After he attempted to offer up his son Isaac at God’s command, an angel delivered this message: “‘ By myself I do swear, ’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘ that by reason of the fact that you have done this thing and you have not withheld your son, your only one, I shall surely bless you and I shall surely multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens and like the grains of sand that are on the seashore; and your seed will take possession of the gate of his enemies.
Kad viņš, pildīdams Dieva pavēli, grasījās upurēt savu dēlu Īzāku, eņģelis viņam nodeva šādu vēsti: ” Es esmu pie sevis zvērējis, saka tas Kungs, — tāpēc ka tu tā esi darījis un savu dēlu, savu vienīgo, neesi taupījis, — ka es svētīdams tevi svētīšu un vairodams vairošu tavu dzimumu, it kā debess zvaigznes un kā smiltis, kas ir jūrmalā, un tavs dzimums iemantos tavu ienaidnieku vārtus.