Genesis 22:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then God said, “Take your son to the land of Moriah and kill your son there as a sacrifice for me. This must be Isaac, your only son, the one you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain.”

Cross References

John 3:16

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.

Romans 8:32

He even let his own Son suffer for us. God gave his Son for all of us. So now with Jesus, God will surely give us all things.

Hebrews 11:17

God tested Abraham’s faith. God told him to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. Abraham obeyed because he had faith. He already had the promises from God. And God had already said to him, “It is through Isaac that your descendants will come.” But Abraham was ready to offer his only son. He did this because he had faith.

Genesis 22:16

The angel said, “You were ready to kill your only son for me. Since you did this for me, I make you this promise: I, the Lord, promise that

Genesis 17:19

God said, “No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.

2 Kings 3:27

Then the king of Moab took his oldest son, who would become the next king after him. On the wall around the city, the king of Moab offered his son as a burnt offering. This upset the Israelites very much. So the Israelites left the king of Moab and went back to their own land.

Genesis 22:12

The angel said, “Don’t kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me.”

2 Chronicles 3:1

Solomon began building the Lord’s Temple at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to David, Solomon’s father. This was the place David had prepared for the Temple. It had been the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months, Jephthah’s daughter returned to her father, and Jephthah did what he had promised. His daughter never had sexual relations with anyone. So this became a custom in Israel.

Judges 11:31

I will give you the first thing that comes out of my house when I come back from the victory. I will give it to the Lord as a burnt offering.”

Genesis 21:12

But God said to Abraham, “Don’t worry about the boy and the slave woman. Do what Sarah wants. Your descendants will be those who come through Isaac.

Romans 5:8

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and by this God showed how much he loves us.

Micah 6:7

Will the Lord be pleased with a thousand rams or with ten thousand rivers of oil? Should I offer him my first child to pay for my wrongs? Should I sacrifice my very own child for my sins?

Genesis 8:20

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. Noah took some of all the clean birds and some of all the clean animals and burned them on the altar as a gift to God.

Genesis 22:3

In the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took Isaac and two servants with him. He cut the wood for the sacrifice. Then they went to the place where God told them to go.

Genesis 22:9

When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

Genesis 21:3

Abraham named his son Isaac.