Abraham picked up the knife, ready to slaughter his son.
But the angel of the Lord shouted to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Yes, I'm here,” he replied.
All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your descendants because you did what I told you.”
When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and placed the wood on it. Then he bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.
