^{1 Ref} And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Here am I.

^{2 Ref} And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, 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.

^{3 Ref} And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

^{4 Ref} On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

^{5 Ref} And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you.

^{6 Ref} And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. And they went both of them together.

^{7 Ref} And Isaac spake 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?

^{8 Ref} And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son. So they went both of them together.

^{9 Ref} And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.

^{10 Ref} And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

^{11 Ref} And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

^{12 Ref} And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him. For now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

^{13 Ref} And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind `him' a ram caught in the 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.

^{14 Ref} And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh. As it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.

¹⁵ And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,

^{16 Ref} and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

^{17 Ref} that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.

^{18 Ref} And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.

^{19 Ref} So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba. And Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

^{20 Ref} And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto they brother Nahor.

^{21 Ref} Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram.

²² And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.

^{23 Ref} And Bethuel begat Rebekah. These eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

^{24 Ref} And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

^{1 Ref} It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

^{2 Ref} He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

^{3 Ref} Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

^{4 Ref} On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

^{5 Ref} Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you.

^{6 Ref} Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

^{7 Ref} Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

^{8 Ref} Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.

^{9 Ref} 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 Ref} Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

^{11 Ref} The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

^{12 Ref} He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

^{13 Ref} Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

^{14 Ref} Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh-Jireh.{"Yahweh-Jireh" means "Yahweh is my provider."} As it is said to this day, "In Yahweh's mountain it will be provided.

¹⁵ The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

^{16 Ref} and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

^{17 Ref} that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.

^{18 Ref} In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

^{19 Ref} So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

^{20 Ref} It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

^{21 Ref} Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

²² Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

^{23 Ref} Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

^{24 Ref} His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bare Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.