy place and establishes an eternal covenant (Beriyt) based on mercy (Chesed). The Sovereign promises that anyone who honors Yitzchak’s memory on his commemoration day by feeding the poor, copying or reading his testament, or even offering a simple cup of water or 100 prayers will be granted to Avraham as an uncompromised son in the kingdom, bypassing perdition to enter the thousand-year millennial rest. In a climactic finale, Mikha'el sounds the cosmic trumpet, and Yahuah descends in His chariot flanked by the seraphim to receive the patriarch. Yitzchak gives a final commandment (Mitzvah) to Ya'akov: "Do not dishonor the image of Elohim. For what you do to the image of man, you do to the image of Elohim." Yahuah extracts Yitzchak’s soul—pure and white as snow—and seats it beside Him on the chariot, filling the heavens and the earth with a soothing fragrance like choice silver, anchoring the line of the fathers into eternity through Yeshua HaMashiach.

Comparative Manuscript Value

For textual researchers investigating the evolution of early Jewish-Christian pseudepigrapha and patriarchal testament literature, Tzava'at Yitzchak provides crucial text-critical data. Situated as the central component of the patriarchal trilogy alongside the testaments of Avraham and Ya'akov, this Coptic-Slavonic record offers a rare window into early Christian liturgical practices, ancient rules of priestly purity, and the integration of Egyptian and Semitic views of the afterlife. By explicitly retaining its Hebraic formatting and preserving the essential ethical equation identifying the image of man directly with the image of Elohim, this edition clarifies the inherent theological framework that shaped early Nazarene thought.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 1

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1Now the patriarch Yitzchak writes his Tzava'ah (צַוָּאָה, testament, last will) and addresses his Devarim (דְּבָרִים, words) of instruction to his son Ya'akov (יַעֲקֹב, Jacob) and to all those gathered around him. 2The blessings of the patriarch will be on those who come after us, even those who listen to these Devarim, to these Devarim of instructions and these medicines of life. 3So the grace of Elohim may be with all those who believe. 4This is the end of obedience as it is written, "You have heard a Davar (דָּבָר, word), let it abide with you, which means that a man should strive patiently with what he hears." 5Elohim gives grace to those who believe. 6He who believes the Devarim of Elohim and of his Kedoshim (קְדוֹשִׁים, saints, holy ones) will be an inheritor of the Malchut (מַלְכוּת, kingdom) of Elohim. 7Elohim has been with the generations gone by which have passed away because of their innocence and their faith toward Elohim, he will also be with the generations to come.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 2

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1Now it came to pass when the time had come for the patriarch Yitzchak to go forth from the body, Elohim sent to him the Mal'ach (מַלְאָךְ, angel; messenger) of his father Avraham (אַבְרָהָם, Abraham) at dawn on the 22nd of Av. 2He said to him, "Greetings, son of promise. 3Now it was the daily custom of the Tzaddikim (צַדִּיקִים, the righteous) old man Yitzchak to converse with the Mal'achim (מַלְאָכִים, angels). 4He lifted his face up to the face of the Mal'ach. 5He saw him assuming the likeness of his father Avraham. 6And he opened his mouth and raised his voice and cried out in great joy. 7I have seen your face like someone who has seen the face of Elohim. 8The Mal'ach said to him, "Listen, my beloved Yitzchak, I have been sent for you by Elohim to take you to the Shamayim (שָׁמַיִם, heaven, the heavens) and set you beside your father Avraham so that you could see all the Kedoshim. 9For your father is expecting you and is coming for you himself. 10Behold, a throne has been set up for you close to your father Avraham and your lot. and your beloved son Ya'akov's lot will surpass that of all others in the whole of Elohim's creation. 11That is why you have been given forever more the name patriarch and father of the world. 12But the Elohim-loving old man Yitzchak said to the Mal'ach, "I'm astonished by you, for you are my father." 13The Mal'ach answered, "My beloved Yitzchak, I am the Mal'ach that ministers to your father Avraham. 14But rejoice now, for I am to take you out of sorrow into gladness, out of suffering to rest forever. 15I am to transport you from prison to a place where you can reign at will, to a place of joy and gladness. 16I am to take you to where there is light and merntiment and rejoicing and abundance that never fails. 17So then draw up your Tzava'ah and a statement for your household and I am to translate you to rest for all eternity. 18Blessed is your father who begott you. Blessed are you also. 19Blessed is your son Ya'akov, and blessed are your descendants that will come after you.

