of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the Lord. 2. 5 rescued came and told Abram the *Hebrew; and he dwelt by +Gr. passer the oak of Mamre the Amo- quasi 14. And it came to pass in the reign rite the brother of Eschol, and the of Amarphal king of Sennaar, and brother of Aunan, who were confedeArioch king of Ellasar, that Chodollo- rates with Abram. 14 And Abram gomor king of Elam, and Thargal king having heard that Lot his nephew had of nations, made war with Balla king been taken captive, numbered his own of Sodom, and with Barsa king of Go-home-born servants three hundred and morrha, and with Sennaar, king of eighteen, and pursued after them to Adama, and with Symobor king of Dan. 15 And he came upon them by Seboim and the king of Balac, this is night, he and his servants, and he *Gr. agreed. Segor. All these met with smote them and pursued them as far one consent at the salt valley; this is as Choba, which is on the left of Danow the sea of salt. 4 Twelve years mascus. 16 And he recovered all the they served Chodollogomor, and the cavalry of Sodom, and he recovered thirteenth year they revolted. And Lot his nephew, and all his possessions, in the fourteenth year came Chodollo- and the women and the people. 17And gomor, and the kings with him, and the king of Sodom went out to meet cut to pieces the giants in Astaroth, him, after he returned from the slaughter and Carnain, and strong nations with of Chodollogomor, and the kings with them, and the Ommæans in the city him, to the valley of Saby, this was the Save. And the Chorrhæans in the plain of the kings. mountains of Seir, to the turpentine tree of Pharan, which is in the desert. And having turned back they came to the well of judgment; This is Cades, and they cut in pieces all the princes of Amalek, and the Amorites dwelling in Asasonthamar. And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrha, and king of Adama, and king of Seboim, and king of Balac, this is Segor, and they set themselves in array against them for war in the salt valley, against Chodollogomor king of Elam, and Thargal king of nations, and Amarphal king of Sennaar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, the four kings against the five. 10 Now the salt valley consists of slime-pits. And the king of Sodom fled and the king of Gomorrha, and they fell in there: and they that were left fled to the mountain country. "And they took all the cavalry of Sodom and Gomorrha, and all their provisions, and departed. 12 And they took also Lot the son of Abram's brother, and his baggage, and departed, for he dwelt in Sodom. 8 13 And one of them that had been 18 And Melchisedec king of Salem brought forth loaves and wine, and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed Abram, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, who made heaven and earth, 20 and blessed be the most high God who delivered thine enemies into thy power. And Abram gave + Gr. under him the tithe of all. 21 And hand to thee. the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the men, and take the 'horses to thyself. 22 Andor, cavalry. Abram said to the king of Heb. Sodom, I will stretch out my hand to the Lord the most high God, who made the heaven and the earth, 23 that I will not take from all thy goods from a string to a shoe-latchet, lest thou shouldst say, I have made Abram rich. 24 Except what things the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men that went with me, Eschol, Aunan, Mambre, these shall take a portion. 15. And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, 2 20 thy reward shall be very great. And | sins of the Amorites are not yet filled Abram said, Master and Lord, what up, even until now. 17 And when the wilt thou give me? whereas I am de- sun was about to set, there was a flame, parting without a child, but the son of and behold a smoking furnace and Masek my home-born female slave, this lamps of fire, which passed between Eliezer of Damascus is mine heir. And these divided pieces. In that day the Abram said, I am grieved since thou Lord made a covenant with Abram, hast given me no seed, but my home- saying, To thy seed I will give this born servant shall succeed me. 4And land, from the river of Egypt to the immediately there was a voice of the great river Euphrates. 19 The Kenites, Lord to him, saying, This shall not be and the Kenezites, and the Kedmothine heir,; but he that shall come out neans. And the Chettites, and the of thee shall be thine heir. And he Therezites and the Raphaim, 21 and brought him out and said to him, Look the Amorites and the Chananites and up now to heaven, and count the stars, if the Evites, and the Gergesites and the thou shalt be able to number them fully, Jebusites. + Rom. 4. 18. and he said, 'Thus shall thy + Rom. 4. 3. seed be. 6+And Abram be- 16. And Sara the wife of Abram lieved God, and it was counted to him bore him no children, and she had an for righteousness. And he said to him, Egyptian maid, whose name was Agar. I am God that brought thee out of the 2 And Sara said to Abram, Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, so as to give thee Lord has restrained me from bearing, this land to inherit. And he said, go therefore in unto my maid, that I Master and Lord, how shall I know that may get children for myself through I shall inherit it? And he said to him, her. And Abram hearkened to the take for me an heifer in her third year, voice of Sara. 3 So Sara the wife of and a she-goat in her third year, and a Abram having taken Agar the Egypram in his third year, and a dove and tian her handmaid, after Abram had a pigeon. 