{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-09T22:03:04.063Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":22,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":24},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will worship, and come again to you."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and they went both of them together."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son: so they went both of them together."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be provided."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Uz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 22 (ERV)","markdown":"[Genesis 22](https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/genesis/22 (accessed 2026-06-09)."}}