GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 22:2 your only son Isaac, whom you love. With Ishmael’s departure from Abraham’s household, Isaac had become Abraham’s cherished only son. land of Moriah. According to 2 Chronicles 3:1, Solomon constructed the temple on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. While Genesis 22:1 does not specify that the sacrifice of Isaac took place at or near Jerusalem, v. Genesis 22:14 may imply such a connection. A burnt offering involved the entire sacrifice being consumed by fire.

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