[17] And it came to pass when they brought them out, that they said, Save thine own life by all means; look not round to that which is behind, nor stay in all the country round about, escape to the mountain, lest perhaps thou be overtaken together with them. [18] And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord, [19] since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest towards me that my soul may live, — but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die. [20] Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee. [21] And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect to thee also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which thou hast spoken. [22] Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall not be able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the name of that city, Segor. [23] The sun was risen upon the earth, when Lot entered into Segor. [24] And the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven. [25] And he overthrew these cities, and all the country round about, and all that dwelt in the cities, and the plants springing out of the ground. [26] And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. [27] And Abraam rose up early to go to the place, where he had stood before the Lord. [28] And he looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha, and towards the surrounding country, and saw, and behold a flame went up from the earth, as the smoke of a furnace. [29] And it came to pass that when God destroyed all the cities of the region round about, God remembered Abraam, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which Lot dwelt.
[30] And Lot went up out of Segor, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Segor; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him. [31] And the elder said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no one on the earth who shall come in to us, as it is fit in all the earth. [32] Come and let us make our father drink wine, and let us sleep with him, and let us raise up seed from our father. [33] So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up. [34] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make him drink wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let us raise up seed of our father. [35] So they made their father drink wine in that night also, and the younger went in and slept with her father, and he knew not when he slept, nor when he arose. [36] And the two daughters of Lot conceived by their father. [37] And the elder bore a son and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day. [38] And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.
Chapter 20
[1] And Abraam removed thence to the southern country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara. [2] And Abraam said concerning Sarrha his wife, She is my sister, for he feared to say, She is my wife, lest at any time the men of the city should kill him for her sake. So Abimelech king of Gerara sent and took Sarrha. [3] And God came to Abimelech by night in sleep, and said, Behold, thou diest for the woman, whom thou hast taken, whereas she has lived with a husband. [4] But Abimelech had not touched her, and he said, Lord, wilt thou destroy an ignorantly sinning and just nation? [5] Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this. [6] And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her. [7] But now return the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live; but if thou restore her not, know that thou shalt die and all thine. [8] And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and he spoke all these words in their ears, and all the men feared exceedingly. [9] And Abimelech called Abraam and said to him, What is this that thou hast done to us? Have we sinned against thee, that thou hast brought upon me and upon my kingdom a great sin? Thou hast done to me a deed, which no one ought to do. [10] And Abimelech said to Abraam, What hast thou seen in me that thou hast done this? [11] And Abraam said, Why I said, Surely there is not the worship of God in this place, and they will slay me because of my wife. [12] For truly she is my sister by my father, but not by my mother, and she became my wife. [13] And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness thou shalt perform to me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother. [14] And Abimelech took a thousand pieces of silver, and sheep, and calves, and servants, and maid-servants, and gave them to Abraam, and he returned him Sarrha his wife. [15] And Abimelech said to Abraam, Behold, my land is before thee, dwell wheresoever it may please thee. [16] And to Sarrha he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver, those shall be to thee for the price of thy countenance, and to all the women with thee, and speak the truth in all things. [17] And Abraam prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women servants, and they bore children. [18] Because the Lord had fast closed from without every womb in the house of Abimelech, because of Sarrha Abraam’s wife.
Chapter 21
[1] And the Lord visited Sarrha, as he said, and the Lord did to Sarrha, as he spoke. [2] And she conceived and bore to Abraam a son in old age, at the set time according as the Lord spoke to him. [3] And Abraam called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarrha bore to him, Isaac. [4] And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him. [5] And Abraam was a hundred years old when Isaac his son was born to him. [6] And Sarrha said, The Lord has made laughter for me, for whoever shall hear shall rejoice with me. [7] And she said, Who shall say to Abraam that Sarrha suckles a child? for I have born a child in my old age. [8] And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great feast the day that his son Isaac was weaned. [9] And Sarrha having seen the son of Agar the Egyptian who was born to Abraam, sporting with Isaac her son, [10] then she said to Abraam, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not inherit with my son Isaac. [11] But the word appeared very hard before Abraam concerning his son. [12] But God said to Abraam, Let it not be hard before thee concerning the child, and concerning the bondwoman; in all things whatsoever Sarrha shall say to thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. [13] And moreover I will make the son of this bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed. [14] And Abraam rose up in the morning and took loaves and a skin of water, and gave them to Agar, and he put the child on her shoulder, and sent her away, and she having departed wandered in the wilderness near the well of the oath. [15] And the water failed out of the skin, and she cast the child under a fir tree. [16] And she departed and sat down opposite him at a distance, as it were a bow-shot, for she said, Surely I cannot see the death of my child: and she sat opposite him, and the child cried aloud and wept. [17] And God heard the voice of the child from the place where he was, and an angel of God called Agar out of heaven, and said to her, What is it, Agar? fear not, for God has heard the voice of the child from the place where he is. [18] Rise up, and take the child, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him a great nation. [19] And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of springing water; and she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the child drink. [20] And God was with the child, and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. [21] And he dwelt in the wilderness, and his mother took him a wife out of Pharan of Egypt.
