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Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,

To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided. His brother's name was Joktan.

Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

Terah took Abram his son, Lot the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. They went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. They came to Haran, and lived there.

Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother's son, all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls who they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. Into the land of Canaan they came.

He left from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.

It happened, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "See now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look on.

It will happen, when the Egyptians will see you, that they will say, 'This is his wife.' They will kill me, but they will save you alive.

Yahweh plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

Pharaoh gave men charge concerning him: and they brought him on the way, and his wife, and all that he had.

Abram went up out of Egypt: he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

He went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to Yahweh.

They took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.