10 So he took to him all these, dwelt ten years in the land of Chanaan, and divided them in the midst, and set gave her to Abram her husband as a them opposite to each other, but the wife to him. 4 And he went in to birds he did not divide. "And birds Agar, and she conceived, and saw that came down upon the bodies, even she was with child, and her mistress upon the divided parts of them, and was dishonoured before her. 5 And Abram sat down by them. Sara said to Abram, I am injured by 12 And about sunset a trance thee, I gave my handmaid into thy to have read fell upon Abram, and lo! a bosom, and when I saw that she was great gloomy terror falls with child, I was dishonoured before 93 And it was said to Abram her. upon him. Thou shalt surely know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their own, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years. 14 And the nation whomsoever they shall serve I will judge, and after this, they shall come +Lit. baggage. forth hither with much 'property. 15 But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age. 16 And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the + Or, drove them away. The LXX.seem שׁוּב for יָשֵׁב + The Lord judge between me and thee. "And Abram said to Sara, Behold thy handmaid is in thy hands, use her as it may seem good unto thee. And Sara afflicted her, and she fled from her face. And an angel of the Lord found her by the fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Sur. And the angel of the Lord said to her, Agar, Sara's maid, whence comest thou, and whither goest thou? and she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sara. 9 And the and to thy seed after thee the land angel of the Lord said to her, Return wherein thou sojournest, even all the to thy mistress, and submit thyself land of Chanaan for an everlasting under her hands. 10 And the angel of possession, and I will be to them a God. the Lord said to her, I will surely And God said to Abraam, Thou also multiply thy seed, and it shall not be shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and numbered for multitude. And the thy seed after thee for their generations. angel of the Lord said to her, Behold, 10 And this is the covenant which thou art with child, and shalt bear a thou shalt fully keep between me and son, and shalt call his name Ismael, for you, and between thy seed after thee the Lord hath hearkened to thy hu- for their generations; every male of miliation. 12 He shall be a wild man, you shall be circumcised. And ye his hands against all, and the hands of shall be circumcised in the flesh of your all against him, and he shall dwell in foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a the presence of all his brethren. 13 And covenant between me and you. 12 And she called the name of the Lord God the child of eight days old shall be cirwho spoke to her, Thou art God who cumcised by you, every male throughseest me, for she said, For I have openly out your generations, and the servant seen him that appeared to me. 14 There- born in the house and he that is bought fore she called the well, The well of with money, of every son of a stranger, him whom I have openly seen, behold who is not of thy seed. 13 He that is it is between Cades and Barad. 15 And born in thy house, and he that is bought Agar bore a son to Abram, and Abram with money shall be surely circumcised, called the name of his son which Agar and my covenant shall be on your flesh bore to him, Ismael. 16 And Abram for an everlasting covenant. 14 And was eighty-six years old, when Agar the uncircumcised male, who shall not bore Ismael to Abram. be circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin on the eighth day, that soul shall be utterly destroyed from its family, for he has broken my covenant. 15 And God said to Abraam, Sara thy wifeher name shall not be called Sara, Sarrha shall be her name. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son of her, and I will bless him, and he shall become nations, and kings of nations shall be of him. 17 And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraam said to God, Let this Ismael live before thee. 19 And God said to Abraam, Yea, behold, Sarrha thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to him and to his seed after him. 20 And concerning Ismael, behold, I have heard thee, and behold, I have 5 17. And Abram was ninety-nine years old, and the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, I am thy God, be well-pleasing before me, and be blameless. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell upon his face, and God spoke to him, saying, And I, behold! my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations. And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be + Rom. 4. 17. Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations. "And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee. And I will give to thee blessed him, and will increase him and [ it to his servant, and he hasted to dress multiply him, exceedingly; twelve it. And he took butter and milk, and nations shall he beget, and I will make the calf which he had dressed; and he him a great nation. 21 But I will es- set them before them, and they did tablish my covenant with Isaac, whom eat, and he stood by them under the Sarrha shall bear to thee at this time, tree. in the next year. 22 And he left off speaking with him, and God went up from Abraam. 