Genesis 22:9

They arrived at the place God had told him about. There, Abraham built a stone altar and arranged the wood on top of it. Then he tied his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Abraham replied, “My son, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering.” So the two of them continued walking along together.

10Then Abraham took the knife and reached out to kill his son.

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Cross References

Genesis 8:20Then Noah built a ◄stone altar/place for offering sacrifices► to Yahweh. Then he took some of the animals that Yahweh had said were acceptable as sacrifices and killed them. Then he burned them whole on the altar.

Genesis 22:2God said, “Your son, Isaac, whom you love very much, is the only son who is still here with you. But take him and go together to the Moriah region. Offer him as a sacrifice like a burnt offering, on a hill that I will show you.”

Isaiah 53:4But he will be punished for the sicknesses of our souls; he will endure great pain for us. But we will think that he is being punished by God, afflicted/punished for his own sins.

Matthew 26:1When Jesus had finished saying all those things, he said to us disciples,

Mark 15:1Very early in the morning the chief priests met together with the rest of the Jewish council, in order to decide how to accuse Jesus before the Roman governor. Their guards tied Jesus’ hands again. They took him to the house of Pilate, the governor, and they started to accuse him, saying “ Jesus is claiming that he is a king!!”

Acts 8:32The part of the Scriptures that the official was reading was this: He will be silent when they lead him away to kill him like when a sheep is led away to be killed. As a young sheep is silent when its wool is being cut off {someone cuts off its wool}, similarly he will not protest [MTY] when people cause him to suffer.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 22:4-11

Abraham's Obedience. ( b. c. 1872.) 3 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. 4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5 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. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the… Read the whole commentary →

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