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12 1 Abram by God’s commandment goeth to Canaan. 3 Christ is promised. 7 Abram buildeth Altars for exercise and declaration of his faith among the infidels. 10 Because of the dearth he goeth into Egypt. 15 Pharaoh taketh his wife, and is punished.
1 For the Lord had said unto Abram, (A)[a]Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house unto [b]the land that I will show thee.
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a [c]blessing.
3 I will also bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, even as the Lord spake unto him, and Lot went with him, (and Abram was seventy and five years old, when he departed out of Haran)
5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they possessed, and the [d]souls that they had gotten in Haran, and they departed to go to the land of Canaan, and to the land of Canaan they came.
6 ¶ So Abram [e]passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, and unto the [f]plain of Moreh (and the [g]Canaanite was then in the land)
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there built he [h]an altar unto the Lord, which appeared unto him.
8 Afterward removing [i]thence unto a mountain Eastward from Bethel, he pitched his tent having Bethel on the West side, and Ai on the East, and there he built an [j]altar unto the Lord, and called on the Name of the Lord.
9 [k]Again Abram went forth going and journeying toward the South.
10 ¶ Then there came a [l]famine in the land: therefore Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there: for there was a great famine in the land.
11 And when he drew near to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12 Therefore it will come to pass that when the Egyptians see thee, they will say, She is his wife: so will they kill me, but they will keep thee alive.
13 Say, I pray thee, that thou art my [m]sister, that I may fare well for thy sake, and that my [n]life may be preserved by thee.
14 ¶ Now when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman: for she was very fair.
15 And the Princes of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her unto Pharaoh: so the woman was [o]taken into Pharaoh’s house:
16 Who entreated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheep, and beeves, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17 But the Lord [p]plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues, because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
18 Then Pharaoh called Abram, and said, Why hast thou done this unto me? Wherefore diddest thou not tell me, that she was thy wife?
19 Why saidest thou, She is my sister, that I should take her to be my wife? Now therefore behold thy wife, take her and go thy way.
20 And Pharaoh gave men [q]commandment concerning him: and they conveyed him forth and his wife, and all that he had.
13 1 Abram departeth out of Egypt. 4 He calleth upon the Name of the Lord. 11 Lot departeth from him. 13 The wickedness of the Sodomites. 14 The promise made to Abram is renewed. 18 Abram buildeth an altar to the Lord.
1 Then [r]Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him toward the South.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold.
3 And he went on his journey from the South toward [s]Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
4 Unto the place of the (B)altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the Lord.
5 ¶ And Lot also, who went with Abram, had sheep, and cattle and tents,
6 So that the land could not [t]bear them, that they might dwell together: for their (C)substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 Also there was debate between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle, (and the [u]Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelleth at that time in the land.)
8 Then said Abram unto Lot, Let there be no [v]strife, I pray thee, between thee and me, neither between mine herdsmen and thine herdsmen: for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? depart I pray thee from me: if thou wilt [w]take the left hand, then I will go to the right: or if thou go to the right hand, then I will take the left.
10 So when Lot lifted up his eyes, he saw that all the plain of Jordan was watered everywhere (for before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, it was as the [x]garden of the Lord like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.)
11 Then Lot chose unto him all the plain of Jordan, and took his journey from the East: and they departed the [y]one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent even unto Sodom.
13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding [z]sinners against the Lord.
14 ¶ Then the Lord said unto [aa]Abram, (after that Lot was departed from him) Lift up thine eyes now, and look from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastward, and Westward:
15 For all (D)the land which thou seest, will I give unto thee, and to thy seed [ab]forever,
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land, in the length thereof, and breadth thereof: for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
14 12 In the overthrow of Sodom Lot is taken prisoner. 16 Abram delivereth him. 18 Melchizedek cometh to meet him. 23 Abram would not be enriched by the king of Sodom.
1 And in the days of Amraphel king of [ac]Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of the [ad]nations:
2 These men made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3 All these [ae]joined together in the valley of [af]Siddim, which is the [ag]salt Sea.
4 Twelve years were they subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the [ah]Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in [ai]Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto the plain of El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they returned and came to En Mishpat, which is Kadesh, and [aj]smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelled in Hazezon Tamar.
8 Then went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar: and they joined battle with them in the valley of Siddim,
9 To wit, with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: four kings against five.
10 Now the [ak]valley of Siddim was full of slime pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and [al]fell there: and the residue fled to the mountain.
11 And they took all the substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their vittles and went their way.
12 They [am]took Lot also Abram’s brother’s son and his substance (for he dwelt at Sodom) and departed.
13 ¶ Then came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew, which dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner, which were [an]confederate with Abram.
14 When Abram heard that his brother was taken, he [ao]brought forth of them that were born and brought up in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 Then he and his servants divided themselves against them by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left side of [ap]Damascus,
16 And he recovered all the substance, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also and the people.
17 ¶ After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom forth to meet him in the valley of Shaveh, which is the (E)King’s dale.
18 And (F)Melchizedek King of Salem [aq]brought forth bread and wine: and he was a Priest of the most high God.
19 Therefore he [ar]blessed him, saying, Blessed art thou, Abram, of God most high, Possessor of heaven and earth,
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thine hand. (G)And Abram gave him tithes of all.
21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the [as]persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, [at]I have lifted up mine hand unto the Lord the most high God possessor of heaven and earth,
23 [au]That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a thread or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich,
24 [av]Save only that, which the young men have eaten, and the parts of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre: let them take their parts.
15 1 The Lord is Abram’s defense and reward. 6 He is justified by faith. 13 The servitude and deliverance out of Egypt is declared. 18 The land of Canaan is promised the fourth time.
1 After these things, the [aw]word of the Lord came unto Abram in a (H)vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding (I)great reward.
2 And Abram said, [ax]O Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of mine house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 Again Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: wherefore lo, a servant of mine house shall be mine heir.
4 Then behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir, but one that shall come out of thine own bowels, he shall be thine heir.
5 Moreover he brought him forth and said, (J)Look up now unto heaven, and tell the stars if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And Abram (K)believed the Lord, and he counted that to him for righteousness.
7 Again he said unto him, I am the Lord, that brought thee out of (L)Ur, of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, O Lord God, [ay]Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9 Then he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, a turtle dove also and a pigeon.
10 So he took all these unto him, and [az]divided them in the midst, and laid every piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 Then fowls fell on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun went down, there fell an heavy sleep unto Abram: and lo, [ba]a very fearful darkness fell upon him.
13 Then he said to Abram, (M)Know for a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, (N)[bb]four hundred years, and shall serve them: and they entreat them evil.
14 Notwithstanding, the nation whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 But thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried in a good age.
16 And in the [bc]fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the [bd]wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full.
17 Also when the sun went down, there was a darkness: and behold, a smoking furnace, and a firebrand, which went between those pieces.
18 (O)In that same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land: (P)from the river of Egypt unto the great river [be]Euphrates.
19 Then Kenites, and the Kenezzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 The Amorites also, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
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