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But the two men inside reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door.

Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.

But Lot answered, "No, please don't make us do that, sir.

You have done me a great favor and saved my life. But the hills are too far away; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die before I get there.

But Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.

But when God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot was living, he kept Abraham in mind and allowed Lot to escape to safety.

That night they gave him wine to drink, and the older daughter had intercourse with him. But he was so drunk that he didn't know it.

But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, "Lord, I am innocent! Would you destroy me and my people?

But now, give the woman back to her husband. He is a prophet, and he will pray for you, so that you will not die. But if you do not give her back, I warn you that you are going to die, you and all your people."

She really is my sister. She is the daughter of my father, but not of my mother, and I married her.

But God said to Abraham, "Don't be worried about the boy and your slave Hagar. Do whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that you will have the descendants I have promised.

Isaac spoke up, "Father!" He answered, "Yes, my son?" Isaac asked, "I see that you have the coals and the wood, but where is the lamb for the sacrifice?"

But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, "Abraham, Abraham!" He answered, "Yes, here I am."

But Abraham bowed before the Hittites

But the servant asked, "What if the young woman will not leave home to come with me to this land? Shall I send your son back to the land you came from?"

If the young woman is not willing to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not under any circumstances take my son back there."

But Rebecca's brother and her mother said, "Let her stay with us a week or ten days, and then she may go."

But he said, "Don't make us stay. The Lord has made my journey a success; let me go back to my master."

but while he was still alive, he gave presents to the sons his other wives had borne him. Then he sent these sons to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.

The boys grew up, and Esau became a skilled hunter, a man who loved the outdoors, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.