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walked to the place of sacrifice
God had told Abraham to sacrifice Isaac on a special high hill that was about three days' walk from where they lived.
wood for the sacrifice
For a sacrifice, normally the lamb was killed and then placed on top of wood so that the wood and the lamb could be burned up with fire.
the lamb
A young sheep or goat would be the normal animal for a sacrifice.
provide
Abraham may have believed that Isaac was the "lamb" that God provided, although God fulfilled Abraham's words by providing a ram to sacrifice in Isaac's place.