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He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/nlt/genesis/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/esv/genesis/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/genesis/22.htm">King James Bible</a> And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/22.htm">New King James Version</a> Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/nasb/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there, and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/lsb/genesis/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood and bound his son Isaac and put him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/amp/genesis/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood, and bound Isaac his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/csb/genesis/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/asv/genesis/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/genesis/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> when they reached the place that God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Next, he tied up his son and put him on the wood. <a href="/erv/genesis/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When they came to the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on top of the wood on the altar. <a href="/gnt/genesis/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/isv/genesis/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> and came to the place about which God had spoken. Abraham built an altar there, arranged the wood, tied up his son Isaac, and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/net/genesis/22.htm">NET Bible</a> When they came to the place God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. <a href="/nheb/genesis/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood. <a href="/wbt/genesis/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they came to the place which God had named to him; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order; and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/genesis/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/genesis/22.htm">World English Bible</a> They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they come to the place of which God has spoken to him, and there Abraham builds the altar, and arranges the wood, and binds his son Isaac, and places him on the altar above the wood; <a href="/ylt/genesis/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they come in unto the place of which God hath spoken to him, and there Abraham buildeth the altar, and arrangeth the wood, and bindeth Isaac his son, and placeth him upon the altar above the wood; <a href="/slt/genesis/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will come to the place which God said to him; and Abraham will build an altar there, and put in order the wood: and he will find Isaak his son, and put him upon the altar, upon the wood.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they came to the place which God had shown him, where he built an altar, and laid the wood in order upon it: and when he had bound Isaac his son, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they came to the place that God had shown to him. There he built an altar, and he set the wood in order upon it. And when he had bound his son Isaac, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of wood. <a href="/nabre/genesis/22.htm">New American Bible</a> When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Next he bound his son Isaac, and put him on top of the wood on the altar. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they came to the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar upon the wood. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they came to the region of which God had told him and Abraham built there the altar and he arranged the wood and he tied up Isaaq his son and he placed him on the altar on the wood.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/genesis/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood. <a href="/parallel/genesis/22-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4891" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/22.htm">The Offering of Isaac</a> …8Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together. 9<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When they arrived</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had designated,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: way·yi·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">built</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">and arranged</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: hā·‘ê·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6123.htm" title="6123: way·ya·‘ă·qōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bind. A primitive root; to tie with thongs.">He bound</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and placed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bê·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mim·ma·‘al (Prep-m:: Adv) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">atop</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: lā·‘ê·ṣîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">the wood.</a> 10Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a> By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, / even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death. <a href="/james/2-21.htm">James 2:21-23</a> Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? / You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. / And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. <a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18-22</a> Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” / Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. / Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, ... <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a> He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things? <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-9</a> So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ... <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-15</a> When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.” / And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise. <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. <a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3-9</a> If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him. / And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. ... <a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18</a> Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD. <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">1 Kings 18:33</a> Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood, <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a> But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6-8</a> Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a> With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar on the wood.place.<a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2-4</a> And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, 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… <a href="/matthew/21-1.htm">Matthew 21:1-46</a> And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, … <a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Matthew 26:1-27:66</a> And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, … built.<a href="/genesis/8-20.htm">Genesis 8:20</a> And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.bound.<a href="/psalms/118-27.htm">Psalm 118:27</a> God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-10</a> Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted… <a href="/matthew/27-2.htm">Matthew 27:2</a> And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-8.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/genesis/15-10.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-33.htm">Arrangeth</a> <a href="/colossians/2-19.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/22-6.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Order</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/genesis/22-6.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Round</a> <a href="/genesis/20-18.htm">Tight</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Top</a> <a href="/genesis/22-7.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/exodus/40-23.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-8.htm">Arrangeth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-37.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/genesis/38-28.