23 And Abraam took Ismael his son, and all his home-born servants, and all those bought with money, and every male of the men in the house of Abraam, and he circumcised their foreskins in the time of that day, according as God spoke to him. 24 And Abraam was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ismael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 And at the period of that day, Abraam was circumcised, and Ismael his son, 27and all the men of his house, both those born in the house, and those bought with money of foreign nations. 3 + Rom. 9. 9. +The differthe word 2 ence turns on "And he said to him, Where is Sarrha thy wife? And he answered and said, Behold! in the tent. 10 And he said, *I will return and come to thee according to this period seasonably, and Sarrha thy wife shall have a son, and Sarrha heard at the door of the tent, being behind him. "And Abraam and Sarrha were old, advanced in days, and the custom of women ceased with Sarrha. 12 And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, 'The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old. 13 And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old. 14 Shall anything be impossible with the Lord? At this time will return to thee seasonably, and Sarrha shall have a son. 15 But Sarrha denied, saying, I did not laugh, for she was afraid, and he said to her, Nay, but thou didst laugh. Heb. pleasure. 18. And God appeared to him by the oak of Mambre, as he sat by the door of his tent at noon. 2 And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him, and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground. And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant. 4 Let water now be brought, and let them wash your feet, and do ye refresh yourselves under the tree. And I will bring bread, and ye shall eat, and after this ye shall depart on your journey, on account of which refreshment ye have turned aside to your servant. And he said, So do, as thou hast said. "And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes. And Abraam ran to the kine, and took a young calf, tender and good, and gave therefore go down and see, if they 16 And the men having risen up from thence looked towards Sodom and Gomorrha. And Abraam went with them, attending them on their journey. 17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraam my servant what things I intend to do? 18 But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest. 19 For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraam all things whatsoever he has spoken unto him. 20 And the Lord said, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrha has been increased towards me, and their sins are very great. 21 I will + Gr. σUPTEλούνται. Heb. completely correspond with the cry which comes to me, and if not, that I may know. 22And E..have done the men having departed altogether. thence came to Sodom; And Abraam was still standing before the Lord. 23 And Abraam drew nigh and said, Wouldst thou destroy the righteous with the wicked, and shall the righteous be as the wicked? 24 Should there be fifty righteous in the city, wilt thou destroy them? wilt thou not spare the whole place for the sake of the fifty righteous, if they be in it? 25 By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right? 26 And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes. 27 And Abraam answered and said, Now I have begun to speak to my Lord, and I am earth and ashes. 28 But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to fortyfive, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five wanting? And he said I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five. 29 And he conAnd he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake. 30 And he said Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake. 31 And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty. 32 And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I speak yet once? but if there should be found there ten? And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten's sake. 33 And the Lord departed, when he left off speaking to Abraam, and Abraam returned to his place. 6 19. And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom, and Lot having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said, 'Lo! my lords, turn aside to the house of your servant, and rest from your journey, and wash your feet, and having risen early in the morning ye shall depart on your journey. And they said, Nay, but we will lodge in the street. 3 And he constrained them, and they turned aside to him, and they entered into his house, and he made a feast for them, and baked unleavened cakes for them, and they did eat. 4 But before they went to sleep, the men of the city, the Sodomites, compassed the house, both young and old, all the people together. And they called out Lot, and they said to him, Where are the men that went in to thee this night? bring them out to us that we may be with them. And Lot went out to them to the porch, and he shut the door after him, and said to them, By no means, brethren, do not act villanously. But I have two daughters, who have not known a man. I will bring them out to you, and do ye use them as it may please you, only do not injury to these men, to avoid which they came under the shelter of my roof. Lit. beams. And they said to him, Stand back there, thou camest in to sojourn, Was it also to judge? Now then we would harm thee more than them. And they pressed hard on the man, even Lot, and they drew nigh to break the door. 10 And the men stretched forth their hands and drew Lot in to them into the house, and shut the door of the house. "And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, and they were wearied with seeking the door. 12 And the men said to Lot, Hast thou here sons-in-law, or sons or daughters, or if thou hast any other friend in the city, bring them out of |