Genesis 22:1

¶ And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].

And it came to pass after {H310} these things {H1697}, that God {H430} did tempt {H5254} Abraham {H85}, and said {H559} unto him, Abraham {H85}: and he said {H559}, Behold, here I am.

After these things, God tested Avraham. He said to him, "Avraham!" and he answered, "Here I am."

Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Hebrews 11:17

    By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],

  • Deuteronomy 8:2

    And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, [and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

  • 1 Peter 1:7

    That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

  • James 2:21

    Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

  • James 1:12

    Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  • James 1:14

    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:13

    There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
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