Quotes about Abraham
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
“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
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
Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.
- Genesis 22:11
“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
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
And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,
- Genesis 22:15
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Genesis 22:18
Abraham went back to his servants, and they got up and set out together for Beersheba. And Abraham settled in Beersheba.
- Genesis 22:19
Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother Nahor:
- Genesis 22:20
And Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
- Genesis 22:23
She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
- Genesis 23:2