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Genesis 22:6 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid {it} upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.”

Genesis 22:6

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4

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

5

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

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And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid {it} upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

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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? {lamb: or, kid}

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And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

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