“Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.”
Genesis 22:1
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How did Israel first hear Genesis 22?
God tested Israel at Sinai with the same Hebrew verb, nasah (H5254), that opens this verse. Moses told them, "For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you" (Exodus 20:20), and the angel told Abraham, "now I know that you fear God" (Genesis 22:12). So Israel heard Abraham's test as their own story.
Read the whole studyEvents and words in one Hebrew noun
Genesis 15:1 reads in Hebrew, after these words, the word of the LORD, where English says "After these events." This verse opens with the same Hebrew phrase, which the BSB renders "Some time later." In Genesis the things that happen and the word God speaks are told with one noun.
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