(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.

(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