From This Story We Evolved Into A Great Nation

“And it came to pass … that God put Abraham to the test and said unto him: “Abraham,” and he answered: “Here am I.” And He said: “Take you son, your favored one, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains that I will point out to you.” So early the next morning, Abraham saddled his ass and took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and he set out for the place of which God had told him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place from afar. Then Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the ass. The boy and I will go up there; we will worship and we will return to you.”

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering, and put it on his son Isaac. He himself took the firestone and the knife; and the two walked off together. Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he answered, “Yes, my son.” And he said, “Here are the firestone and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt-offering?” And Abraham said, “God will see to the sheep for His Burnt-offering, my son.” And the two of them walked on together.

Genesis 22:1-8