saying, “ ‘On my account you did not spare your beloved son.’ ” For your part, you did not spare him on my account, and I, for mine, spared him on account of your obedience. So, to reward you for such obedience, “ ‘I will bless you and truly make you numerous.’ ” See the extent of the blessing, meaning, I will multiply your descendants. In other words, he who [434] was sacrificed in your intention will be responsible for expanding your descendants into a vast multitude, to be compared with the stars