Genesis 22:1-2
1599 Geneva Bible
22 1,2 The faith of Abraham is proved in offering his son Isaac. 3 Isaac is a figure of Christ. 20 The generations of Nahor Abraham’s brother of whom cometh Rebekah.
1 And after these things God did (A)prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. Who answered, [a]Here am I.
2 And he said, Take now thine only son Isaac whom thou lovest, and get thee unto the land of [b]Moriah, and [c]offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains, which I will show thee.
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- Genesis 22:1 Hebrew, Lo, I.
- Genesis 22:2 Which signifieth the fear of God, in the which place he was honored: and Solomon afterward built the Temple.
- Genesis 22:2 Herein stood the chiefest point of his tentation, seeing he was commanded to offer up him in whom God had promised to bless all the nations of the world.
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