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he said: Canaan is cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.
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He also said: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem; Let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
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Let God extend Japheth; let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem; let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
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He treated Abram well because of her, and Abram acquired flocks and herds, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.
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Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”
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Hagar and Ishmael
Abram’s wife, Sarai, had not borne any children for him, but she owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
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Sarai said to Abram, “Since the Lord has prevented me from bearing children, go to my slave; perhaps through her I can build a family.” And Abram agreed to what Sarai said.
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So Abram’s wife, Sarai, took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband, Abram, as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years.
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Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the Lord judge between me and you.”
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Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your power; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.
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He said, “Hagar, slave of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress Sarai.”
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Then Abimelech took flocks and herds and male and female slaves, gave them to Abraham, and returned his wife Sarah to him.
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Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
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So she said to Abraham, “Drive out this slave with her son, for the son of this slave will not be a coheir with my son Isaac!”
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But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and about your slave. Whatever Sarah says to you, listen to her, because your offspring will be traced through Isaac,
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and I will also make a nation of the slave’s son because he is your offspring.”
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“The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.
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Ishmael’s Family Records
These are the family records of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s slave, bore to Abraham.
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He had flocks of sheep, herds of cattle, and many slaves, and the Philistines were envious of him.
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And Laban gave his slave Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her slave.
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And Laban gave his slave Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her slave.
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So Rachel gave her slave Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.
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Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
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When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her slave Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
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Leah’s slave Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
