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Now then, return the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all that are yours."

Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son Isaac.

But God said to Abraham, "Do not be distressed because of the boy and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for it is through Isaac that offspring shall be named for you.

now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have resided as an alien."

Isaac said to his father Abraham, "Father!" And he said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

but will go to my country and to my kindred and get a wife for my son Isaac."

But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."

Then food was set before him to eat; but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my errand." He said, "Speak on."

but you shall go to my father's house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.'

But he said to me, ‘The Lord , before whom I walk, will send his angel with you and make your way successful. You shall get a wife for my son from my kindred, from my father's house.

But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the Lord has made my journey successful; let me go that I may go to my master."

But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, while he was still living, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

Isaac loved Esau, because he was fond of game; but Rebekah loved Jacob.

But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,

so that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord ."

But Jacob said to his mother Rebekah, "Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a man of smooth skin.

But Isaac said to his son, "How is it that you have found it so quickly, my son?" He answered, "Because the Lord your God granted me success."

So Jacob went up to his father Isaac, who felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau."