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Genesis 22:12

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And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

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  1. Genesis 22:10

    And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

  2. Genesis 22:11

    And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

  3. Genesis 22:13

    And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

  4. Genesis 22:14

    And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah–jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.

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