Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 22

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Abraham called the place “The Lord will Provide.” That's still a saying people use today: “the Lord will provide on his mountain.”

God told him, “Go with your son, your only son, the one you love, to the land of Moriah and sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll tell you about.”

The angel said, “Don't touch the boy! Don't do anything to him, because now I know that you truly do what God tells you. You didn't refuse to give me your son, your only son.”

“God will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied, and they went on walking up together.

you can be sure that I will bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sand of the seashore, and they will conquer their enemies. All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your descendants because you did what I told you.”

Sometime later God tested Abraham. He called out to him, “Abraham!” “I'm here,” Abraham replied.

But the angel of the Lord shouted to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes, I'm here,” he replied.

The angel of the Lord shouted again to Abraham from heaven, “I swear by myself, says the Lord, that because you have done this and didn't refuse to give me your son, your only son

When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Then he bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.