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Abraham had faith. So he offered Isaac as a sacrifice. That happened when God put him to the test. Abraham had received the promises. But he was about to offer his one and only son.
Reference
Greek: Ἀβραάμ (Abraám)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
Hebrew: ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
Greek: ἐλπίς (elpís)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: Ἰσαάκ (Isaák)
Isaac (i.e. Jitschak), the son of Abraham
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: θυσία (thysía)
sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: dᵉbach
a sacrifice
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: Ἀβραάμ (Abraám)
Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch
Hebrew: ʼAbrâhâm
Abraham, the later name of Abram
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Hebrew: nᵉçak
to pour out a libation
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: bar
the heir (apparent to the throne)
Verse Explanation
Abraham demonstrated extraordinary faith when God tested him by commanding him to offer Isaac, because Abraham was willing to surrender the very son through whom God's promises were supposed to continue.
History
c. 2000–1800 BC: The binding of Isaac is traditionally placed within the patriarchal narratives of Genesis 22.