[22] And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech spoke, and Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, to Abraam, saying, God is with thee in all things, whatsoever thou mayest do. [23] Now therefore swear to me by God tha
t thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned. [24] And Abraam said, I will swear. [25] And Abraam reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away. [26] And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to thee, neither didst thou tell it me, neither heard I it but only to-day. [27] And Abraam took sheep and calves, and gave them to Abimelech, and both made a covenant. [28] And Abraam set seven ewe-lambs by themselves. [29] And Abimelech said to Abraam, What are these seven ewe-lambs which thou hast set alone? [30] And Abraam said, Thou shalt receive the seven ewe-lambs of me, that they may be for me as a witness, that I dug this well. [31] Therefore he named the name of that place, The Well of the Oath, for there they both swore. [32] And they made a covenant at the well of the oath. And there rose up Abimelech, Ochozath his friend, and Phichol the commander-in-chief of his army, and they returned to the land of the Phylistines. [33] And Abraam planted a field at the well of the oath, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. [34] And Abraam sojourned in the land of the Phylistines many days.
Chapter 22
[1] And it came to pass after these things that God tempted Abraam, and said to him, Abraam, Abraam; and he said, Lo! I am here. [2] And he said, Take thy son, the beloved one, whom thou hast loved — Isaac, and go into the high land, and offer him there for a whole-burnt-offering on one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. [3] And Abraam rose up in the morning and saddled his ass, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole-burnt-offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him, [4] on the third day; and Abraam having lifted up his eyes, saw the place afar off. [5] And Abraam said to his servants, Sit ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will proceed thus far, and having worshipped we will return to you. [6] And Abraam took the wood of the whole-burnt-offering, and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took into his hands both the fire and the knife, and the two went together. [7] And Isaac said to Abraam his father, Father. And he said, What is it, son? And he said, Behold the fire and the wood, where is the sheep for a whole-burnt-offering? [8] And Abraam said, God will provide himself a sheep for a whole-burnt-offering, my son. And both having gone together, [9] came to the place which God spoke of to him; and there Abraam built the altar, and laid the wood on it, and having bound the feet of Isaac his son together, he laid him on the altar upon the wood. [10] And Abraam stretched forth his hand to take the knife to slay his son. [11] And an angel of the Lord called him out of heaven, and said, Abraam, Abraam. And he said, Behold, I am here. [12] And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the child, neither do anything to him, for now I know that thou fearest God, and for my sake thou hast not spared thy beloved son. [13] And Abraam lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! a ram caught by his horns in a plant of Sabec; and Abraam went and took the ram, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering in the place of Isaac his son.
[14] And Abraam called the name of that place, The Lord hath seen; that they might say to-day, In the mount the Lord was seen. [15] And an angel of the Lord called Abraam the second time out of heaven, saying, [16] I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son, [17] surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies. [18] And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearkened to my voice. [19] And Abraam returned to his servants, and they arose and went together to the well of the oath; and Abraam dwelt at the well of the oath.
[20] And it came to pass after these things, that it was reported to Abraam, saying, Behold, Melcha herself too has born sons to Nachor thy brother, [21] Uz the first-born, and Baux his brother, and Camuel the father of the Syrians, and Chazad, and [22] Azav and Phaldes, and Jeldaph, and Bathuel, and Bathuel begot Rebecca; [23] these are eight sons, which Melcha bore to Nachor the brother of Abraam. [24] And his concubine whose name was Rheuma, she also bore Tabec, and Taam, and Tochos, and Mocha.
Chapter 23
[1] And the life of Sarrha was an hundred and twenty-seven years. [2] And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is in the valley, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to lament for Sarrha and to mourn.
[3] And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying, [4] I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
[5] And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir, [6] but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from God; bury thy dead in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there. [7] And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet. [8] And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son Saar. [9] And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a burying-place among you. [10] Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Chet, and Ephron the Chettite answered Abraam and spoke in the hearing of the sons of Chet, and of all who entered the city, saying, [11] Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my country men; bury thy dead. [12] And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land. [13] And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there. [14] But Ephron answered Abraam, saying, [15] Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land is worth four hundred silver didrachms, but what can this be between me and thee? nay, do thou bury thy dead. [16] And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred didrachms of silver approved with merchants. [17] And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure in its borders round about, were made sure [18] to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that entered into the city. [19] After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan. [20] So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.
Chapter 24
[1] And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.
[2] And Abraam said to his servant the elder of his house, who had rule over all his possessions, Put thy hand under my thigh, [3] and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them. [4] But thou shalt go instead to my country, where I was born, and to my tribe, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son Isaac. [5] And the servant said to him, Shall I carry back thy son to the land whence thou camest forth, if haply the woman should not be willing to return with me to this land? [6] And Abraam said to him, Take heed to thyself that thou carry not my son back thither. [7] The Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of the land whence I sprang, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, I will give this land to thee and to thy seed, he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife to my son from thence. [8] And if the woman should not be willing to come with thee into this land, thou shalt be clear from my oath, only carry not my son thither again. [9] And the servan
t put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraam, and swore to him concerning this matter. [10] And the servant took ten camels of his master’s camels, and he took of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nachor. [11] And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water towards evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
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