Genesis 22:4

Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Cross-reference

Hosea 6:2 Typology

Hosea 6:2 predicts Israel will 'rise on the third day' — resurrection language that Christians see foreshadowed in Isaac's deliverance on the third day after being given up for dead.

Matthew 17:23 foretells Jesus being raised on the third day — echoing Isaac, who was figuratively 'raised' from death on the third day at Moriah. A key typological pattern.

1 Corinthians 15:4 records Christ's resurrection on the third day — Abraham's third-day arrival to receive Isaac back foreshadows God raising His Son.

Hebrews 11:19 reveals Abraham's logic: trusting God could raise Isaac from death, which explains why he saw the place and continued forward.

Joshua 1:11 Parallel

In Joshua 1:11, Israel is told to prepare provisions and cross the Jordan in three days — a journey to claim God's promise, echoing Abraham's three-day approach to the place of sacrifice.