And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.
Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.
And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, `Abraham;' and he saith, `Here am I.'
And it came to pass after these things, thatGod tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)