Genesis 22:9-11
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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. 10 Abraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.
11 Yahweh’s angel called to him out of the sky, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He said, “Here I am.”
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Genesis 22:9-11
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9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order and [a]bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood.(A)
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son.(B)
11 But the [b]Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.
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- Genesis 22:9 Isaac, who was perhaps twenty-five years old (according to the ancient historian Josephus), shared his father’s confidence in God’s promise. Was not his very existence the result of God keeping His word? (Gen. 17:15-17.)
- Genesis 22:11 See footnote on Gen. 16:7.
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