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Genesis 22:13

What does Genesis 22:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 22:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 22:13 means

Abraham, lifting his eyes, sees a ram caught by its horns in a nearby thicket, miraculously provided by God. This swift divine provision allows Abraham to offer a substitute animal instead of Isaac, fulfilling the requirement for a burnt offering. The ram's presence answers Abraham's earlier prophetic declaration, "God will provide himself the lamb" (verse 8), demonstrating God's faithfulness and His power to provide a way out of an impossible situation. This act of substitution points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And lifting up his eyes, Abraham saw a sheep fixed by its horns in the brushwood: and Abraham took the sheep and made a burned offering of it in place of his son.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram, amongst the briers, sticking fast by the horns, which he took and offered for a holocaust instead of his son.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind was a ram caught in the thicket by its horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt-offering instead of his son.

Context

This verse describes God's miraculous provision, immediately following the angel's instruction for Abraham to stop. It offers the solution to the sacrificial dilemma, illustrating God's faithfulness to provide and preventing Isaac's death. This event directly enables the completion of the offering, confirming Abraham's prophetic words and leading to his naming of the place as a memorial to God's provision.

v.12And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

v.13This passage

v.14And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Corinthians 5:7

    Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ:

  • Genesis 22:8

    And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son: so they went both of them together.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:13

    There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

  • 1 Peter 1:19

    but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, even the blood of Christ:

  • Psalms 40:6

    Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.

  • Psalms 89:19

    Then thou spakest in vision to thy saints, And saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

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