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1Now Ya'akov heard them talking together, but he said nothing. 2Our father Yitzchak said to the Mal'ach with a heavy heart, "What will I do about the light of my eyes, my beloved Ya'akov? 3For I'm afraid of what Esau might do to him?" You know the situation. 4The Mal'ach said to him, "My beloved Yitzchak, if all the nations on Eretz (אֶרֶץ, earth) were gathered together, they would not be able to bring these blessings pronounced over Ya'akov to nothing. 5When you blessed him, the Father and the Son and the Ruach HaKodesh (רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ, the Holy Spirit) blessed him. and Mikha'el (מִיכָאֵל, Michael) and Gavri'el (גַּבְרִיאֵל, Gabriel) and all the Mal'achim and all the heavenly ones. 6And the spirits of all the Tzaddikim and your father Avraham all answered, "Amen." 7Therefore, the sword will not touch his body, but he will be held in high honor and grow great and spread far and wide, and 12 thrones will spring from him. 8Our father Yitzchak said to the Mal'ach, "You have given me much comfort, but do not let Ya'akov know in case he is distressed." 9The Mal'ach said to him, "My beloved Yitzchak, blessed is every righteous man who goes forth from the body. 10Blessed are they when they meet with Elohim. 11Wo, wo, wo, three times woe to the sinner because he has been born into this world. 12Great sufferings will come to him. 13Yitzchak, beloved of Elohim, give these instructions therefore to your sons and the instructions your father has given you. hide nothing from Ya'akov so that he can write them as instructions for the generations that will come after you and those who love Elohim may live their lives in accordance with them. 14And take care that I am able to fetch you with joy without delay. 15The Shalom of my Yahuah (יְהוָה, the Lord) that he has given me I give to you as I go to him who sent me.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 4

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1And when the Mal'ach had said this, he rose from the bed on which Yitzchak was sleeping. 2He went back to the worlds on high, while our father Yitzchak watched him go, astonished at the vision he had seen. 3And he said, "I will not see daylight before I am sent for." 4And while he was thinking this, behold, Ya'akov got up and came to the door of the room. 5The Mal'ach had cast asleep over him so that he should not hear them. 6And he got up and ran to where his father slept and said, "My father, whom have you been talking to?" 7And father Yitzchak said to him, "You have heard, my son. 8Your age father has been sent for to be taken from you." 9And Ya'akov put his arms around his father neck and wept, saying, "Ah, me. 10My strength has left me. 11Today you have made me an orphan, my father." 12Our father Yitzchak embraced his son Ya'akov and wept. 13And both wept together until they could weep no more. 14And Ya'akov said, "Take me with you, Father Yitzchak." 15But Yitzchak replied, "I would not have it so, my son. 16Wait until you are sent for, my beloved one. 17I remember on the Yom (יוֹם, day) when the whole Eretz was shaken from end to end, talking to my Yahuah and Father Avraham, and I had no strength to do anything. what Elohim has ordained. 18He has ordained for each one of us by sure authority his ordinances are immutable. 19But I know and I am glad that I am to go with Elohim and I am strengthened by a guiding Ruach (רוּחַ, spirit). 20For this is a way that no one can escape. 21Listen my son, where is the first creation of the hands of Elohim? 22Our father Adam and our mother Eve. Where is Abel? 23And after him Mahalel and Jared and our father Enoch and Methuselah and our father Noah and his sons Shim, Ham, and Japheth. 24After these are Faxad and Canaan and Sheila, Eber and Ru and Shirug and Nahor and Terara and my blessed father Avraham and his brother Lot. 25All these experienced death except the perfect one, our father Enoch.

