Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 22

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So Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide. To this day people say, “It will be provided on the mountain of the LORD.”

Then God said, “Take your son, your only son. He is the one you love. Take Isaac. Go to the place called Moriah. Give your son to me there as a burnt offering. Sacrifice him on the mountain I will show you.”

“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not harm him. Now I know that you would do anything for God. You have not held back from me your son, your only son.”

Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them walked on together.

So I will certainly bless you. I will make the children born into your family as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. They will take over the cities of their enemies. All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All these things will happen because you have obeyed me.”

Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

But the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven. He said, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am,” Abraham replied.

The angel of the LORD called out to Abraham from heaven a second time. He said, “I am giving you my word that I will bless you. I will bless you because of what you have done,” announces the LORD. “You have not held back your son, your only son.

They reached the place God had shown Abraham. There Abraham built an altar. He arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son Isaac. Abraham placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.