Genesis 22:2

1 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

3 So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son], whom thou lovest, Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah, and there offer him up for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
BLB
And He said, “Take now your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell to you.”
ÅB
Da sa han: Ta din sønn, din eneste, ham som du har så kjær, Isak, og gå til Moria land og ofre ham der til brennoffer på et av fjellene, som jeg skal si deg!
OTB
Gud sa: «Ta din sønn, din eneste sønn Isak, som du elsker, og dra til landet Moria. Ofre ham der som et brennoffer på et av fjellene jeg skal vise deg.»
B1930
Da sa han: Ta din sønn, din eneste, ham som du har så kjær, Isak, og gå til Moria land og ofre ham der til brennoffer på et av fjellene, som jeg skal si dig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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  • Romans 8:32

    He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?

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  • Hebrews 11:17

    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

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  • 1 John 4:9–10

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

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  • Genesis 17:19

    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

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  • Genesis 22:12

    “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”

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  • Genesis 22:16

    saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

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  • 2 Kings 3:27

    So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.

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