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Ch. XXII. will point out to thee. So Abraham arose in the morning and saddled his ass and took with him two servants and his son Isaak: and having split wood for th whole homage offering he set out on the journey and came to the place which God told him on the third day. Now when Abraham raised his eyes and saw the place at a distance he said to his servants, Stay here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder, and when we have worshipped we will return to you. Then Abraham took the wood of the whole homage offering and laid it on his son Isaak; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they both proceeded on together. And Isaak said to his father, Abraham, Father. And he said, What is the matter, son? And Isaak said, Here is the fire and the wood; where is the sheep for the whole homage offering? And Abraham said, My son! God will provide for himself a sheep for the whole homage offering. So they both proceeded on together and came to the place which God told him. And Abraham built there the altar, and palce thereon the wood; and having bound his son Isaak he laid him on the altar above the wood. And when Abraham stretched forth his hand to take hold of the knife to slay his son, the angel of the Lord called to him out of heaven and said, Abraham! Abraham! and he said, Here I a. And he said, Lay not thy hand on the lad, nor do any thing to him; for now I know that thou fearest God and on my account hast not spared thy darling son. Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and lo! a ram caught by the horns in a sabek bush. And Abraham went an took the ram and offered him up for an homage offering instead of his son Isaak. And Abraham called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen, that at this day they might say, On this mountain, The Lord was seen. Then the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, saying, By myself I have sworn, saith the Lord, Because thou hast done this, and for mys ake hast not spared thy beloved son; with blessing I will indeed bless thee; and I will multiply thy seed abundantly as the stars ofheaven and as the sand on the sea shore: and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their adversaries; and by the seed of thee all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because thou hast hearkened to my voice. Then Abraham returned to his servants and they arose and