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But the Lord sent much sickness upon Pharaoh and his house because of Abram's wife Sarai.

Abram said, "Because You have not given me a child, one born in my house will be given all I have."

The angel of the Lord also said to her, "See, you are going to have a child. And you will give birth to a son. You will give him the name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard how you have suffered.

But Sarah said, "I did not laugh," because she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh."

since Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, because good will come to all the nations of the earth through him?

What if there are fifty good people within the city? Will You destroy the place and not save it because of the fifty good people in it?

So the Lord said, "If I find fifty good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole place because of them."

What if five of the fifty good people are not so good. Will You destroy the whole city because of five?" The Lord said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five good people there."

Abraham said, "Now see, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord. What if twenty are found there?" The Lord said, "I will not destroy it because of the twenty."

Then Abraham said, "O may the Lord not be angry. And I may speak once more. What if ten are found there?" The Lord said, "I will not destroy it because of the ten."

For we are about to destroy this place. Because the cry against its people has become so loud to the Lord that the Lord has sent us to destroy it."

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said, "See, you are a dead man because of the woman you have taken. For she is already married."

Abraham said, "I did it because I thought there was no fear of God in this place. I thought they would kill me because of my wife.

For the Lord had stopped all births in the house of Abimelech because of Abraham's wife Sarah.

And the thing brought much sorrow to Abraham because of his son.

But God said to Abraham, "Do not be full of sorrow because of the boy and the woman who serves you. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you. For your children and all their children's children after you will be given a name through Isaac.

But I will also make a nation of the son of the woman who serves you, because he is your son."

So he gave that place the name Beersheba because both of them made a promise there.

He said, "I have promised by Myself, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept from Me your son, your only son,

Good will come to all the nations of the earth by your children and their children's children. Because you have obeyed My voice."