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So Sarah laughed to herself and said, "Now that I am old and worn out, can I still enjoy sex? And besides, my husband is old too."

Then the Lord asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really have a child when I am so old?'

And the Lord said to himself, "I will not hide from Abraham what I am going to do.

Abraham spoke again: "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything.

and said, "Sirs, I am here to serve you. Please come to my house. You can wash your feet and spend the night. In the morning you can get up early and go on your way." But they answered, "No, we will spend the night here in the city square."

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

He said to Sarah, "I am giving your brother a thousand pieces of silver as proof to all who are with you that you are innocent; everyone will know that you have done no wrong."

Abraham answered, "Accept these seven lambs. By doing this, you admit that I am the one who dug this well."

Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"

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

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

Here I am at the well where the young women of the city will be coming to get water.

"I am the servant of Abraham," he began.

"When I came to the well today, I prayed, ‘ Lord , God of my master Abraham, please give me success in what I am doing.

Here I am at the well. When a young woman comes out to get water, I will ask her to give me a drink of water from her jar.

Esau said, "All right! I am about to die; what good will my rights do me?"

Live here, and I will be with you and bless you. I am going to give all this territory to you and to your descendants. I will keep the promise I made to your father Abraham.

That night the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid; I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants because of my promise to my servant Abraham."

Isaac said, "You see that I am old and may die soon.