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And after the birth of Terah, Nahor went on living for a hundred and nineteen years, and had sons and daughters:

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah and Iscah.

And Terah took Abram, his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai, his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram and they went out from Ur of the Chaldees, to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran, and were there for some time.

Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go on your way.

So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

For twelve years they were under the rule of Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they put off his control.

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.

And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.

And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

As for you, you will go to your fathers in peace; at the end of a long life you will be put in your last resting-place.

And in the fourth generation they will come back here; for at present the sin of the Amorite is not full.

And Sarai said to Abram, See, the Lord has not let me have children; go in to my servant, for I may get a family through her. And Abram did as Sarai said.

So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, and gave her to Abram for his wife.

And he went in to Hagar and she became with child, and when she saw that she was with child, she no longer had any respect for her master's wife.