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Genesis 22:9-11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Genesis 22:9-11
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there; then he laid the wood in order and [a]bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on the wood.(A)
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took hold of the knife to slay his son.(B)
11 But the [b]Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, Abraham, Abraham! He answered, Here I am.
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- Genesis 22:9 Isaac, who was perhaps twenty-five years old (according to the ancient historian Josephus), shared his father’s confidence in God’s promise. Was not his very existence the result of God keeping His word? (Gen. 17:15-17.)
- Genesis 22:11 See footnote on Gen. 16:7.
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