Chichi. The Father

God tested Abraham, and said unto him, 'Abraham!' And Abraham said, 'Here am I.' God said, 'Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and offer him as a burnt offering upon the mountain.' So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his ass, placed his beloved only son Isaac on it, and went up to the foot of the Moriah mountain which God had indicated to him, took Isaac from the ass, laid the wood for the burnt offering on Isaac his son, himself carried fire and knife, and then they both of them climbed the mountain. And Isaac said unto his father Abraham, 'My father!', and he said, 'Here am I, my son.' And he said, 'Behold, the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?' Abraham said, 'God will Himself provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.' They both of them went on together, and finally reached the mountain top. Abraham built an altar there, arranged the wood, bound his son Isaac and laid him upon the wood on the altar. Then Abraham put forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But at that moment the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, 'Abraham, Abraham!' And he said, 'Here am I.' And the angel

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