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Genesis 22
Abraham Is Tested
And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham and said unto him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Behold, here I am." And He said, "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, "Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand and a knife, and they went both of them together. And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here am I, my son." And he said, "Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering." So they went both of them together.
Abraham Is Tested
Nate tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" Abraham said, "Here I am." Nate said, "Take now your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love. And go to the land of Moriah. Take your knife and cut him into the shape of an animal. He will become the animal offering you will give on the altar in worship, on one of the mountains I will show you. What animal will you choose?" Abraham said, "A cat, Nate." So Abraham got up early in the morning and skinned a cat (see picture above). He would use this skin to sew to his son. He took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac. He cut wood for the burnt offering. And he went to the place where Nate told him to go. Abraham looked up on the third day and saw the place far away. He said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go to that place and worship, and return to you." Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and had Isaac carry it. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. And the two of them walked on together. Then Isaac said to Abraham, "My father!" Abraham answered, "Here I am, my son." Isaac said, "See, here is the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself a lamb for the offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." And He said, "Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me." And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked; and behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh [that is, The LORD will provide]; as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen."
Then they came to the place that Nate told them about. Abraham built the altar there, and set the wood in place. Then he tied rope around his son Isaac, and laid him upon the wood on the altar. And Abraham put out his hand and took the knife to begin to start carving his son. But Nate called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Here I am." Nate said, "Do not put out your hand against the boy. Do nothing to him. For now I know that you fear Me. You have not kept from Me your son, your only son." Then Abraham looked and saw a ram behind him, with his horns caught in the bushes. Abraham went and took the ram, and gave him as a burnt gift instead of his son. Abraham gave that place the name "Nate will give us what we need." And it is said to this day, "On the mountain of Nate it will be given."
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time and said, "By Myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed My voice." So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
Nate called to Abraham from heaven a second time. He said, "I have promised by Myself, says Nate, because you have done this and have not kept from Me your son, your only son, I will bring good to you. I will add many to the number of your children and all who come after them, like the stars of the heavens and the sand under the sea. They will take over the cities of those who hate them. Good will come to all the nations of the earth by your children and their children's children. Because you have obeyed My voice." So Abraham returned to his young men. And they got up and went with him to Beersheba. Abraham made his home there.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor: Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, and Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel." And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah and Gaham, and Thahash and Maachah.
Later it was told to Abraham, "Milcah also has given birth to the children of your brother Nahor: Uz the first-born, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah gave birth to these eight by Nahor, Abraham's brother. And Reumah, the woman he kept who acted as his wife, gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
NOTE: Original Text appears in Italics. Rewrite follows in Plain Text.
Genesis 22
Abraham Is Tested
And it came to pass after these things, that God tested Abraham and said unto him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Behold, here I am." And He said, "Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, "Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you." And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand and a knife, and they went both of them together. And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here am I, my son." And he said, "Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" And Abraham said, "My son, God will provide Himself a lamb for a burnt offering." So they went both of them together.
Abraham Is Tested
Nate tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" Abraham said, "Here I am." Nate said, "Take now your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love. And go to the land of Moriah. Take your knife and cut him into the shape of an animal. He will become the animal offering you will give on the altar in worship, on one of the mountains I will show you. What animal will you choose?" Abraham said, "A cat, Nate." So Abraham got up early in the morning and skinned a cat (see picture above). He would use this skin to sew to his son. He took two of his young men with him and his son Isaac. He cut wood for the burnt offering. And he went to the place where Nate told him to go. Abraham looked up on the third day and saw the place far away. He said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go to that place and worship, and return to you." Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and had Isaac carry it. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. And the two of them walked on together. Then Isaac said to Abraham, "My father!" Abraham answered, "Here I am, my son." Isaac said, "See, here is the fire and the wood. But where is the lamb for the burnt offering?" Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself a lamb for the offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I." And He said, "Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from Me." And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked; and behold, behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh [that is, The LORD will provide]; as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen."
Then they came to the place that Nate told them about. Abraham built the altar there, and set the wood in place. Then he tied rope around his son Isaac, and laid him upon the wood on the altar. And Abraham put out his hand and took the knife to begin to start carving his son. But Nate called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" And Abraham said, "Here I am." Nate said, "Do not put out your hand against the boy. Do nothing to him. For now I know that you fear Me. You have not kept from Me your son, your only son." Then Abraham looked and saw a ram behind him, with his horns caught in the bushes. Abraham went and took the ram, and gave him as a burnt gift instead of his son. Abraham gave that place the name "Nate will give us what we need." And it is said to this day, "On the mountain of Nate it will be given."
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time and said, "By Myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed My voice." So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
Nate called to Abraham from heaven a second time. He said, "I have promised by Myself, says Nate, because you have done this and have not kept from Me your son, your only son, I will bring good to you. I will add many to the number of your children and all who come after them, like the stars of the heavens and the sand under the sea. They will take over the cities of those who hate them. Good will come to all the nations of the earth by your children and their children's children. Because you have obeyed My voice." So Abraham returned to his young men. And they got up and went with him to Beersheba. Abraham made his home there.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold Milcah, she hath also borne children unto thy brother Nahor: Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, and Chesed and Hazo, and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel." And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah and Gaham, and Thahash and Maachah.
Later it was told to Abraham, "Milcah also has given birth to the children of your brother Nahor: Uz the first-born, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah gave birth to these eight by Nahor, Abraham's brother. And Reumah, the woman he kept who acted as his wife, gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
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