Genesis 22:16 meaning and explanation
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Genesis 22:16, Berean Standard Bible
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These words come from the angel of the LORD, speaking God's own oath to Abraham after he has raised the knife and been stopped. Abraham had not withheld Isaac, the son of promise, and God now swears by Himself, since He can swear by nothing greater.
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