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The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
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The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands.
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“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.
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And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
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He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery.
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This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
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“Where is your wife Sarah?” they asked him. “There, in the tent,” he said.
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Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
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And Abimelek asked Abraham, “What was your reason for doing this?”
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
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so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
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The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?”
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After she had given him a drink, she said, “I’ll draw water for your camels too, until they have had enough to drink.”
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Then he asked, “Whose daughter are you? Please tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?”
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The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
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My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and he has given him everything he owns.
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“Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
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“I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’ “She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’ “Then I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her arms,
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Then they said, “Let’s call the young woman and ask her about it.”
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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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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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When the men of that place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” because he was afraid to say, “She is my wife.” He thought, “The men of this place might kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is beautiful.”
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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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Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
