Hebrews 11:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son, ¹⁸of whom he had been told, “Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name.” ¹⁹For he reasoned that God was able even to raise someone from the dead, and in a sense he was given back Isaac from the dead.^[a]

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Hebrews 11:19 Isaac, who was to be sacrificed, was saved and came back from the dead, so to speak (see Gen 22); in this respect, he prefigured Jesus crucified and risen.

Hebrews 11:17-19

New International Version

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice.^(A) He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, ¹⁸even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”^[a]^(B) ¹⁹Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead,^(C) and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.