Genesis 22

1And it came to pass after these things, that God did test Abraham, and said unto him, “Abraham;” and he said, “Here am I.”

The faith of Abraham is proved in offering his son Isaac.

2And he said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah; and there lift him up for a dedication^a upon one of the mountains which I will tell you.” 3And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he took the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went to the place which God had told him. 4On the third day Abraham looked and could see the place from afar. 5And Abraham said unto his young men, “Stay here with the donkey, and the boy and I will go there; and we will worship, and return again to you.” 6And Abraham took the wood for 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. 7And Isaac spoke to 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?” 8And Abraham said, “God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son;” so they went both of them together. 9And 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. 10And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11And the angel of the LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham,” and he said, “Here I am.” 12And he said, “Do not lay a 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.” 13And 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 instead of his son. 14And Abraham called the name of that place "The LORD will provide"^a: as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it shall be provided." 15And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16and said, “By myself have I sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.” 19So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

The generations of Nahor Abraham’s brother of whom cometh Rebekah.

20And it came to pass after these things, that Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she has also borne children to your brother Nahor: 21Uz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.”