Abraham

Avraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. I and the boy will go there, worship and return to you."

Avraham took the wood for the burnt offering and laid it on Yitz'chak his son. Then he took in his hand the fire and the knife, and they both went on together.

Yitz'chak spoke to Avraham his father: "My father?" He answered, "Here I am, my son." He said, "I see the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

Avraham replied, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son"; and they both went on together.

They came to the place God had told him about; and Avraham built the altar there, set the wood in order, bound Yitz'chak his son and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

Then Avraham put out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

But the angel of ADONAI called to him out of heaven: "Avraham? Avraham!"He answered, "Here I am."

Avraham raised his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in the bushes by its horns. Avraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Avraham called the place ADONAI Yir'eh [ADONAI will see (to it), ADONAI provides] -as it is said to this day, "On the mountain ADONAI is seen."

The angel of ADONAI called to Avraham a second time out of heaven.

So Avraham returned to his young men. They got up and went together to Be'er-Sheva, and Avraham settled in Be'er-Sheva.

Afterwards, Avraham was told, "Milkah too has borne children, to your brother Nachor -

B'tu'el fathered Rivkah. These eight Milkah bore to Nachor Avraham's brother.

Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba, also known as Hevron, in the land of Kena'an; and Avraham came to mourn Sarah and weep for her.

Then he got up from his dead one and said to the sons of Het,

The sons of Het answered Avraham,

Avraham got up, bowed before the people of the land, the sons of Het,

'Efron the Hitti was sitting among the sons of Het, and he gave Avraham his answer in the presence of the sons of Het who belonged to the ruling council of the city:

Avraham bowed before the people of the land

But 'Efron answered Avraham

Avraham got the point of what 'Efron had said, so he weighed out for 'Efron the amount of money he had specified in the presence of the sons of Het, 400 silver shekels of the weight accepted among merchants [ten pounds].

to Avraham as his possession in the presence of the sons of Het who belonged to the ruling council of the city.

Then Avraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Makhpelah, by Mamre, also known as Hevron, in the land of Kena'an

The field and its cave had been purchased by Avraham from the sons of Het as a burial-site which would belong to him.

By now Avraham was old, advanced in years; and ADONAI had blessed Avraham in everything.