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God said, "No, Sarah your wife will have a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him to be an agreement that continues forever with all his descendants.

Then Abraham gathered Ishmael, all the males born in his camp, and the slaves he had bought. So that day Abraham circumcised every man and boy in his camp as God had told him to do.

And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

Abraham and his son were circumcised on the same day.

Also on that day all the men in Abraham's camp were circumcised, including all those born in his camp and all the slaves he had bought from other nations.

Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day.

He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When Abraham saw them, he ran from his tent to meet them. He bowed facedown on the ground before them

Then Abraham ran to his herd and took one of his best calves. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to kill it and to prepare it for food.

I have chosen him so he would command his children and his descendants to live the way the Lord wants them to, to live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord , will give Abraham what I promised him."

But Lot begged them to come, so they agreed and went to his house. Then Lot prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without yeast, and they ate it.

So Lot went out and said to his future sons-in-law who were pledged to marry his daughters, "Hurry and leave this city! The Lord is about to destroy it!" But they thought Lot was joking.

But Lot delayed. So the two men took the hands of Lot, his wife, and his two daughters and led them safely out of the city. So the Lord was merciful to Lot and his family.

Lot was afraid to continue living in Zoar, so he and his two daughters went to live in the mountains in a cave.

he told people that his wife Sarah was his sister. Abimelech king of Gerar heard this, so he sent some servants to take her.

Give Abraham his wife back. He is a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will not die. But if you do not give Sarah back, you and all your family will surely die."

So early the next morning, Abimelech called all his officers and told them everything that had happened in the dream. They were very afraid.

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his servant girls so they could have children.

Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. Everything happened at the time God had said it would.

Abraham named his son Isaac, the son Sarah gave birth to.

Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born.