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And
Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
So
Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot
was with him.
And
Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
And
Abram had become extremely wealthy in
livestock and silver and gold.
And Lot also, which went with
Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
Now Lot, who
was traveling with
Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
But the land
was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to
coexist.
And there
was a
strife between the herdmen of
Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the
Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
And there
was discord between the herdsmen of
Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the
Canaanites and the
Perizzites were also living in the land.
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and
beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it
was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed
Sodom and
Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar,
was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This
was before the LORD destroyed
Sodom and
Gomorrah.)
And the LORD said unto
Abram, after that Lot
was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
After Lot had departed, the LORD said to
Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
And the
vale of Siddim
was full of slimepits; and the kings of
Sodom and
Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Now the Valley of Siddim
was full of tar pits, and as the kings of
Sodom and
Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.
And they took Lot,
Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in
Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
They also carried off
Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot
was living in
Sodom.
And there came one that had escaped, and told
Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of
Mamre the Amorite, brother of
Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were
confederate with
Abram.
Then an escapee came and reported this to
Abram the Hebrew. Now
Abram was living near the Oaks of
Mamre the Amorite, a brother of
Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to
Abram.
And when
Abram heard that his brother
was taken
captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto
Dan.
And when
Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he
mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as
Dan.
And
Melchizedek king of
Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he
was the priest of the most high God.
Then
Melchizedek king of
Salem brought out bread and wine—since he
was priest of God Most High—
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Abram believed the LORD, and it
was credited to him as righteousness.
And when the sun
was going down, a deep sleep fell upon
Abram; and, lo, an
horror of great darkness fell upon him.
As the sun
was setting,
Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness
overwhelmed him.
And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking
firepot and a flaming
torch appeared and passed between the
halves of the
carcasses.
Now Sarai
Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an
handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name
was Hagar.
And he went in unto
Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her
mistress was despised in her eyes.
And Sarai said unto
Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my
maid into thy
bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I
was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Then Sarai said to
Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she
was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Therefore the well
was called Beer-lahai-roi. It is
located between Kadesh and Bered.
And when
Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to
Abram, and said unto him, I am the
Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of
Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of
Mamre in the heat of the day, while he
was sitting at the entrance of his tent.
Let a little water, I pray you, be
fetched, and
wash your feet, and rest
yourselves under the tree:
Let a little water be brought, that you may
wash your feet and rest
yourselves under the tree.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo,
Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And
Sarah heard it in the tent door, which
was behind him.
Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife
Sarah will have a son!” Now
Sarah was behind him,
listening at the entrance to the tent.
But
Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not
laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did
laugh.”
And there came two angels to
Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of
Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Now the two angels arrived at
Sodom in the evening, and Lot
was sitting in the
gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and
tarry all night, and
wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said,
Nay; but we will
abide in the street all night.
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant;
wash your feet and
spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will
spend the night in the square.”
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that
mocked unto his sons in law.
So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were
pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he
was joking.
Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city
was called Zoar.
Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town
was called Zoar.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
And they made their father drink wine that night: and the
firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
So that night they got their father
drunk with wine, and the
firstborn went in and
slept with her father; he
was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
So again that night they got their father
drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and
slept with him; he
was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and
sojourned in
Gerar.
Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he
was staying in
Gerar,
And unto
Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she
was reproved.
And he said to
Sarah, “See, I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is your
vindication before all who are with you; you are completely cleared.”
And Abraham called the name of his son that
was born unto him, whom
Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son
Sarah bore to him.
And Abraham
circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
When his son Isaac
was eight days old, Abraham
circumcised him, as God had commanded him.
And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
And the child grew, and
was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac
was weaned.
So the child grew and
was weaned, and Abraham held a great feast on the day Isaac
was weaned.
And
Sarah saw the son of
Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham,
mocking.
But
Sarah saw that the son whom
Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham
was mocking her son,
And the thing
was very
grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son
Ishmael.
And the water
was spent in the
bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.
And God
was with the
lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
And God was with the boy, and he grew up and settled in the wilderness and became a great archer.
And he dwelt in the wilderness of
Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
And while he
was dwelling in the Wilderness of
Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Wherefore he called that place Beer-
sheba; because there they
sware both of them.
So that place
was called
Beersheba, because it
was there that the two of them
swore an oath.
And it came to pass after these things, that it
was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother
Nahor;
Some time later, Abraham
was told, “Milcah has also borne sons to your brother
Nahor:
And his
concubine, whose name
was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
And
Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of
Sarah.
Now
Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
And Ephron dwelt among the children of
Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the
audience of the children of
Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Now Ephron
was sitting among the sons of
Heth. So in the presence of all the
Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,
And the field of Ephron, which
was in Machpelah, which
was before
Mamre, the field, and the cave which
was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near
Mamre, the cave that
was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
And Abraham
was old, and well
stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold,
Rebekah came out, who
was born to
Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of
Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Before the servant had finished praying,
Rebekah came out with her
jar on her shoulder. She
was the daughter of
Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother
Nahor.
