Genesis 22
1AND it came to pass after these things that God tried Abraham and said to him, Abraham! Abraham! And he said, Here I am.
2And He said, Take thy son, thy dear son whom thou hast loved—Isaak; and go to the hilly country and offer him up there for a whole homage offering on one of the hills which I will point out to thee.
3So Abraham arose in the morning and saddled his ass and took with him two servants and his son Isaak: and having split wood for the whole homage offering he set out on the journey and came to the place which God told him
4on the third day. Now when Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place at a distance
5he said to his servants, Stay here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder, and when we have worshipped we will return to you.
6Then Abraham took the wood of the whole homage offering and laid it on his son Isaak; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they both proceeded on together.
7And Isaak said to his father Abraham, Father. And he said, What is the matter, son? And Isaak said, Here is the fire and the wood; where is the sheep for a whole homage offering?
8And Abraham said, My son! God will provide for Himself a sheep for a whole homage offering.
9So they both proceeded on together and came to the place which God told him. And Abraham built there the altar, and placed thereon the wood; and having bound his son Isaak he laid him on the altar above the wood.
10And when Abraham stretched forth his hand to take hold of the knife to slay his son,
11the angel of the Lord called to him out of heaven and said, Abraham! Abraham! And he said, Here I am.
12And He said, Lay not thy hand on the lad, nor do any thing to him; for now I know that thou fearest God and on my account hast not spared thy darling son.
13Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and lo! a ram caught by the horns in a sabek bush. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up for an homage offering instead of his son Isaak.
14And Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen, that at this day they might say, On this mountain, The Lord was seen.
15Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
16saying, By Myself I have sworn, saith the Lord: Because thou hast done this, and for My sake hast not spared thy beloved son,
17with blessings I will indeed bless thee; and I will multiply thy seed abundantly as the stars of heaven and as the sand on the seashore: and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their adversaries;
18and by the seed of thee all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
19Then Abraham returned to his servants and they arose and came together to Well of the Oath, for Abraham lived at Well of the Oath.
20And after these things it was told Abraham saying, With regard to Melcha, behold she also hath born sons to thy brother Nachor,
21Ouz the first born, and Baux his brother, and Hamuel, the father of the Syrians,
22and Chazad and Azau, and Phaldes and Jeldaph and Bathuel;
23and Bathuel begot Rebekka. These were the eight sons, whom Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraham.
24And his concubine whose name was Reuma bore also Tabek and Gaam and Tochos and Mocha.