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for we are about to destroy this place, because their outcry has become so great before the LORD that the LORD has sent us to destroy it."

But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the LORD was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city.

So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose and lay with him; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.

Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

So Abimelech arose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their hearing; and the men were greatly frightened.

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him.

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well."

So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.

Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." So the two of them walked on together.

So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.

So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

So Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over

So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.