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Genesis 22:5-15 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go over there to worship; then we’ll come back to you.”

6. Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac. In his hand he took the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.

7. Then Isaac spoke to his father Abraham and said, “My father.”And he replied, “Here I am, my son.”Isaac said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering? ”

8. Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.

9. When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.

10. Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.

11. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham! ”He replied, “Here I am.”

12. Then He said, “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from Me.”

13. Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

14. And Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide, so today it is said: “It will be provided on the Lord’s mountain.”

15. Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven

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