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The entire premise of The Binding of Isaac revolves around Isaac's mother and her descent into madness. Before the game starts, Isaac and his mother have a happy life, with Isaac having the typical life of a small child and his mother being a religious person who watches Christian broadcasts.

One day, Isaac's mother starts to hear voices that tell her to kill Isaac, and she obeys them. Isaac notices her walking toward his room with a large knife, and subsequently dives into the basement to hide.

The story's setup is a reference and sendup of the story of the biblical Isaac. The biblical 'Binding of Isaac' is the story the figure is most well known for and involves his father, Abraham, being instructed by God to kill Isaac as a test of his faith. In the bible story, an angel intervenes at the last second to prevent Abraham from killing Isaac - this may be why the Bible item in the game can be used to instantly end the fights against Mom and Mom's Heart.

The Binding of Isaac has a great many endings to unlock - over 20, in fact. These endings play when you beat one of the many final bosses that the game has. Some of the final bosses stop being final bosses once you unlock floors that take place after those boss battles.

In the original ending of the game, when you manage to beat the Mom boss fight, the ending that plays directly references the bible story noted above. The narration states that an angel intervenes, though the animation actually seems to indicate that Isaac's mother is knocked out by a falling bible. The further implications of what would happen when she wakes up are not explored.

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