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The older daughter said to her sister, "Our father is getting old, and there are no men in the whole world to marry us so that we can have children.

Come on, let's get our father drunk, so that we can sleep with him and have children by him."

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.

So that night they got him drunk, and the younger daughter had intercourse with him. Again he was so drunk that he didn't know it.

he said that his wife Sarah was his sister. So King Abimelech of Gerar had Sarah brought to him.

God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.

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."

So when God sent me from my father's house into foreign lands, I said to her, ‘You can show how loyal you are to me by telling everyone that I am your brother.'"

Because of what had happened to Sarah, Abraham's wife, the Lord had made it impossible for any woman in Abimelech's palace to have children. So Abraham prayed for Abimelech, and God healed him. He also healed his wife and his slave women, so that they could have children.

I will also give many children to the son of the slave woman, so that they will become a nation. He too is your son."

So make a vow here in the presence of God that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so promise that you will also be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living."

And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.

"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."

"I am a foreigner living here among you; sell me some land, so that I can bury my wife."

"Listen to us, sir. We look upon you as a mighty leader; bury your wife in the best grave that we have. Any of us would be glad to give you a grave, so that you can bury her."

to sell me Machpelah Cave, which is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price, here in your presence, so that I can own it as a burial ground."

"Listen, sir; I will give you the whole field and the cave that is in it. Here in the presence of my own people, I will give it to you, so that you can bury your wife."

and said to Ephron, so that everyone could hear, "May I ask you, please, to listen. I will buy the whole field. Accept my payment, and I will bury my wife there."

So the field which had belonged to the Hittites, and the cave in it, became the property of Abraham for a burial ground.

The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from the home of my father and from the land of my relatives, and he solemnly promised me that he would give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel before you, so that you can get a wife there for my son.