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Genesis 22
God tests Abraham: 'Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest,' and offer him on a mountain in the land of Moriah. Abraham obeys; the angel stops his hand, a ram caught in a thicket is offered instead, and Abraham names the place 'Jehovah-jireh'.
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How sure can we be?
- Plausible
This is the same place as Abraham's 'land of Moriah'.
The name links them and Jewish and Christian tradition identify them; Genesis 22 speaks of a region, not a named hill.
- Speculative
Abraham was about 120: Offers Isaac on Moriah.
Isaac is old enough to carry the wood (Gen 22:6); no age is given.
- Speculative
Isaac was about 20: Carries the wood up Moriah.
Old enough to carry the wood; the text calls him "the boy" (Gen 22:5, 12) and gives no age.