Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.

This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.

The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake."

For the LORD had closed up tight all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.

Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

It happened, before he had finished speaking, that behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.

He said, "I am Abraham's servant.

It happened that when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD.

They sent away Rebekah, their sister, with her nurse, Abraham's servant, and his men.

These are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.

Esau went to Ishmael, and took, besides the wives that he had, Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Abraham's son, the sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife.

I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter for his son.

The LORD went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham." He said, "Here I am."

The angel of the LORD called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham." He said, "Here I am."

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.

Abraham was old, and well stricken in age. The LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

He said, "O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.

Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father. For the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham. He called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you, and to your seed with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham."

Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

Abraham called the name of that place the LORD Will Provide. As it is said to this day, "On the LORD's mountain, it will be provided."

He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth.

Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you."

When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a tender and good calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to dress it.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age. It had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

The LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Will I really bear a child, yet I am old?'

The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.

The LORD said, "Will I hide from Abraham what I do,

seeing that Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him."

The men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

Abraham drew near, and said, "Will you consume the righteous with the wicked?

Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

It happened, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

Abraham traveled from there toward the land of the Negev, and lived between Kadesh and Shur. He lived as a foreigner in Gerar.

Abraham said about Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done."

Abimelech said to Abraham, "What did you see, that you have done this thing?"

Abimelech took sheep and cattle, male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah, his wife, to him.

Abraham prayed to God. God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.

Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

Abraham called his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.

She said, "Who would have said to Abraham, that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age."

The child grew, and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking.

Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.

Abraham said, "I will swear."

Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant.

Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days.

Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you."

Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.

They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

The angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,

The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please put your hand under my thigh.

Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not bring my son there again.

The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

I came this day to the spring, and said, 'The LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go?

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.