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/genesis/38-28.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Buildeth</a> <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Built</a> <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/30-41.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/genesis/24-49.htm">Order</a> <a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/genesis/39-16.htm">Placeth</a> <a href="/genesis/22-10.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Round</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm">Tight</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Top</a> <a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 22</div>1. <a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Abraham is tested with the command to offer Isaac.</a> 3. <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">He gives proof of his faith and obedience.</a> 11. <a href="/genesis/22-11.htm">The angel prevents him.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Isaac is exchanged for a ram.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/22-14.htm">The place is called Jehovah-jireh.</a> 15. <a href="/genesis/22-15.htm">Abraham is again blessed.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/22-20.htm">The generations of Nahor unto Rebekah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The location is traditionally identified as Mount Moriah, which later becomes the site of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem (<a href="/2_chronicles/3.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a>). This connection underscores the significance of the site in biblical history and prophecy, as it becomes a central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites.Abraham built the altar there Building an altar was a common practice for worship and sacrifice in the ancient Near East. Abraham's action signifies his readiness to worship God through obedience, even in the face of a difficult command. Altars in the Old Testament often symbolize a place of encounter with God, marking significant events in the lives of the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 13</a>:18).and arranged the wood The careful arrangement of the wood indicates preparation for a burnt offering, a type of sacrifice that involves complete consumption by fire. This act foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who is often seen as the fulfillment of the sacrificial system (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10-12</a>).He bound his son Isaac The binding of Isaac, known as the Akedah in Jewish tradition, is a profound act of faith and submission. It prefigures the binding of Jesus, who willingly submitted to the will of the Father (<a href="/john/10-17.htm">John 10:17-18</a>). Isaac's willingness to be bound also reflects his trust in Abraham and, by extension, in God's plan.and placed him on the altar, atop the wood This action symbolizes the ultimate test of faith for Abraham, as he prepares to sacrifice his promised son. It parallels the New Testament narrative of God offering His only Son, Jesus, as a sacrifice for humanity's sins (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). The imagery of Isaac on the altar points to the substitutionary atonement of Christ, who takes the place of sinners on the cross.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, demonstrating his faith and obedience to God by preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac as God commanded. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> Abraham's son, the child of promise, who is obediently bound and placed on the altar, symbolizing submission and trust. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_place_god_designated.htm">The Place God Designated</a> A specific location chosen by God for this test of faith, later identified as Mount Moriah, which holds significant future importance in biblical history. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a> A structure built by Abraham for the purpose of offering a sacrifice, representing worship and obedience to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wood.htm">The Wood</a> Material arranged by Abraham on the altar, symbolizing preparation and readiness to fulfill God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac demonstrates that true faith is accompanied by action, even when it requires great personal cost. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god.htm">Obedience to God</a> The account underscores the importance of obeying God's commands, trusting in His wisdom and plan, even when it is not fully understood. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> This event foreshadows God's provision of a substitute sacrifice, pointing to Jesus Christ as the ultimate sacrifice for sin. <a href="/topical/t/testing_and_growth.htm">Testing and Growth</a> Trials and tests of faith are opportunities for spiritual growth and deeper reliance on God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The binding of Isaac prefigures the sacrificial system and ultimately the sacrifice of Christ, teaching us about the cost of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 22</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_priestly_rites_in_exodus_18_12.htm">Why does Exodus 18:12 lack priestly procedures or tabernacle sacrifices, unlike later instructions, when Jethro offers sacrifices with Israelite elders?</a> <a href="/q/how_old_was_isaac_at_the_offering.htm">What was Isaac's age during Abraham's offering?</a> <a href="/q/why_didn't_god_stop_jephthah's_vow.htm">Why did God allow Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11 without stopping him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) Abraham . . . bound Isaac.--Jewish commentators agree that this was done with Isaac's consent, nor could it well have been otherwise. Thus his youthful faith was tried equally with that of his father, his future life sanctified, and himself ennobled by being made a type of Christ (<a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm" title="Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judges righteously:">1Peter 2:23</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, - i.e. upon the mountain summit or slope (Ver. 2) - and laid the wood in order (it is scarcely likely that Isaac was permitted to assist in these affecting preparations), and bound Isaac his son, who must have acquiesced in his father's purpose, and thereby evinced his faith in the Divine commandment. The term "bound," though seeming to convey the idea of violence, derives its significance from the binding of the sacrificial victim - and laid him on the altar on the wood. The feelings of the patriarch throughout this transaction are simply inconceivable. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/22-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When they arrived וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go at אֶֽל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the place הַמָּקוֹם֮ (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition God הָאֱלֹהִים֒ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had designated, אָֽמַר־ (’ā·mar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Abraham אַבְרָהָם֙ (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation built וַיִּ֨בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar there שָׁ֤ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither and arranged וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ (way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> To set in a, row, arrange, put in order the wood. הָעֵצִ֑ים (hā·‘ê·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood He bound וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙ (way·ya·‘ă·qōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6123.htm">Strong's 6123: </a> To tie with thongs his son בְּנ֔וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Isaac יִצְחָ֣ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and placed וַיָּ֤שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set him on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the altar, הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar atop מִמַּ֖עַל (mim·ma·‘al) Preposition-m | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top the wood. לָעֵצִֽים׃ (lā·‘ê·ṣîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/22-9.htm">Genesis 22:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/22-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 22:9 They came to the place which God (Gen. 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