Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 22

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Genesis 22 . 1 , Abraham is tempted to offer Isaac; Genesis 22 . 3 , He gives proof of his faith and obedience; Genesis 22 . 11 , The angel prevents him; Genesis 22 . 13 , Isaac is exchanged for a ram; Genesis 22 . 14 , The place is called Jehovah-jireh; Genesis 22 . 15 , Abraham is again blessed; Genesis 22 . 20 , The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah.

Genesis 22:1

Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.

Genesis 22:1 · BSB

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Heb. Behold me

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tempt Or prove , or try , as tempt , from tento , originally signified.

Genesis 22:2

"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."

Genesis 22:2 · BSB

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Genesis 22:3

So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.

Genesis 22:3 · BSB

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Genesis 22:4

On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Genesis 22:4 · BSB

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Genesis 22:5

"Stay here with the donkey," Abraham told his servants. "The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you."

Genesis 22:5 · BSB

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Genesis 22:6

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:6 · BSB

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Genesis 22:7

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

Genesis 22:7 · BSB

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Heb. Behold me

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or , kid

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Genesis 22:8

Abraham answered, "God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two walked on together.

Genesis 22:8 · BSB

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Genesis 22:9

When they arrived at the place God had designated, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, atop the wood.

Genesis 22:9 · BSB

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Genesis 22:10

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

Genesis 22:10 · BSB

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Genesis 22:11

Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" "Here I am," he replied.

Genesis 22:11 · BSB

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Genesis 22:12

"Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him," said the angel, "for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me."

Genesis 22:12 · BSB

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Genesis 22:13

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

Genesis 22:13 · BSB

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Genesis 22:14

And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."

Genesis 22:14 · BSB

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i.e. The Lord will see , or provide

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it shall be seen "In the mount of the Lord it shall be provided." The meaning is , that God , in the greatest difficulties , when all human assistance is vain , will make a suitable provision for the deliverance of those who trust in Him.

Genesis 22:15

And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,

Genesis 22:15 · BSB

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Genesis 22:16

saying, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

Genesis 22:16 · BSB

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Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Genesis 22:17 · BSB

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Heb. lip

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Genesis 22:18

And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

Genesis 22:18 · BSB

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Genesis 22:19

Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.

Genesis 22:19 · BSB

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Genesis 22:20

Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:

Genesis 22:20 · BSB

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Genesis 22:21

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

Genesis 22:21 · BSB

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Syrians

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Kemuel Kemuel might have given name to the Kamilites , a people of Syria , mentioned by Strabo , to the west of the Euphrates.

Genesis 22:23

And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.

Genesis 22:23 · BSB

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Genesis 22:24

Moreover, Nahor's concubine, whose name was Reumah, bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

Genesis 22:24 · BSB

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Maachah He may have been the father of the Macetes , in Arabia Felix . there is a city called Maca towards the straits of Ormus.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web24 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Hebrews 6:14 → Genesis 22:17
Allusions Romans 8:32 → Genesis 22:16, Hebrews 11:12 → Genesis 22:17, Hebrews 11:17-19 → Genesis 22:1-10, Genesis 22:17-18 → Genesis 1:28, Genesis 22:17-18 → Genesis 3:15, Genesis 22:18 → Genesis 12:3, 2 Chronicles 3:1-2 → Genesis 22:2, Psalms 72:17 → Genesis 22:18
Echoes Isaiah 11:10 → Genesis 22:18
Trajectories
Abraham (Father of Faith), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Isaac (Child of Promise), Oath of God (Unchangeable Counsel), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Seth (Appointed Seed)
Longitudinal Themes
Sacrifice and Atonement, Seed and Offspring
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Genesis 22.18 - In Your Offspring All Nations
Chiasms
Shaped Genesis 11:27–22:24 (Abraham Cycle), Genesis 21:33–22:19, Genesis 22:1–19
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