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God tested Abraham's faith
God wanted Abraham to show that he was completely submitted to God, that he would obey whatever God told him to do.
kill him
God did not want human sacrifice. God wanted to see that Abraham loved God more than he loved his son and would obey God even when God told him to give his son back to God.
prepared to sacrifice
Abraham got ready to sacrifice his son. God stopped him before he killed his son.