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Hagar gave birth to Abram's son. And Abram gave his son who was born of Hagar the name Ishmael.

Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to his son Ishmael.

Then Abram fell on his face. God said to him,

But the man who has not had this religious act done, of cutting off his piece of skin, will be cut off from his people. He has broken My agreement."

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed. He said to himself, "Will a child be born to a man who is 100 years old?

But God said, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son. And you will give him the name Isaac. I will make My agreement with him and for his children after him, an agreement that will last forever.

Then Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money, and every man and boy who lived in his house. And he cut off their piece of skin that very day, as God had told him to do.

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he had the religious act done of cutting off his piece of skin.

His son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he had the religious act done of cutting off his piece of skin.

Abraham and his son Ishmael had this religious act done that very day.

And all the men of his house, who were born in the house or bought with money from a stranger, had this religious act done with him.

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them. He put his face to the ground

For I have chosen him, so that he may teach his children and the sons of his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and fair. So the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has promised him."

Then the Lord went on His way when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He put his face to the ground

But he begged them, so they turned aside with him and went into his house. And he made a supper for them. He made bread without yeast, and they ate.

So Lot went out to speak to his sons-in-law who were to marry his daughters. He said, "Get up! Get out of this place! For the Lord will destroy the city!" But his sons-in-law thought he was only joking.

But Lot was slow to move. So the men took him, his wife and two daughters by the hand and brought them out of the city. For the Lord had loving-pity for him.

Then Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters, and lived in the mountains for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave in the side of a mountain with his two daughters.

Abraham traveled from there to the land of the Negev, and made his home between Kadesh and Shur. Then he lived for a time in Gerar.