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Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your offspring." So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine in the land was severe.

Please say you're my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account."

Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh's household.

So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?

Why did you say, ‘She's my sister,' so that I took her as my wife? Now, here is your wife. Take her and go!"

But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the Lord .

that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.'

Abram continued, "Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir."

So he brought all these to Him, split them down the middle, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut up the birds.

So Abram's wife Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan 10 years.

Abram replied to Sarai, "Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her." Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.

So she called the Lord who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, "In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?"

So Hagar gave birth to Abram's son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son Hagar had.

So Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael were acceptable to You!"

I will bring a bit of bread so that you may strengthen yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. Later, you can continue on." "Yes," they replied, "do as you have said."

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread."