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The ram on the mountains of Moriah

Genesis 22:13

Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 

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Genesis 22 verse 13
​Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 

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Abraham got his son Isaac back from death, so to speak. God now approves the faith of Abraham when He sees he is willing to offer his son. Then God provides an animal for the offering.
Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram , caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.
Genesis 22 verse 13.

This ram also refers to Jesus’ offering, which God provided.
John 1 verse 29 says:
Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’

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