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NASB | Genesis 22:2 He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 22:2 God said, "Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you." |
Bible Question: Abraham had more than one son (Ishmael and the sons of Keturah Gen 25:2)yet this verse refers to his ONLY son. What does God want us to understand here? |
Bible Answer: Scripture ... John 3:16, 18; Rom 8:14, 19; 23; Gal 3:26 ... Christ was God's only Son, yet we are His sons, too. Christ was the Son of promise, as Isaac was. |