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1While the Elohim-loving old man, our father Yitzchak, was saying this, all his household gathered around him and wept. 2His son told all his relations, and they came to him in tears. 3Now our father Yitzchak had made for himself a bedroom in his house. 4And when his sight began to fail, he withdrew into it and remained there for 100 Shanim (שָׁנִים, years), fasting daily until evening and offering for himself and his household a young animal for their Nefesh (נֶפֶשׁ, soul). 5And he spent half the Lailah (לַיְלָה, night) in Tefillah (תְּפִלָּה, prayer) and praise of Elohim. 6Thus he lived an aesthetic life for 100 Shanim. 7And he kept three periods of 40 Yamim (יָמִים, days) as fasts each Shanah (שָׁנָה, year), neither drinking wine, nor eating fruit, nor sleeping on his bed. 8And he prayed and gave thanks to Elohim continually.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 6

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1Now when it became generally known that the man of Elohim had regained his sight, people gathered to him from everywhere listening to his Devarim of life, for they realized that the Ruach HaKodesh of Elohim was speaking in him. 2The great ones who came said to him, "You can now see clearly enough. 3How come it is that after your sight had failed, you have now regained it?" 4The Elohim-loving old man smiled and said to them, "My sons and brothers, the Elohim of my father Avraham has brought this about to comfort me in my old age." 5But the priest of Elohim said to him, "Tell me what I ought to do, my father Yitzchak." 6Our father Yitzchak said to him, "Keep your body Kadosh (קָדוֹשׁ, holy), for the temple of Elohim is set in it. 7Do not engage in controversy with other men in case angry Devarim escape your mouth. 8Be on your guard against evil speaking, against vain Kavod (כָּבוֹד, glory), and against uttering any thoughtless Davar, and see that your hands do not reach out after what is not yours. 9Do not offer a Korban (קָרְבָּן, offering, sacrifice) with a blemish in it, and wash yourself with water when you approach the altar. 10Do not mix the thoughts of the world with the thoughts of Elohim when you stand before him. 11Do your utmost to be at Shalom with everyone. 12When you stand before Elohim and offer your Korban, when you come to the offer, when when you come to offer it on the altar, you should recite privately 100 Tefillot (תְּפִלּוֹת, prayers) to Elohim and make this confession to Elohim, saying, "Oh Elohim, the incomprehensible, the unfathomable, the unattainable, the pure treasure, purify me in love, for I am flesh and blood and I run defiled to you that you may purify me. 13I come burdened and I ask that you may lighten my burden. 14A fire will burn wood and your Chesed (חֶסֶד, lovingkindness, mercy) will take away my iniquities. 15Forgive me that I am a sinner. 16I forgive the whole creation that you have made. 17I have no complaint against anyone. 18I am at Shalom with all that is made in your image. 19I am unmoved by all the evil reasonings that have been brought before me. 20I am your servant and the son of your maid servant. 21I am the one who sins. 22You are the one who forgives. 23Forgive me and enable me to stand in your Kadosh place. 24Let my Korban be acceptable to you. 25Do not reject me because of my sins, but receive me to you in spite of my sins, like a sheep that has gone astray. 26Elohim, who has been with our father Adam and Abel and Noah, and our father Avraham, and his son Yitzchak, and who has been with Ya'akov, be also with me, and receive my Korban from my hand. 27As you recite all this, take your Korban and offer it and strive heavenwards because of the Korban of Elohim so that you do not displease him. 28For the work of the priest is no small thing.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 7

