Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 22

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So Abraham gave that place a name, “The LORD Provides.” Even today people say, “On the mountain of the LORD, he will give us what we need.”

Then God said, “Take your son to the land of Moriah and kill your son there as a sacrifice for me. This must be Isaac, your only son, the one you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain.”

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”

Abraham answered, “God himself is providing the lamb for the sacrifice, my son.” So both Abraham and his son went together to that place.

I will surely bless you and give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they will take from their enemies. Every nation on the earth will be blessed through your descendants. I will do this because you obeyed me.”

After these things God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Yes!”

But the angel of the LORD stopped him. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” Abraham answered, “Yes?”

The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time. The angel said, “You were ready to kill your only son for me. Since you did this for me, I make you this promise: I, the LORD, promise that

When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.