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Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
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A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.
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Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”
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He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
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“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
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No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
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Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”
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Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
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One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man around here to give us children—as is the custom all over the earth.
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Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die.”
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The woman was very beautiful, a virgin; no man had ever slept with her. She went down to the spring, filled her jar and came up again.
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Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the Lord had made his journey successful.
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When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold bracelets weighing ten shekels.
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Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord,
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Now Rebekah had a brother named Laban, and he hurried out to the man at the spring.
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As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
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So the man went to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and fodder were brought for the camels, and water for him and his men to wash their feet.
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So they called Rebekah and asked her, “Will you go with this man?” “I will go,” she said.
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Then Rebekah and her attendants got ready and mounted the camels and went back with the man. So the servant took Rebekah and left.
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and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “He is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
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Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people.
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The boys grew up, and Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the open country, while Jacob was content to stay at home among the tents.
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So Abimelek gave orders to all the people: “Anyone who harms this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”
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The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
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He had so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