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1Every priest today and until the end of time must be temperate as regards his food and drink and sleep. 2Neither should he talk about events connected with this world, nor listen to anyone who's talking about them. 3Rather, he should spend his whole life occupied with Tefillah and vigils and recitation until our Elohim sends for him in Shalom. 4Every man on her Eretz after a long time they will love the life of Kadosh retreat must renounce the world and all its evil cares and join in the Kadosh service the Mal'achim render in purity to Elohim. 5And they will be honored before Elohim and his Mal'achim because of their Kadosh Korbanot (קָרְבָּנוֹת, offerings, sacrifices) and their angelic service which is like the archetype that is rendered in the Shamayim. 6And the Mal'achim will be their friend because of their perfect faith and their purity. 7And great is their honor before Elohim. 8In a Davar, whether great or small, sinless is required of us. 9The chief sins worthy of conversion are these. 10You will not kill with the sword. 11You will not kill with the tongue either. 12You will not commit fornication with your body. 13You will not commit fornication with your thoughts. 14You will not go in to the young to defile them. 15You will not be envious. 16You will not be angry until the sun has set. 17You will not be proud in disposition. 18You will not rejoice over your neighbor's fall and you will not slander. 19You will not look at a woman with a lustful eye and do not readily listen to slander. 20We need to be aware of these things and of others like them until each one of us is secure from the wrath that will be revealed from Shamayim.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 8

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1Now when the people gathered about him heard him, they cried aloud, saying, "This is appropriate and right. Amen. 2But the Elohim-loving old man was silent. 3He drew up his blanket and he covered his face. 4And the people and the priests were silent so that he could rest himself a little while. 5But the Mal'ach of his father Avraham came to him and took him up into the Shamayim. 6He saw terrors and tumult spread abroad on this side and on that. and it was a terror and a tomote fearful to behold. 7Some had the face of a camel. 8Others had the face of a lion. 9Some had the face of a dog. 10Others had but one eye and had tongs in their hands, three L's long, all of iron. 11I looked, and behold, a man was brought, and those who brought him went with him. 12And when they reached the beast, those who went with him withdrew to one side. 13The lion advanced toward him and tore him apart into little pieces and swallowed him. 14It then vomited him up, and he became like himself again. and the next beast beast treated him in just the same way. 15In short, they passed him from one to the other. 16Each one would tear him into pieces, swallow him, and then vomit him up, and he would become like himself again. 17I said to the Mal'ach, "What sin has this man committed, my lord, that all this has done to him?" 18The Mal'ach said to me, "This man you are looking at now had a quarrel with his neighbor, and he died without their being reconciled. 19See, he has been handed over to the five chief tormentors. 20They spent a Shanah tormenting him for every hour he spent quarreling with his neighbor." 21The Mal'ach also said to me, "My beloved Yitzchak, do you think these are the only ones?" 22Believe me, Yitzchak, beloved of Elohim, there are 6,000 600,000 tormentors. 23They spend a Shanah tormenting a man for every hour that he spends sinning if he did not convert. 24That is, before he went forth from the body.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 9

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1He led me on and brought me to a fiery river, the waters of which were all in hell high. 2And its noise like the noise of Shamayim's thunder. 3And I saw a host of Nefashot (נְפָשׁוֹת, souls) submerged in it. 4And those who were in that river cried out and wept aloud, and there was a great commotion and much groaning. 5But it is a discerning fire that does not touch the Tzaddikim, yet burns up sinners and boils them in the stench that surrounds them. 6I also saw a pit of the abyss, the smoke of which went up in clouds. 7I saw men sunken at grinding their teeth, crying out and wailing, and each one was moaning and groaning. 8The Mal'ach said to me, "Look and see these others, too." 9And when I had looked at them, the Mal'ach said to me, "These are those who have committed the sin of Sodom. 10These are indeed in great distress." 11I also saw pits full of worms that do not sleep. 12I saw Abdaracus, who is in charge of the punishments, made all of fire, threatening the torments in Gehenna, and saying, "Beat them until they know that Elohim is." 13I saw a house built of fiery stone, and there were grown men underneath it crying out and wailing. 14And the Mal'ach said to me, "Look with your eyes and contemplate the punishments." 15I said to the Mal'ach, "My eyes could not endure it." 16"For how long must these punishments go on?" 17He said to me, "Until the merciful Elohim has pity,

