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At exactly the time God said it would happen, Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age.

His mother found a wife for him in Egypt. They continued to live in the Paran desert.

And Abraham lived as a stranger for a long time in the country of the Philistines.

Then God said, "Take your son to the land of Moriah and kill your son there as a sacrifice for me. This must be Isaac, your only son, the one you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain."

In the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took Isaac and two servants with him. He cut the wood for the sacrifice. Then they went to the place where God told them to go.

Abraham took the wood for the sacrifice and put it on his son's shoulder. Abraham took the special knife and fire. Then both he and his son went together to the place for worship.

Abraham answered, "God himself is providing the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So both Abraham and his son went together to that place.

Then Abraham reached for his knife to kill his son.

The angel said, "Don't kill your son or hurt him in any way. Now I can see that you do respect and obey God. I see that you are ready to kill your son, your only son, for me."

The angel said, "You were ready to kill your only son for me. Since you did this for me, I make you this promise: I, the Lord , promise that

She died in the city of Kiriath Arba (Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham was very sad and cried for her there.

He said to them, "If you really want to help me bury my dead wife, speak to Ephron the son of Zohar for me.

He said to Ephron before all the people, "But I want to give you the full price for the field. Accept my money, and I will bury my dead."

Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land. So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.

Go back to my country, to my own people, to find a wife for my son Isaac. Bring her here to him."

The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from my homeland to this place. That place was the home of my father and the home of my family, but he promised that this new land would belong to my family. May he send his angel before you so that you can choose a wife for my son.

The servant said, " Lord , you are the God of my master Abraham. Please show your kindness to my master by helping me find a wife for his son Isaac.

I will say to one of them, ‘Please put your jar down so that I can drink.' Let her answer show whether she is the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. If she says, ‘Drink, and I will also give water to your camels,' I will know that she is the right one. It will be proof that you have shown kindness to my master."

As soon as she finished giving him something to drink, Rebekah said, "I will also pour some water for your camels."

So Rebekah quickly poured all the water from her jar into the drinking trough for the camels. Then she ran to the well to get more water, and she gave water to all the camels.