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The First Book of Moses: Genesis

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- Chapter 22 -

(John 3:1–21)
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After these things occurred, God tested Abraham, and he said to him, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”(a)
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He said to him: “Take your only begotten son Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of vision. And there you shall offer him as a holocaust upon one of the mountains, which I will show to you.”
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And so Abraham, getting up in the night, harnessed his donkey, taking with him two youths, and his son Isaac. And when he had cut wood for the holocaust, he traveled toward the place, as God had instructed him.
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Then, on the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place at a distance.
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And he said to his servants: “Wait here with the donkey. I and the boy will hurry further ahead to that place. After we have worshipped, will return to you.”
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He also took the wood for the holocaust, and he imposed it upon his son Isaac. And he himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And as the two continued on together,
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Isaac said to his father, “My father.” And he answered, “What do you want, son?” “Behold,” he said, “fire and wood. Where is the victim for the holocaust?”
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But Abraham said, “God himself will provide the victim for the holocaust, my son.” Thus they continued on together.
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And they came to the place that God had shown to him. There he built an altar, and he set the wood in order upon it. And when he had bound his son Isaac, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood.
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And he reached out his hand and took hold of the sword, in order to sacrifice his son.

The LORD Provides the Sacrifice

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And behold, an Angel of the Lord called out from heaven, saying, “Abraham, Abraham.” And he answered, “Here I am.”
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And he said to him, “Do not extend your hand over the boy, and do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, since you have not spared your only begotten son for my sake.”
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Abraham lifted up his eyes, and he saw behind his back a ram among the thorns, caught by the horns, which he took and offered as a holocaust, instead of his son.
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And he called the name of that place: ‘The Lord Sees.’ Thus, even to this day, it is said: ‘On the mountain, the Lord will see.’
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Then the Angel of the Lord called out to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying:
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“By my own self, I have sworn, says the Lord. Because you have done this thing, and have not spared your only begotten son for my sake,
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I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
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And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”
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Abraham returned to his servants, and they went to Beersheba together, and he lived there.

The Sons of Nahor

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After these things occurred, it was reported to Abraham that Milcah, likewise, had borne sons for his brother Nahor:
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Uz, the firstborn, and Buz, his brother, and Kemuel, the father of the Syrians,
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and Chesed, and Hazo, likewise Pildash, and Jidlaph,
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as well as Bethuel, of whom was born Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore for Nahor, the brother of Abraham.(b)
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In truth, his concubine, named Reumah, bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

Footnotes

(a)22:1 God tempted, etc:God tempts no man to evil, James. 1:13; but by trial and experiment makes known to the world, and to ourselves, what we are, as here by this trial the singular faith and obedience of Abraham was made manifest.(Challoner)
(b)22:23 The name Bethuel is male; the expression ‘de quo nata est’ does not imply that Bethuel is female. The verb merely indicates that he fathered Rebecca, it does not refer specifically to being pregnant nor to giving birth.(Conte)
(John 3:1–21)
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After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
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He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
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Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.
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On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.
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Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there. We will worship, and come back to you.”
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Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.
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Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
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Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.
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They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.
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Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

The LORD Provides the Sacrifice

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The LORD’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”
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He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
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Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.
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Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”.(a) As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”
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The LORD’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
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and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says the LORD, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
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All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”
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So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

The Sons of Nahor

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After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:
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Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
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Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”
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Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.
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His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Footnotes

(a)22:14 or, the LORD Jireh, or, the LORD Seeing
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