## Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayera

###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayera 44:1
[Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayera 44:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Midrash%20Tanchuma%20Buber/s/Vayera/r/44:1)

ויאמר הנני. הנני לכהונה, הנני למלכות, הנני לשחוט, הנני ליהרג.

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
(Gen. 22:1, end:) AND HE SAID: HERE AM I, i.e., HERE AM I for the priesthood; HERE AM I for the kingship;¹⁵⁴ HERE AM I ready to slaughter my son ; HERE AM I ready to be killed.

footnotes:
¹⁵⁴ Gen. R. 55:6.


###### Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayera 44:2
[Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Vayera 44:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Midrash%20Tanchuma%20Buber/s/Vayera/r/44:2)

קח נא את בנך, אמר לפניו איזה בן, א"ל את יחידך, אמר לפניו זה יחיד לאמו וזה יחיד לאמו, א"ל אשר אהבת, אמר לפניו רבונו של עולם יש גבול במעיים, א"ל את יצחק.

**Midrash Tanhuma, S. Buber Recension; trans. by John T. Townsend, 1989.:**
(Gen. 22:2:) PLEASE TAKE YOUR SON. He said to him: Which son? He said to him (ibid., cont.): YOUR ONLY SON.¹⁵⁵. 89b; Gen. R. 39:9; 55:7; *Tanh*., Gen. 4:22; *PR* 40:6; 48:2; M. Pss. 29:1; *PRE* 31. He said to him: This one (Isaac) is the only son of his mother, and that other one (Ishmael) is the only son of his mother. He said to him: The one whom you love. He said to him: Sovereign of the World, is there a limit to the affections? He said to him: ISAAC.

footnotes:
¹⁵⁵ Sanh