And the Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell (A)in the land of which I shall tell you.

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The Lord appeared(A) to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt;(B) live in the land where I tell you to live.(C)

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Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (A)“To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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18 And the Lord appeared to him by the (A)oaks[a] of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

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  1. Genesis 18:1 Or terebinths

The Three Visitors

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day.

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Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;[a] walk before me, and be (A)blameless,

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El Shaddai

The Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old,(A) the Lord appeared to him(B) and said, “I am God Almighty[a];(C) walk before me faithfully and be blameless.(D)

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  1. Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai

The Call of Abram

12 Now (A)the Lord said[a] to Abram, “Go from your country[b] and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.

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  1. Genesis 12:1 Or had said
  2. Genesis 12:1 Or land

The Call of Abram

12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household(A) to the land(B) I will show you.(C)

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(A)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    (B)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.[a]

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  1. Psalm 37:3 Or and feed on faithfulness, or and find safe pasture

Trust in the Lord and do good;
    dwell in the land(A) and enjoy safe pasture.(B)

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10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you (A)about this time next year, and (B)Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now (C)Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 (D)So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, (E)“After I am worn out, and (F)my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 (G)Is anything too hard[a] for the Lord? (H)At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it,[b] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

16 Then the men set out from there, and they looked down toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to set them on their way. 17 The Lord said, (I)“Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be (J)blessed in him? 19 For I have (K)chosen[c] him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” 20 Then the Lord said, “Because (L)the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,

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  1. Genesis 18:14 Or wonderful
  2. Genesis 18:15 Or acted falsely
  3. Genesis 18:19 Hebrew known

10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(A) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(B)

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were already very old,(C) and Sarah was past the age of childbearing.(D) 12 So Sarah laughed(E) to herself as she thought, “After I am worn out and my lord(F) is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(G) 14 Is anything too hard for the Lord?(H) I will return to you at the appointed time next year,(I) and Sarah will have a son.”(J)

15 Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, “I did not laugh.”

But he said, “Yes, you did laugh.”

Abraham Pleads for Sodom

16 When the men(K) got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(L) what I am about to do?(M) 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(N) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a] 19 For I have chosen him(O), so that he will direct his children(P) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord(Q) by doing what is right and just,(R) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(S)

20 Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom(T) and Gomorrah is so great(U) and their sin so grievous(V)

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)