. ▁The ▁odd ▁position ing ▁of ▁the ▁ram ▁may ▁perhaps ▁be ▁a ▁convention ▁the ▁artists ▁used ▁to ▁convey ▁the ▁distance ▁that ▁the ▁Bible ▁says ▁separated ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Isaac , ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁servant ▁boys ▁( Gen esis ▁ 2 2 : 5 ), ▁who ▁accompanied ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Isaac ▁on ▁their ▁journey , ▁and ▁are ▁dep icted ▁standing ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁All ▁the ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁scene , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁servants , ▁are ▁identified ▁with ▁Heb rew ▁labels . ▁ ▁The ▁icon ographic ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁" Binding ▁of ▁Isaac " ▁is ▁unclear . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁opinions , ▁with ▁some ▁sch ol ars ▁seeing ▁this ▁narr ative ▁as ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁of ▁God ' s ▁mer cy , ▁others ▁as ▁symbol ic ▁of ▁his ▁continu ing ▁c oven ant ▁with ▁Israel , ▁and ▁others ▁as ▁em body ing ▁the ▁rabb in ic ▁notion ▁of ▁" zech ut ▁av ot " ▁or ▁the ▁mer it ▁of ▁the ▁f athers . ▁In ▁contempor aneous ▁Christian ▁church ▁art , ▁where ▁the ▁" Binding ▁of ▁Isaac " ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁theme , ▁the ▁narr ative ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁typ ological ▁pre - fig uration ▁for ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion . ▁ ▁Central ▁panel — z od iac ▁wheel ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁panel ▁features ▁a ▁Jewish ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Gre co - R oman ▁z od iac . ▁The ▁z od iac ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁concent ric ▁circles , ▁with ▁the ▁twelve ▁z od iac ▁signs ▁appearing