Genesis 22:1

And it was after these things that the Lord tempted Abraham; and He said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold, I am.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2And He said, Take now thy son, thy only, whom thou lovest, Izhak, and go into the land of worship, and offer him before Me there, a burnt offering, upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:11And the word was evil exceedingly in the eyes of Abraham, on account of his son.

Genesis 22:11And the Angel of the Lord called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Behold, I am.

Genesis 46:2And the Lord spake to Israel in a vision of the night, and said, Jakob, Jakob. And he said, Behold, I am.

Exodus 15:25And he prayed before the Lord; and the Lord instructed him (in the properties of) a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There decreed He a statute, and a judgment, and there He tried him.

Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way that the Lord thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that He might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep His commandments or not:

Deuteronomy 13:3and the sign or wonder cometh to pass, (yet,) should he speak with thee, saying, Let us go after the gods of the Gentiles whom thou hast not known, and let us worship them;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:1

We have here the famous story of Abraham's offering up his son Isaac, that is, his offering to offer him, which is justly looked upon as one of the wonders of the church. Here is, I. The strange command which God gave to Abraham concerning it, ver. 1, 2 . II. Abraham's strange obedience to this command, ver. 3-10 . III. The strange issue of this trial. 1. The sacrificing of Isaac was countermanded, ver. 11, 12 . 2. Another sacrifice was provided, ver. 13, 14 . 3. The covenant was renewed with Abraham hereupon,… Read the whole commentary →

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