The Abraham and Isaac story in Genesis 22 is often given to show Godâs rejection of human sacrifice and, as it is in the Bible today, that may well have been the purpose. But, like a cheerful fairy tale that comes from a darker original, the Isaac story may not initially have had its happy ending.
Spinach contains high amounts of vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene, with 1 cup of raw spinach providing 2813 international units, or 56 percent of the DV.
NIST confirmed that spinach is rich in the antioxidants beta-carotene and lutein. Although the actual amounts look small (the antioxidants constitute 0.0019 per cent and 0.0033 per cent of the spinach by mass, respectively), spinach contains far more of the two combined than most other fruits or vegetables.