Study it in the app“Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and look, a ram behind him, caught in the thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.”
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםlifted upוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand saw,וַיַּרְאand look,וְהִנֵּהa ramאַיִלbehind him,אַחַרcaughtנֶאֱחַזin the thicketבַּסְּבַךְby its horns.בְּקַרְנָיוAbrahamאַבְרָהָםwentוַיֵּלֶךְand tookוַיִּקַּחthe ramאֶת הָאַיִלand offered it upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּas a burnt offeringלְעֹלָהin placeתַּחַתof his son.בְּנוֹ
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearsram
A full-grown male sheep, used as an offering.
Where else “ayil” appearsseize
To take something in the hand and not let go.
Where else “neechaz” appearsthicket
Thicket, tangled brush.
Where else “sevach” appearshorn
The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.
Where else “karnay” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appearsoffer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “yaale” appearsburnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears12He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear Elohim, since you have not withheld your son, your only one, from me.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Abraham called the name of that place YHWH Yireh, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of YHWH it will be seen.”
1. What it says
What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?
3. How I live it
What is hard for you to place in Elohim’s hands, and how can you talk with him about it?
