OLD TESTAMENT

Genesis 22:7

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Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, “My father?” He said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

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Verse 7. Holocaust. These were probably the only sacrifices yet in use. Calmet.—The conversation of Isaac could not fail to pierce the heart of his father. Menochius.

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