Genesis 22:2
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Cross-references
Abraham binds Isaac and lays him on the altar — the direct fulfillment of God's command to offer him as a burnt offering.
Genesis 17:19 establishes Isaac as the covenant son, making the sacrifice command a profound test of faith.
Genesis 21:12 reaffirms Isaac's role in God's plan, emphasizing the weight of the sacrifice command.
Abraham names his son Isaac — the same Isaac God now calls 'your only son' in the sacrifice command.
Jephthah actually carries out his vow on his daughter — the grim reality of what was commanded here but ultimately stopped.
The king of Moab offers his firstborn son as a burnt offering — a pagan actualization of what God commanded but prevented here.
John 3:16 reveals God's ultimate sacrifice of His Son, fulfilling the typological pattern set by Abraham.
Romans 5:8 shows God's love through Christ's death, echoing Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac.
Romans 8:32 explicitly states God did not spare His Son, directly mirroring the theme of divine sacrifice in Abraham's test.
Hebrews 11:17 cites this test as an example of Abraham's faith, providing NT insight into the event.
1 John 4:9 reveals God's love through sending His Son, fulfilling the sacrifice pattern seen in Abraham.
1 John 4:10 specifies Christ as an atoning sacrifice, connecting to how Abraham's act prefigures redemptive sacrifice.
In Mark 12:6, the vineyard owner finally sends his 'beloved son'—the same language God uses of Isaac, foreshadowing the Father sending his own Son.
2 Chronicles 3:1 identifies Mount Moriah as the temple site, linking Abraham's test to later Israelite worship.
Micah asks if God would accept a firstborn child as sacrifice — echoing the radical cost of what is commanded here.
In 1 Kings 17:17, the widow's only son dies. Both passages center on a beloved son facing death—creating shared anguish over losing what is most precious.