Concerning this "fear," or "awe"- which is identical with faith,- Rabbi Chaninah proclaims that whereas all is within the power of Heaven, imbuing someone with this faith is not within the power of Heaven, but is solely up to the believer himself. For this reason, Abraham was given credit for having believed in the promise that he would sire children. "He believed God, and God considered it an act of righteousness on Abraham's part." (Genesis 15,6) This faith could not have been supplied by God, but had to be an act of willpower on the part of Abraham himself. He was the first philosopher who found his way to this yir-ah/emunah, as is recorded of him after the akeydah, the binding of Isaac. (Genesis 22,12) "For now I know that you are God fearing." After all, this is the goal of all our striving, as Solomon proclaims at the end of the book Kohelet: "In conlusison, after all is said and done, fear Adonai, observe God's commandments because this is the sum total of being a human being "