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It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham , and said to him, "Abraham !" He said , "Here I am."
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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."
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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.
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On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes , and saw the place far off.
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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."
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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.
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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?"
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Abraham said , "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son ." So they both went together.
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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 .
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Abraham stretched forth his hand , and took the knife to kill his son .
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The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky , and said , "Abraham , Abraham !" He said , "Here I am."
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He said , "Don't lay your hand on the boy , neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God , since you have not withheld your son , your only son , from me."
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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 .
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Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day , "On Yahweh 's mountain , it will be provided."
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The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky ,
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and said , "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh , because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son , your only son ,
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that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens , and like the sand which is on the seashore . Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies .
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In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed , because you have obeyed my voice ."
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So Abraham returned to his young men , and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.
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It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham , saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor :
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Uz his firstborn , Buz his brother , Kemuel the father of Aram ,
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Chesed, Hazo, Pildash , Jidlaph , and Bethuel ."
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Bethuel became the father of Rebekah . These eight Milcah bore to Nahor , Abraham 's brother .
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His concubine , whose name was Reumah , also bore Tebah , Gaham , Tahash, and Maacah .