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And when Abram heard that his brother was captured, even then he led out his trained men, born of his household, three hundred and eighteen. And they pursued as far as Dan.

And he divided against them by night, he and his slaves, and he struck them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.

And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother, and also the women and the people.

And Sarai, Abram's wife, took her slave-girl, Hagar, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan.

And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold! You are with child and shall bear a son; and you shall call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah has listened to your affliction.

And he shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against all, and the hand of everyone against him; and he shall live before all his brothers.

And Hagar bore a son to Abram, and Abram called the name of his son whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

And Abram fell on his face. And God spoke with him, saying,

And an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, his soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.

And Abraham fell on his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, Shall one be born to a son of a hundred years? And shall Sarah bear, a daughter of ninety years?

And God said, Your wife Sarah truly shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I have established My covenant with him for a perpetual covenant with his seed after him.

And Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all the ones born of his house, and all that were bought with his silver, every male among the men of the house of Abraham. And he circumcised the flesh of theirforeskins in that same day, even as Godspoke to him.

And Abraham was a son of ninety nine years when being circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

And his son Ishmael was a son of thirteen years when being circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

In the same day that Abraham was circumcised, Ishmael his son also was .

And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with silver from a son of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

And he lifted up his eyes and looked; and, behold, three men were standing by him. And he saw, and he ran to meet them from the entrance of the tent. And he bowed to the ground.

For I have known him, so that whatever he may command his sons and his house after him, even they may keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice; to the intent that Jehovah may bring on Abraham that which He has spoken of him.

And when Jehovah had left off speaking to Abraham, He was finished. And Abraham returned to his place.

And the two angels came into Sodom at evening. And Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw, and he rose up to meet them and bowed his face to the earth.