Ayat-ayat Alkitab Ternama dari Genesis 22

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Abraham named that place “the LORD sees.” That is the reason people today say, “On this mountain the LORD is seen.”

God said, “Take your son, your only son whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him up as an entirely burned offering there on one of the mountains that I will show you.”

The messenger said, “Don’t stretch out your hand against the young man, and don’t do anything to him. I now know that you revere God and didn’t hold back your son, your only son, from me.”

Abraham said, “The lamb for the entirely burned offering? God will see to it, my son.” The two of them walked on together.

I will bless you richly and I will give you countless descendants, as many as the stars in the sky and as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will conquer their enemies’ cities. All the nations of the earth will be blessed because of your descendants, because you obeyed me.”

After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” Abraham answered, “I’m here.”

But the LORD’s messenger called out to Abraham from heaven, “Abraham? Abraham?” Abraham said, “I’m here.”

The LORD’s messenger called out to Abraham from heaven a second time and said, “I give my word as the LORD that because you did this and didn’t hold back your son, your only son

They arrived at the place God had described to him. Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.