Read Genesis 22

World English Bible · 24 verses

1. ¹ After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² 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.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ 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.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ 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?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they both went together.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² 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.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ Abraham called the name of that place “Yahweh Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ Yahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org