Genesis 22:2 (WEB)
He said, “Now take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.”
Catechism · 1
“Christian hope takes up and fulfills the hope of the chosen people which has its origin and model in the hope of Abraham, who was blessed abundantly by the promises of God fulfilled in Isaac, and who was purified by the test of the sacrifice.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gen 17:4-8; 22:1-18.
Fathers and councils · 5
Athanasius of Alexandria
“And hence the Word, with a view of conveying to Abraham the idea of ‘Only-begotten,’ says, ‘Offer thy son thy well-beloved;’ but it is plain to any one that Isaac was the only son from Sara.” — editor's note: Gen. xxii. 2.
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Tertullian
“Accordingly, to begin with, Isaac, when led by his father as a victim, and himself bearing his own “wood,” was even at that early period pointing to Christ’s death; conceded, as He was, as a victim by the Father; carrying, as He did, the “wood” of His own passion.” — editor's note: Comp. Gen. xxii. 1–10 with John xix. 17.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And when, after he had gained his son, he was commanded to offer him up, although he had heard the word, In Isaac shall thy seed be called, he proceeded to offer up his son, his only son, to God, believing that God is able to raise up even from the dead.” — editor's note: Gen. xxi. 12; xxii. 2.
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John Chrysostom
“For there too it is said, “And it came to pass after these things that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Take thy beloved son whom thou lovest” ( Gen. xxii. 1, 2 ); yet it doth not appear in that place either, that when He saith this He waited to see the end of the trial, whether Abraham would obey or…” — the author cites it
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Cyprian of Carthage
“In Genesis: “And God, tempted Abraham, and said to him, Take thy only son whom thou lovest, Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there as a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell thee.”” — editor's note: Gen. xxii. 1, 2.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.16.