Now it came about after
these
things
, that aGod
tested
Abraham
, and said
to him, " bAbraham
!" And he said
, "Here
I am."
He said, "Take
now
ayour son
, your only
son, whom
you love
, Isaac
, and go
to the land
of bMoriah
, and offer
him there
as a cburnt
offering
on one
of the mountains
of which
I will tell
you."
So Abraham rose
early
in the morning
and saddled
his donkey
, and took
two
of his young
men
with him and Isaac
his son
; and he split
wood
for the burnt
offering
, and arose
and went
to the place
of which
God
had told
him.
On the third day
Abraham
raised
his eyes
and saw
the place
from a distance
.
Abraham said
to his young
men
, "Stay
here
with the donkey
, and I and the lad
will go
over
there
; and we will worship
and return
to you."
Abraham took
the wood
of the burnt
offering
and alaid
it on Isaac
his son
, and he took
in his hand
the fire
and the knife
. So the two
of them walked
on together
.
Isaac spoke
to Abraham
his father
and said
, "My father
!" And he said
, "Here
I am, my son
." And he said
, "Behold
, the fire
and the wood
, but where
is the alamb
for the burnt
offering
?"
Abraham said
, "God
will 1provide
for Himself the lamb
for the burnt
offering
, my son
." So the two
of them walked
on together
.
Then they came to athe place
of which
God
had told
him; and Abraham
built
bthe altar
there
and arranged
the wood
, and bound
his son
Isaac
and claid
him on the altar
, on top
of the wood
.
Abraham stretched
out his hand
and took
the knife
to slay
his son
.
But athe angel of the LORD
called
to him from heaven
and said
, "Abraham
, Abraham
!" And he said
, "Here
I am."
He said, "Do not stretch
out your hand
against
the lad
, and do
nothing
to him; for now
aI know
that you 1fear
God
, since you have not withheld
byour son
, your only
son, from Me."
Then Abraham raised
his eyes
and looked
, and behold
, behind
him a ram
caught
in the thicket
by his horns
; and Abraham
went
and took
the ram
and offered
him up for a burnt
offering
in the place
of his son
.
Abraham called
the name
of that place
1The LORD
Will Provide
, as it is said
to this day
, "In the mount
of the LORD
ait will 2be provided
."
Then the angel of the LORD
called
to Abraham
a second
time
from heaven
,
and said, " aBy Myself I have sworn
, declares
the LORD
, because
you have done
this
thing
and have not withheld
your son
, your only
son,
indeed I will greatly
bless
you, and I will greatly
amultiply
your 1seed
as the stars
of the heavens
and as bthe sand
which
is on the seashore
; and cyour 1seed
shall possess
the gate
of 2their enemies
.
" aIn your 1seed all
the nations
of the earth
shall 2be blessed
, because
you have bobeyed
My voice
."
aSo Abraham returned
to his young
men
, and they arose
and went
together
to Beersheba
; and Abraham
lived
at Beersheba
.
Now it came about after
these
things
, that it was told
Abraham
, saying
, "Behold
, aMilcah
1also
has borne
children
to your brother
Nahor
:
Uz his firstborn
and Buz
his brother
and Kemuel
the father
of Aram
and Chesed and Hazo
and Pildash
and Jidlaph
and Bethuel
."
Bethuel 1became
the father
of aRebekah
; these
eight
Milcah
bore
to Nahor
, Abraham's
brother
.
His concubine, whose name
was Reumah
, 1also
bore
Tebah
and Gaham
and Tahash
and Maacah
.