So after all that drama, God decided to test Abraham. He's like, "Abraham!" And Abraham's ready, like, "Yeah, what's up?"
God's like, "Grab your fave kid, Isaac, and hit up Moriah. I'm gonna show you a mountain where you'll offer him up as a sacrifice." Talk about intense!
Abraham didn't waste any time. Got up at the crack of dawn, got his donkey ready, grabbed a couple of his crew and Isaac, chopped some wood for the fire, and set off to the spot God mentioned. Three days later, Abraham sees the place from a distance. He tells his youngins, "Chill here with the donkey. Me and the boy are gonna go worship and we'll catch you later."
Abraham loads Isaac up with wood, while he himself carries the firestarter and knife. Off they go, together. Isaac's like, "Dad?" And Abraham's like, "Yeah?" Isaac says, "We got fire and wood, but where's the lamb for the BBQ?"
Abraham, trying to keep it cool, says, "Don't sweat it, kiddo. God's gonna hook us up with a lamb." So they keep moving.
They get to the spot, Abraham sets up an altar, arranges the wood, ties up Isaac (yikes!), and puts him on the alter. Abraham's about to do the deed with the knife. But then, angel hotline blings from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" And he's like, "I'm here!"
The angel's like, "Drop the knife! Don't lay a hand on the kid. You've proved you're legit scared of God, not holding back your only son from Him."
Abraham spots a ram stuck in the bushes. Swaps Isaac out for the ram, and offers it up instead. Abraham names the spot "The Lord Will Provide." And it's been said, "On the Lord's mountain, it will be provided."
The angel rings Abraham again from heaven, saying, "God's swearing by Himself, because you didn't hold back your son, your blessings are gonna be as countless as the stars and sand. Your kids are gonna own their enemies' gates. All nations will get blessed through your family, all because you listened."
So Abraham heads back to his youngins, and they all go back to Beersheba, where Abraham sets up shop.
Later on, Abraham hears that his brother Nahor's wife, Milcah, also popped out some kids. They had Huz, Buz, Kemuel (dad of Aram), plus Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. And Bethuel became dad to Rebekah. Milcah and Nahor had these eight. Nahor's side chick, Reumah, also had kids: Tebah, Gaham, Thahash, and Maachah.
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GENESIS FOR GEN Z
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