⁷ The Lord appeared to Abram^(A) and said, “To your offspring^[a] I will give this land.^(B)”^(C) So he built an altar there to the Lord,^(D) who had appeared to him.

⁸ From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel^(A) and pitched his tent,^(B) with Bethel on the west and Ai^(C) on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.^(D)

⁴ and where he had first built an altar.^(A) There Abram called on the name of the Lord.^(B)

¹⁸ So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre^(A) at Hebron,^(B) where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.^(C)

¹⁹ For I have chosen him^(A), so that he will direct his children^(B) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord^(C) by doing what is right and just,^(D) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”^(E)

⁷ Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet,^(A) and he will pray for you^(B) and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”^(C)

³³ Abraham planted a tamarisk tree^(A) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,^(B) the Eternal God.^(C)

³ Early the next morning^(A) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. ⁴ On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. ⁵ He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.^(B)”

⁶ Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac,^(C) and he himself carried the fire and the knife.^(D) As the two of them went on together, ⁷ Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, “Father?”

“Yes, my son?” Abraham replied.

“The fire and wood are here,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb^(E) for the burnt offering?”

⁸ Abraham answered, “God himself will provide^(F) the lamb^(G) for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.

⁹ When they reached the place God had told him about,^(H) Abraham built an altar^(I) there and arranged the wood^(J) on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar,^(K) on top of the wood. ¹⁰ Then he reached out his hand and took the knife^(L) to slay his son.^{(M) 11} But the angel of the Lord^(N) called out to him from heaven,^(O) “Abraham! Abraham!”^(P)

“Here I am,”^(Q) he replied.

¹² “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God,^(R) because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.^(S)”

¹³ Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram^[a] caught by its horns.^(T) He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.^(U)