Genesis 22:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 22:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 22:3 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 22:3 — KJV
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.”
— Genesis 22:3 (KJV)
Genesis 22:3 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 22:3
“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 22:3: abraham, took, isaac
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”
Shares key themes with Genesis 22:3: rose, early, morning
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 22:3: abraham, isaac, son
“And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 22:3: rose, early, morning
“And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 22:3: rose, early, morning
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