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 10

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1After this, the Mal'ach took me up into the Shamayim. 2I saw my father Avraham and I made obiescence to him. 3He saluted me with all the Kedoshim and the Kedoshim honored me because of my father. 4They walked with me and took me to my heavenly father. 5I worshiped him with all the Kedoshim. 6Songs of praise rang out. You are Kadosh. You are Kadosh. You are Kadosh. King, Yahuah of hosts. 7The Shamayim and the Eretz are full of your Kadosh Kavod. 8The Yahuah said to my father, from the Kadosh place, it is good that you have come, Avraham, you righteous root and faithful Kadosh. 9It is good that you have come to our city. 10Whatever you may want to ask now. 11Make your requests in the name of your beloved son Yitzchak, and they will be yours indeed. 12My father Avraham said, "Yours is the power, O Yahuah Almighty." 13The Yahuah said to Avraham, "As for all those who were given the name of my beloved Yitzchak, let each one of them copy out his Tzava'ah and honor it and feed a poor man with bread in the name of my beloved Yitzchak on the Yom of this his Kadosh commemoration. 14I will grant them to you as sons in my Malchut." 15Avraham said, "My Almighty Yahuah, if a man cannot copy out his Tzava'ah, can you not in your Chesed accept him, for you are merciful and compassionate?" 16The Yahuah said to Avraham, "Let him feed a poor man with bread, and I will give him to you as a gift and as a son in my Malchut, and he will come to you to the first hour of a thousand Shanim." 17Avraham said, "Suppose he is poor and has no means of getting bread." 18The Yahuah said, "Let him spend the Lailah of my beloved Yitzchak's commemoration without sleep, and I will give him to you as a gift and an inheritor in my Malchut." 19My father Avraham said, "Suppose he is weak and has no strength. 20Can you not in your Chesed accept him in love?" 21The Yahuah said to him, "Let him offer up a little incense in the name of your beloved Yitzchak, and I will give him to you as a son in my Malchut. 22If he has no means of getting incense, let him seek out a copy of his Tzava'ah and read it on my beloved Yitzchak's Yom. 23If he cannot read it, let him go and listen to others who can. 24If he's unable to do any of these things, let him go into his house and say 100 Tefillot, and I will give him to you as a son in my Malchut. 25But the most essential thing of all this, that he should offer Korban in my beloved Yitzchak's name, for his body was offered as a Korban. 26Yet, not only will I give you everyone called by my beloved Yitzchak's name as a son in my Malchut, but I will also give you everyone who does one of the things I have mentioned. 27And I will give you everyone who concerns himself about Yitzchak's life and his Tzava'ah or who does any compassionate act such as giving someone a cup of water to drink or who copies out his Tzava'ah with his own hand and those who read it with all their heart and faith believing everything that I have said. 28My power and my power of my beloved son and the Kadosh Ruach will be with them and I will give them to you as sons in my Malchut. 29Shalom to all of you all my Kedoshim.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 11

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1Now when he had said this songs of praise rang out. You are Kadosh. You are Kadosh. 2You are Kadosh, King, Yahuah of hosts. 3The Shamayim and the Eretz are full of your Kadosh Kavod. 4The Father said to Mikha'el from the Kadosh place, "Mikha'el, my steward, go quickly and gather together the Mal'achim and all the Kedoshim so that they may come and meet my beloved Yitzchak." 5And Mikha'el sounded the trumpet at once. 6All the Kedoshim gathered with the Mal'achim and came to the couch of our father Yitzchak. 7The Yahuah mounted his chariot and the saraphim were in front of him with the Mal'achim. 8And when they came to our father Yitzchak's couch, our father Yitzchak beheld our Yahuah's face. 9Immediately turned towards him in full of joy and cried out, "It is good that you have come, my Yahuah, and your great chief Mal'ach, Mikha'el. 10It is good that you have come, my father Avraham, and all the Kedoshim."

