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At dawn the next morning, the angels begged Lot to hurry. They said, "Go! Take your wife and your two daughters with you so you will not be destroyed when the city is punished."

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.

But Lot said to one of them, "Sir, please don't force me to go so far!

God destroyed the cities in the valley, but he remembered what Abraham had asked. So God saved Lot's life, but he destroyed the city where Lot had lived.

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

The next day the older daughter said to the younger, "Last night I had sexual relations with my father. Let's get him drunk again tonight so you can go and have sexual relations with him, too. In this way we can use our father to have children to continue our family."

So that night they got their father drunk again, and the younger daughter went and had sexual relations with him. Again, Lot did not know when she lay down or when she got up.

So both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their father.

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

But Abimelech had not gone near Sarah, so he said, "Lord, would you destroy an innocent nation?

Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know you did not realize what you were doing. So I did not allow you to sin against me and touch her.

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.

So Sarah said to Abraham, "Throw out this slave woman and her son. Her son should not inherit anything; my son Isaac should receive it all."

Then God showed Hagar a well of water. So she went to the well and filled her bag with water and gave the boy a drink.

So make a promise to me here before God that you will be fair with me and my children and my descendants. Be kind to me and to this land where you have lived as a stranger—as kind as I have been to you."

So that place was called Beersheba because they made a promise to each other there.

Abraham took the wood for the sacrifice and gave it to his son to carry, but he himself took the knife and the fire. So he and his son went on together.

Abraham answered, "God will give us the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So Abraham and his son went on together

Then Abraham looked up and saw a male sheep caught in a bush by its horns. So Abraham went and took the sheep and killed it. He offered it as a whole burnt offering to God, and his son was saved.