Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” He answered, “Yes, here I am.”
All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants—all because you obeyed my command.”
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.
