Genesis 22:15-17

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

¹⁵ The angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, ¹⁶ and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, ¹⁷ I will indeed bless you, and I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of their enemies,