Chapter 22
1 After these things , God tested Abraham, and said to him , "Abraham!" He said , " Here I am ."
2 He said, " Now take your son , your only son , Isaac , whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah . Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of ."
3 Abraham rose early in the morning , and saddled his donkey ; and took two of his young men with him , and Isaac his son . He split the wood for the burnt offering , and rose up , and went to the place of which God had told him .
4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes , and saw the place far off .
5 Abraham said to his young men , " Stay here with the donkey . The boy and I will go over there . We will worship , and come back to you ."
6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son . He took in his hand the fire and the knife . They both went together .
7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father , and said, "My father ?" He said, " Here I am, my son ." He said, " Here is the fire and the wood , but where is the lamb for a burnt offering ?"
8 Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering , my son ." So they both went together .
9 They came to the place which God had told him of . Abraham built the altar there , and laid the wood in order , bound Isaac his son , and laid him on the altar , on the wood .
10 Abraham stretched out his hand , and took the knife to kill his son .
11 The LORD ’s angel called to him out of the sky , and said , "Abraham, Abraham!" He said , " Here I am ."
12 He said, "Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him . For now I know that you fear God , since you have not withheld your son , your only son , from me ."
13 Abraham lifted up his eyes , and looked , and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns . Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son .
14 Abraham called the name of that place " The LORD Will Provide ". As it is said to this day , " On the LORD ’s mountain , it will be provided ."
15 The LORD ’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky ,
16 and said , "‘ I have sworn by myself,’ says the LORD , ‘ because you have done this thing , and have not withheld your son , your only son ,
17 that I will bless you greatly , and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens , and like the sand which is on the seashore . Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
18 All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring , because you have obeyed my voice .’"
19 So Abraham returned to his young men , and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
20 After these things , Abraham was told , " Behold , Milcah , she also has borne children to your brother Nahor :
21 Uz his firstborn , Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
22 Chesed , Hazo , Pildash , Jidlaph , and Bethuel ."
23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah . These eight Milcah bore to Nahor , Abraham’s brother.
24 His concubine , whose name was Reumah , also bore Tebah , Gaham , Tahash , and Maacah .