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Genesis 22:2

“He said, “Take, please, your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will tell you.””

Genesis 22:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Explicit type · Hebrews 11:17-19

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Hebrews rereads Genesis 22: Abraham offered Isaac, considering that God was able to raise him from the dead, and he received him back “as a symbol” (en parabolēi).

The biblical author himself makes the connection, in these words:

καὶ ἐν παραβολῇ ἐκομίσατο “he also received him back, as a symbol” (Hebrews 11:19)

Theme · 2 Chronicles 3:1

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Moriah appears only in these two verses. In Genesis 22:2 it is “the land of Moriah”; in 2 Chronicles 3:1, the mountain in Jerusalem where Solomon built the house of YHWH.

The same term appears in both passages.

  • מֹּרִיָּהmoriyaH4179מּוֹרִיָּהmoriyaH4179“Moriah”

Allusion · Matthew 3:17

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In the Septuagint, Genesis 22:2 calls Isaac “your son, the beloved” (τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητόν), where the Hebrew says “your son, your only one.” The voice from heaven uses the same two words: “my Son, the beloved.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Genesis 22:2 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

Allusion · Mark 1:11

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In the Septuagint, Genesis 22:2 calls Isaac “your son, the beloved” (τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητόν), where the Hebrew says “your son, your only one.” The voice from heaven uses the same two words: “my Son, the beloved.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Genesis 22:2 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

Allusion · Luke 3:22

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In the Septuagint, Genesis 22:2 calls Isaac “your son, the beloved” (τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητόν), where the Hebrew says “your son, your only one.” The voice from heaven uses the same two words: “my Son, the beloved.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Genesis 22:2 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

Genesis 22:2, word by word

He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Takeקַחkach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

Where else “kach” appears
your sonבִּנְbin

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bin” appears
your only oneיְחִידְyechid

only

The only child of his parents, the most beloved.

Where else “yechid” appears
you loveאָהַבְתָּahavta

love

To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.

Where else “ahavta” appears
Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

Where else “yitschak” appears
and goלֶךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lech” appears
to the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Moriahמֹּרִיָּהmoriya

Moriah

See it on the mapWhere else “moriya” appears
and offer him upהַעֲלֵhaale

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

Where else “haale” appears
as a burnt offeringעֹלָהola

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

Where else “ola” appears
oneאַחַדachad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “achad” appears
of the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears

Translation note

“Your only one” (yechidcha): Abraham also had Ishmael (16:15), already sent away (21:14). Isaac was Sarah’s only son, and in 21:12 God says, “through Isaac offspring shall be named for you.”

Places in this verse

JerusalemMoriah?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Moriah ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally the Temple Mount, Jerusalem

    A land or mountain in the Jerusalem region; exactly which one is not certain.

    God told Abraham to go to Moriah to offer Isaac, and stopped his hand (Gen 22:2, 12). Later Solomon built the temple on Mount Moriah (2 Chr 3:1).

    Genesis 22:22 Chronicles 3:1

The context

1After these things Elohim tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

2 · This verse (above)

3Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and he rose and went to the place that Elohim had told him.

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To study Genesis 22 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What did Elohim ask of Abraham, and what provision appeared on the mountain (vv. 2, 12-13)?

  2. 2. What it means

    What does this account teach about trusting Elohim and his provision (vv. 12-14)?

  3. 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?

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