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On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיdayבַּיּוֹםAbrahamאַבְרָהָםlifted upוַיִּשָּׂאhis eyesאֶת עֵינָיוand sawוַיַּרְאthe placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹםfrom afar.מֵרָחֹק
Genesis 22:4
Study it in the app“On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 22:4, word by word
- On the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
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” appears- lifted upיִּשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- and sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- from afarרָחֹקrachok
far
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appears
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go over there; we will bow down and come back to you.”
To study Genesis 22 in a group
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?