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12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Passage themes

The voice from heaven — And he said
The sacrifice stopped — Lay not thine hand upon the lad
A life that honors God — thou fearest God
The Father who gives his Son — thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me

Notes and references

22:12 [Mic. 6:7, 8]
22:12 [ch. 26:5]

Events in this chapter

22.1 — Épreuve du sacrifice d’Isaac

Did you know?

Bereshit : « Au commencement » Le mot « Genèse » vient du grec genesis, qui signifie « origine ». En hébreu, le livre s'appelle Bereshit, « Au commencement », son tout premier mot.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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