Genesis 22

1Some time later God tested Abraham. God said: Abraham. Abraham said: Here I am.

2God said: Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love. Go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering. I will show you the mountain.

3Early the next morning Abraham saddled his donkey. He took 2 of his young men and his son Isaac. He cut wood for the burnt offering. Then Abraham set out for the place God had told him about.

4On the 3rd day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away.

5Abraham said to his young men: Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there and worship. Then we will come back to you.

6Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. Abraham carried the fire and the knife. The 2 of them walked on together.

7Isaac said to his father Abraham: Father. Abraham said: Here I am, my son. Isaac said: We have the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?

8Abraham said: My son, God will provide the lamb for the burnt offering. The 2 of them walked on together.

9They came to the place God had told Abraham about. Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood on it. Then Abraham tied up his son Isaac. Abraham laid Isaac on the altar, on top of the wood.

10Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven: Abraham, Abraham. Abraham said: Here I am.

12The angel said: Do not lay your hand on the boy. Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God. You have not held back your son, your only son, from Me.

13Abraham looked up and saw a ram behind him. The ram's horns were caught in a bush. Abraham went and took the ram. He offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

14Abraham named that place The LORD Will Provide. To this day people say: On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.

15The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a 2nd time.

16The angel said: I swear by Myself, says the LORD. You have done this. You have not held back your son, your only son.

17So I will greatly bless you. I will give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. They will be as many as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take the cities of their enemies.

18All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your descendants, because you have obeyed Me.

19Abraham went back to his young men. They got up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

20Some time later Abraham was told: Milcah has also had children for your brother Nahor.

21Huz was the oldest son. Buz was his brother. Kemuel was the father of Aram.

22The others were Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.

23Bethuel was the father of Rebekah. Milcah had these 8 sons for Abraham's brother Nahor.

24Nahor also had a 2nd wife named Reumah. She had sons named Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maacah.