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Why did you say ‘She is my sister,' so that I took her to myself as a wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go."

And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.

So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan. And Lot journeyed from the east, and so they separated from each other.

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.

So Abram pitched his tent, and he came and settled at the oaks of Mamre, which were at Hebron. And there he built an altar to Yahweh.

So they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions, and they left.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward the heavens and count the stars if you are able to count them." And he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."

And the angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your offspring, so that they cannot be counted for their abundance."

So she called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, "You are El-Roi," for she said, "Here I have seen after he who sees me."

so that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you exceedingly."

And let me bring a piece of bread, then refresh yourselves. Afterward you can pass on, once you have passed by with your servant." Then they said, "Do so as you have said."

So Sarah laughed to herself saying, "After I am worn out and my husband is old, shall this pleasure be to me?"

For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to him."

And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we may know them."

So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

And Lot went out from Zoar and settled in the hill country with his two daughters, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, "my Lord, will you even kill a righteous people?"

So now, return the wife of the man, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you and you will live. And if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, and all that are yours."

So Abimelech rose early in the morning. And he called all his servants and told them all these things, and the men were very afraid.

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they could bear children again.