English Bible Presentation Sharing - Genesis Book, chapter 22, verse 70 in Ncv Version

Genesis 22 : 1 (NCV)

After these things God tested Abraham's faith. God said to him, "Abraham!" And he answered, "Here I am."

Genesis 22 : 2 (NCV)

Then God said, "Take your only son, Isaac, the son you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Kill him there and offer him as a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about."

Genesis 22 : 3 (NCV)

Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. He took Isaac and two servants with him. After he cut the wood for the sacrifice, they went to the place God had told them to go.

Genesis 22 : 4 (NCV)

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

Genesis 22 : 5 (NCV)

He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey. My son and I will go over there and worship, and then we will come back to you."

Genesis 22 : 6 (NCV)

Abraham took the wood for the sacrifice and gave it to his son to carry, but he himself took the knife and the fire. So he and his son went on together.

Genesis 22 : 7 (NCV)

Isaac said to his father Abraham, "Father!" Abraham answered, "Yes, my son." Isaac said, "We have the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb we will burn as a sacrifice?"

Genesis 22 : 8 (NCV)

Abraham answered, "God will give us the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So Abraham and his son went on together

Genesis 22 : 9 (NCV)

and came to the place God had told him about. Abraham built an altar there. He laid the wood on it and then tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the wood on the altar.

Genesis 22 : 10 (NCV)

Then Abraham took his knife and was about to kill his son.

Genesis 22 : 11 (NCV)

But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" Abraham answered, "Yes."

Genesis 22 : 12 (NCV)

The angel said, "Don't kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you trust God and that you have not kept your son, your only son, from me."

Genesis 22 : 13 (NCV)

Then Abraham looked up and saw a male sheep caught in a bush by its horns. So Abraham went and took the sheep and killed it. He offered it as a whole burnt offering to God, and his son was saved.

Genesis 22 : 14 (NCV)

So Abraham named that place The Lord Provides. Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

Genesis 22 : 15 (NCV)

The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time

Genesis 22 : 16 (NCV)

and said, "The Lord says, 'Because you did not keep back your son, your only son, from me, I make you this promise by my own name:

Genesis 22 : 17 (NCV)

I will surely bless you and give you many descendants. They will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, and they will capture the cities of their enemies.

Genesis 22 : 18 (NCV)

Through your descendants all the nations on the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed me.'"

Genesis 22 : 19 (NCV)

Then Abraham returned to his servants. They all traveled back to Beersheba, and Abraham stayed there.

Genesis 22 : 20 (NCV)

After these things happened, someone told Abraham: "Your brother Nahor and his wife Milcah have children now.

Genesis 22 : 21 (NCV)

The first son is Uz, and the second is Buz. The third son is Kemuel (the father of Aram).

Genesis 22 : 22 (NCV)

Then there are Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

Genesis 22 : 23 (NCV)

Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milcah was the mother of these eight sons, and Nahor, Abraham's brother, was the father.

Genesis 22 : 24 (NCV)

Also Nahor had four other sons by his slave woman Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.