And the
damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
Now the
girl was very beautiful, a virgin who had not had relations with any man. She went down to the spring, filled her
jar, and came up again.
And
Rebekah had a brother, and his name
was Laban: and
Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
And the man came into the house: and he
ungirded his camels, and gave straw and
provender for the camels, and water to
wash his feet, and the men’s feet that were with him.
So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.
And there
was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine
errand. And he said, Speak on.
Then a meal
was set before the man, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told you what I came to say.” So
Laban said, “Please speak.”
And
Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she
was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
My master’s wife
Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold,
Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
And before I had finished praying in my heart, there
was Rebekah coming out with her
jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
Now Isaac had just returned from Beer-lahai-roi, for he was living in the Negev.
And Isaac brought her into his mother
Sarah’s tent, and took
Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac
was comforted after his mother’s death.
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother
Sarah and took
Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and
was comforted after his mother’s death.
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name
was Keturah.
Now Abraham had taken another wife, named
Keturah,
And Jokshan
begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
Jokshan
was the father of
Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of
Heth: there
was Abraham buried, and
Sarah his wife.
This
was the field that Abraham had bought from the
Hittites. Abraham
was buried there with his wife
Sarah.
And these are the years of the life of
Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and
was gathered unto his people.
Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and
was gathered to his people.
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she
was barren: and the LORD
was intreated of him, and
Rebekah his wife conceived.
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she
was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife
Rebekah conceived.
And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on
Esau’s
heel; and his name
was called Jacob: and Isaac
was threescore years old when she bare them.
After this, his brother came out
grasping Esau’s
heel; so he
was named Jacob. And Isaac
was sixty years old when the twins were born.
And the boys grew: and
Esau was a
cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob
was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
When the boys grew up,
Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob
was a quiet man who stayed at home.
And
Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red
pottage; for I am
faint: therefore
was his name called
Edom.
He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red
stew, for I am
famished.” (That is why he
was also called
Edom.)
And there
was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that
was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto
Abimelech king of the Philistines unto
Gerar.
Now there
was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to
Abimelech king of the Philistines at
Gerar.
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for
Rebekah; because she
was fair to look upon.
But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he
was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of
Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that
Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac
was sporting with
Rebekah his wife.
When Isaac had been there a long time,
Abimelech king of the Philistines looked down from the window and
was surprised to see Isaac
caressing his wife
Rebekah.
And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD
was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath
betwixt us, even
betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We
recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you
And
Esau was forty years old when he took to wife
Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
When
Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives
Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
And it came to pass, that when Isaac
was old, and his eyes were
dim, so that he could not see, he called
Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
When Isaac
was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son
Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,”
Esau replied.
And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob
was yet
scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that
Esau his brother came in from his hunting.
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother
Esau returned from the
hunt.
And Isaac
trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken
venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?
yea, and he shall be blessed.
Isaac began to
tremble violently and said, “Who
was it, then, who
hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I
ate it all and blessed him—and indeed, he will be blessed!”
And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and
was gone to Padan-
aram;
and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and gone to Paddan-
aram.
And he lighted upon a certain place, and
tarried there all night, because the sun
was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his
pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land
whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
And Jacob
awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.
When Jacob
woke up, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I
was unaware of it.”
And he
was afraid, and said, How
dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
And he
was afraid and said, “How
awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
And he called the name of that place
Bethel: but the name of that city
was called
Luz at the first.
and he called that place
Bethel, though previously the city had been named
Luz.
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well’s mouth.
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the well.
And while he yet spake with them,
Rachel came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
While he
was still speaking with them,
Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she
was a
shepherdess.
And Jacob told
Rachel that he
was her father’s brother, and that he
was Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
He told
Rachel that he
was Rebekah’s son, a relative of her father, and she ran and told her father.
And
Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder
was Leah, and the name of the younger
was Rachel.
Now
Laban had two daughters; the older
was named Leah, and the younger
was named
Rachel.
Leah
was tender
eyed; but
Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Leah had weak eyes, but
Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it
was Leah: and he said to
Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for
Rachel? wherefore then hast thou
beguiled me?
When morning came, there
was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to
Laban. “
Wasn’t it for
Rachel that I served you? Why have you
deceived me?”
And when the LORD saw that Leah
was hated, he opened her
womb: but
Rachel was barren.
When the LORD saw that Leah
was unloved, He opened her
womb; but
Rachel was barren.
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I
was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name
Simeon.
Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him
Simeon.
