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They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

But he lingered; and the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, the LORD being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He didn't know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger arose, and lay with him. He didn't know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Avraham prayed to God. God healed Avimelekh, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.

So they made a covenant at Be'er-Sheva. Avimelekh rose up with Pikhol, the captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Pelishtim.

Avraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Yitzchak his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

They came to the place which God had told him of. Avraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Yitzchak his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

So Avraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Be'er-Sheva. Avraham lived at Be'er-Sheva.

They ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and stayed all night. They rose up in the morning, and he said, "Send me away to my master."

They said, "We will call the young lady, and ask her."

They called Rivka, and said to her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, "I will go."

They sent away Rivka, their sister, with her nurse, Avraham's servant, and his men.

They blessed Rivka, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them."

Rivka arose with her ladies. They rode on the camels, and followed the man. The servant took Rivka, and went his way.

They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called the name of it Sitnah.

He left that place, and dug another well. They didn't argue over that one. He called it Rechovot. He said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

They said, "We saw plainly that the LORD was with you. We said, 'Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you,

He made them a feast, and they ate and drink.

They rose up some time in the morning, and swore one to another. Yitzchak sent them away, and they departed from him in shalom.