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14 Abraham named that place Yahweh-yireh;[a] hence people today say, “On the mountain the Lord will provide.”

15 [b]A second time the angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven 16 (A)and said: “I swear by my very self—oracle of the Lord—that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your son, your only one,

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Footnotes

  1. 22:14 Yahweh-yireh: a Hebrew expression meaning “the Lord will see/provide.” See note on vv. 1–19.
  2. 22:15–19 The seventh and climactic statement of the blessings to Abraham. Unlike the other statements, which were purely promissory, this one is presented as a reward for Abraham’s extraordinary trust.

14 So Abraham called(A) that place The Lord(B) Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.(C)

15 The angel of the Lord(D) called to Abraham from heaven(E) a second time 16 and said, “I swear by myself,(F) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(G)

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