Genesis 22:11

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“Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.”

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BSBPD

“Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto him from the heavens, and saith, `Abraham, Abraham;' and he saith, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 22:11 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 16:7Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
  2. Genesis 16:9So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.”
  3. Genesis 21:17Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
  4. Genesis 22:1Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  5. Genesis 22:12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
  6. Genesis 22:16saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
  7. Genesis 37:13Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
  8. Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
  9. Exodus 3:4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
  10. Judges 2:1Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,
  11. 1 Samuel 3:4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
  12. 1 Samuel 3:10Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
  13. Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”
  14. Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  15. Acts 26:14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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