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 12

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1Now when he had said this, Ya'akov embraced his father. 2He kissed him on the mouth and wept. 3Our father Yitzchak fixed his eyes on him and motioned him to be silent. 4Our father Yitzchak said to the Yahuah, "Remember my beloved Ya'akov." 5The Yahuah said to him, "My power will be with him. 6And when the time comes and I become man and die and rise from the dead on the third Yom, I will put your name in everyone's mind and they will invoke you as their father." 7Yitzchak said to Ya'akov, "My beloved son, this is the last Mitzvah (מִצְוָה, commandment) I give you today. 8Keep a sharp eye on yourself. 9Do not dishonor the image of Elohim. 10For what you do to the image of man, you do to the image of Elohim. 11And Elohim will do it to you too in the place where you will meet him. 12This is the beginning and the end. 13Now when he had said this, our Yahuah brought his Nefesh out of his body, and it was white as snow. 14He greeted it and set it on the chariot with him. 15He took it up into the Shamayim with the seraraphim making music before him and all the Mal'achim and the Kedoshim. 16He freely granted him the good things of the Malchut forever. 17And all the requests of our father Avraham had asked for the Yahuah had freely granted him as a Beriyt (בְּרִית, covenant) forever.

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 13

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1This is the going forth from the body of our father Yitzchak the patriarch on the 24th of the Chodesh (חֹדֶשׁ, month) of Av. 2And the Yom on which his father Avraham offered him as a Korban is the 18th of Mure. 3The Shamayim and the Eretz were full of the soothing fragrance of our father Yitzchak like choice silver. 4This is the Korban of our father Yitzchak the patriarch. 5When Avraham offered him as a Korban to Elohim, the soothing fragrance of Yitzchak's Korban went up into the Shamayim. 6Blessed is every man who performs an act of Chesed in the name of these patriarchs. 7For they will be the sons in the Malchut of the Shamayim. 8For our Yahuah has made a Beriyt with them forever, that everyone who performs an act of Chesed on the Yom of their commemoration will be given to them as a son in the Malchut of the Shamayim forever. and they will come to the first hour of the thousand Shanim in accordance with the promise of our Yahuah, even our Elohim and our Moshia (מוֹשִׁיעַ, Savior) Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ, Jesus) HaMashiach (הַמָּשִׁיחַ, the Messiah), through whom every Kavod is due him and his good father and the Ruach HaKodesh, the giver of life to all creation and one in being with the Father and the Son, now and always, forever and ever. Amen. 9Here ends Tzava'at Yitzchak, the Testament of Yitzchak (Isaac), in 13 chapters — the going-forth of the patriarch, the Mal'ach sent in the likeness of Avraham, the ascent through the Shamayim, and the remembrance of the Korban of Yitzchak upon the mountain.

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Edut Yitzchak

Introduction

TZAVA'AT YITZCHAK

(The Testament of Yitzchak — Isaac the Patriarch)

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Introduction to Tzava'at Yitzchak (The Testament of Isaac)

Narrative Framework and Textual Scope

Key Thematic Movements

1. The Angelic Summons and the Inviolable Blessing (Chapters 1–3)

2. The Path of Death and the 100-Year Fast (Chapters 4–5)

3. The Priestly Manual and the Confession of the Altar (Chapters 6–7)

4. The Ascent through the Terrors of Gehenna (Chapters 8–9)

5. The Throne Pageant and the Everlasting Beriyt (Chapters 10–13)

Comparative Manuscript Value

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 1

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 2

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 3

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 4

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 5

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 6

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 7

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 8

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 9

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 10

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 11

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 12

Edut Yitzchak (Testament of Isaac)—Chapter 13