Abraham’s Faith Confirmed
1 Now it came to pass after these things thatGod tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
2 Then He said, “Take now your son,your onlysonIsaac, whom youlove, and goto the land of Moriah, and offer him there as aburnt 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 willcome back to you.”
6 So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering andlaiditon 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 whereisthe lamb for a burnt offering?”
8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself thelamb for aburnt 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 andlaid him on the altar, upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.
11 But theAngel of theLordcalled to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
So he said, “Here I am.”
12 And He said,“Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; fornow I know that you fear God, since you have notwithheld your son, your onlyson,from Me.”
13 Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behindhimwasa 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 saidtothis day, “In the Mount of theLordit shall be provided.”
15 Then the Angel of theLordcalled to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
16 and said:“By Myself I have sworn, says theLord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your onlyson—
17 blessing I willbless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendantsas the stars of the heavenand as the sand whichison the seashore; andyour descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,because you have obeyed My voice.”
19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose and went together toBeersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
The Family of Nahor
20 Now it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, “IndeedMilcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
21 Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the fatherof Aram,
22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
23 AndBethuel 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.