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And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.

And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.

And after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the Lord appeared to him: and said unto him: I am the Almighty God: walk before me, and be perfect.

And God said to him: I am, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure?

And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed?

And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:

And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes.

And after God brought me out of my father’s house, I said to her: Thou shalt do me this kindness: In every place, to which we shall come, thou shalt say that I am thy brother.

After these things, God tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.

And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.

And he said: I am the servant of Abraham:

And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? And she answered: I am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of Nachor, whom Melcha bore to him. So I put earrings on her to adorn her face, and I put bracelets on her hands.

Said: Give me of this red pottage, for I am exceeding faint. For which reason his name was called Edom.

Where the Lord appeared to him that same night, saying: I am the God of Abraham thy father, do not fear, for I am with thee: I will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.

Now Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see: and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him: My son? And he answered: Here I am.

And his father said to him, Thou seest that I am old, and know not the day of my death.