The Holy Ivri Heritage Bible

1After these things, Elohim tested Avraham and said to him: “Avraham!” He said: “Hineni [Here I am].” 2He said: “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love — Yitzchak [Isaac] — and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as an olah [whole burnt offering] on one of the mountains I will show you.” 3Avraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, took two of his young men with him, and Yitzchak his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and went to the place Elohim had told him. 4On the third day Avraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5Avraham said to his young men: “Stay here with the donkey. I and the lad will go yonder, worship, and return to you.” 6Avraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Yitzchak his son. He took in his hand the fire and the ma'achelet [sacrificial knife/cleaver], and the two went together. 7Yitzchak said to Avraham his father: “My father.” He said: “Hineni, my son.” He said: “Behold the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 8Avraham said: “Elohim will provide Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” So they went together. 9They came to the place Elohim had told him. Avraham built the mizbeach [altar], arranged the wood, aqad [bound] Yitzchak his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10Avraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11But the malakh Yahuah [angel of Yahuah] called to him from heaven: “Avraham, Avraham!” He said: “Hineni.” 12He said: “Do not lay your hand on the lad or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear Elohim, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” 13Avraham lifted up his eyes and saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. Avraham went, took the ram, and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 14Avraham called the name of that place Yahuah-Yireh [Yahuah will provide], as it is said to this day: “In the mount of Yahuah it shall be provided.” 15The malakh Yahuah called to Avraham a second time from heaven, 16And said: “By Myself I have sworn, says Yahuah, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your zera [seed/descendants] as the stars of the shamayim and as the sand on the seashore. Your zera shall possess the gates of their enemies. 18In your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” 19Avraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Be’er-Sheva [Well of the Oath], and Avraham dwelt there. 20After these things it was told to Avraham: “Behold, Milkah has also borne sons to Nahor your brother: 21Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram [the Arameans], Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 22Bethuel fathered Rivkah [Rebekah]. These eight Milkah bore to Nahor, Avraham’s brother. 23His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Ma’akah.”