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Genesis chapter 22
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After all these things, Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “.”He said, “Take your son -- , the one you love -- Isaac. Go to the land of and offer him there as a on one of the mountains that I will tell you about.”Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, along with his son Isaac. He split wood for the burnt offering, then set out for the place Elohim had told him about.On the third day, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there, and we will , and then to you.”Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac’s back. He carried the fire and the in his own hands. And .Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?” And he said, “, my son.” Isaac said, “We have the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”Abraham said, “Elohim himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And .They came to the place Elohim had told him about. Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to his son.But the called out to him from the sky: “Abraham! Abraham!” And he said, “.”He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you Elohim, because you did not hold back your son, , from me.”Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. He went over, took the ram, and offered it as a burnt offering his son.Abraham named that place “.” And to this day people say, “On the mountain of Yahweh, it will be provided.”The angel of Yahweh called out to Abraham a second time from the sky.He said, “ -- this is -- because you have done this and have not held back your son, your only one,”“I will absolutely . I will make your as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. And your descendants will take possession of the .”“And through your descendants, all the nations of the earth will -- because you .”Abraham returned to his young men, and they set out together for . And Abraham settled in Beersheba.After these things, Abraham was told, “ has also had children -- sons for your brother Nahor.” was the firstborn, then Buz his brother, then Kemuel the father of Aram,then Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.Bethuel fathered . These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.His , whose name was Reumah, also had children: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.