The Binding of Isaac as Type — Genesis 22

Gen 22:9-14 recounts the Akedah: Abraham binds Isaac, raises the knife, and is stopped by the angel; a ram caught in the thicket is offered "instead of his son." "The LORD will provide" becomes the name of the place.

Irenaeus — Against Heresies. Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologiae. The mountain of Moriah is traditionally linked to the place of the cross.

James cites this scene as the proof of Abraham's living faith in Jas 2:21, and the provided substitute points to the Lamb of God in John 1:29 and the beloved Son of Rom 8:32, whom God 'did not spare.'