Genesis 22:3

And Abraham rises early in the morning, and saddles his donkey, and takes two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac, and he cleaves the wood of the burnt-offering, and rises and goes to the place of which God has spoken to him.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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 clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

In Context

2And He says, “Now take your son, your only one, whom you have loved, even Isaac, and go for yourself to the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak to you.”

4On the third day—Abraham lifts up his eyes, and sees the place from afar;

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Cross References

Genesis 21:14And Abraham rises early in the morning, and takes bread, and a bottle of water, and gives to Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the boy, and sends her out; and she goes on, and goes astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;

Psalms 119:60I have made haste, || And did not delay, to keep Your commands.

Isaiah 26:3You keep [him] in peace [whose] imagination [is] stayed—peace! For he is confident in You.

Mark 10:28And Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we left all, and we followed You.”

Galatians 1:16to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim Him as good news among the nations, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

Hebrews 11:17By faith Abraham has offered up Isaac, being tried, even the [one] having received the promises offered up his only begotten,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:2-3

Abraham Commanded to Offer Isaac. ( b. c. 1872.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 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. Here is the trial of Abraham's faith, whether it continued so strong, so vigorous, so victorious, after a long settlement in communion… Read the whole commentary →

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