Genesis 22

Abraham’s Faith Confirmed

1 Now it came to pass after these things that *Deut. 8:2, 16; 1 Cor. 10:13; Heb. 11:17; (James 1:12–14; 1 Pet. 1:7)God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!"

And he said, "Here I am."

2 Then He said, "Take now your son, *Gen. 22:12, 16; John 3:16; Heb. 11:17; 1 John 4:9your only son Isaac, whom you *John 5:20love, and go *2 Chr. 3:1to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a *Gen. 8:20; 31:54burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you."

3 So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will *(Heb. 11:19)come back to you."

6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and *John 19:17laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!"

And he said, "Here I am, my son."

Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

8 And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide for Himself the *John 1:29, 36lamb for a *Ex. 12:3–6burnt offering." So the two of them went together.

9 Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and *(Heb. 11:17–19; James 2:21)laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

11 But the *Gen. 16:7–11; 21:17, 18; 31:11Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!"

So he said, "Here I am."

12 And He said, *1 Sam. 15:22"Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for *Gen. 26:5; James 2:21, 22now I know that you fear God, since you have not *Gen. 22:2, 16; John 3:16withheld your son, your only son, from Me."

13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind himwas a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided."

15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: *Ps. 105:9; Luke 1:73; (Heb. 6:13, 14)"By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—17 blessing I will *Gen. 17:16; 26:3, 24bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants *Gen. 15:5; 26:4; Deut. 1:10; Jer. 33:22; Heb. 11:12as the stars of the heaven *Gen. 13:16; 32:12; 1 Kin. 4:20and as the sand which is on the seashore; and *Gen. 24:60your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 *Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 26:4; Matt. 1:1; Luke 3:34; (Acts 3:25, 26); Gal. 3:8, 9, 16, 18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, *Gen. 18:19; 22:3, 10; 26:5because you have obeyed My voice." 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together to *Gen. 21:31Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

The Family of Nahor

20 Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, "Indeed *Gen. 11:29; 24:15Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 *Job 1:1Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father *Job 32:2of Aram, 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." 23 And *Gen. 24:15Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.