Then Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his servants with him, and Isaac his son, and clove wood for the burnt offering, and rose up and went to the place, which God had told him.

¶ Then the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off,

And said unto his servants, Abide you here with the ass: for I and the child will go yonder and worship, and [a]come again unto you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 22:5 He doubted not, but God would accomplish his promise, though he should sacrifice his son.

Early the next morning(A) Abraham got up and loaded his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. He said to his servants, “Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.(B)

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