9. When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on top of the wood on the altar.
10. Next, Abraham picked up the knife and took it in his hand to sacrifice his son.
11. But the Messenger of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!”“Yes?” he answered.
12. “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you did not refuse to give me your son, your only son.”
13. When Abraham looked around, he saw a ram behind him caught by its horns in a bush. So Abraham took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
14. Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. It is still said today, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”
15. Then the Messenger of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time
16. and said, “I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,