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The i. boke of Mo& The xv. Chap. Fo. vi. the kynge of Ella&#383;ar, Redorlaomer the kinge of Elam, &#x204a; Thydeal the kynge of ye Heithen, That they made warre wt Bir&#383;a the kynge of Gomorra, &#x204a; with Sineab the kynge of Adama, &#x204a; with Semeaber the kynge of Zeboim, and with the kynge of Bela, which is called Zoar. Theſe came all together in to the brode valley, where now the &#383;alt ſee is: for twolue yeares were they ſubiectes vnto kinge Redorlaomer, &#x204a; in the thirtenth yeare they fell from him. Therfore in the fourtenth yeare came Redorlaomer, and the kynges yt were with him, &#x204a; &#383;mote the Giauntes in A&#383;taroth Rarnaim, &#x204a; Suſim at Ham, &#x204a; Emim in the felde of Ririathaim, and yt Horites in their owne mount Seir vnto the playne of Pharan, which bordreth vpo&#772; the wildernes. And then they turned, &#x204a; came to the well of iudgment(which is Cades) &#x204a; &#383;mote all the countre of the Amalechites, and al&#383;o the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazez on Thamar. undefined Then wente out the kynge of Sodome, &#x204a; the kynge of Gomorra, &#x204a; the kynge of Adama, and the kynge of Zeboim, and the kynge of Bela(called Zoar) &#x204a; prepared them &#383;elues to fight in the brode valley wt Redorlaomer the kynge of Elam, &#x204A; with Thideal ye kynge of the Heithen, &#x204a; with Amraphel ye kynge of Synear, &#x204a; with Arioch the kynge of Ellaſar: foure kynges wt fyue. And ye brode valley had many &#383;lyme pyttes. But the kynge of Sodoma and Gomorra were putte flight, &#x204a; fell there, &#x204a; the re&#383;idue fled vnto ye mountaynes. Then toke they all the goodes at Sodoma and Gomorra, &#x204a; all their vytales, &#x204a; wente their waye. They toke Lot al&#383;o Abrams brothers ſonne, &#x204a; his good(for he dwelt at Sodome) and departed. undefined Then came one that had eſcaped, and tolde Abram the Aleaunt, which dwelt in the Okegroue of Mamre the Amoryte, which was the brother of E&#383;col &#x204a; Aner: for the&#383;e were confederate with Abram.

Now whan Abram herde yt his brother was taken, he harne&#383;&#383;ed his bonde &#383;eruauntes borne in his owne houſe, thre hundreth &#x204a; eightene, &#x204a; folowed after them vntill Dan, &#x204a; deuyded the&#772;, &#x204a; fell vpo&#772; them by night wt his ſeruauntes, and ſmote the&#772;, and cha&#383;ed them awaye vnto Hoba, which lieth on ye left hande of the cite of Dama&#383;cos, and brought agayne all the goodes, and all&#383;o his brother Lot, and his goodes, ye wemen alſo and the people. And as he came agayne from the &#383;laughter of Redorlaomer &#x204a; of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale. undefined But Melchi&#383;edech the kynge of Salem brought forth bread and wyne. And he beynge the pre&#383;t of the moſt hye God, ble&#383;&#383;ed him and ſayde: Bleſſed be thou Abram vnto the moſt hye God po&#383;&#383;e&#383;&#383;or of heauen and earth. And prayſed be God the Hye&#383;t, which hath delyuered thine enemies in to thy handes. And Abram gaue him tythes of all.

Then &#383;ayde the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram: Geue me the ſoules, and take ye goodes vnto thy ſelf. But Abram &#383;ayde vnto the kinge of Sodome: I lift vp my honde vnto the LORDE the mo&#383;t hye God, po&#383;&#383;e&#383;ſor of heauen and earth, that I wyll not take, of all that is thyne, ſo moch as a threde or a ſhue lachet, le&#383;t thou ſhulde&#383;t ſaye: I haue made Abram ryche: Saue onely that which the yonge men have &#383;pent, and the men Aner E&#383;col and Mamre, that wente with me, let them take their parte. undefined undefined T happened after theſe actes, yt the worde of ye LORDE came vnto Abra&#772; in a vy&#383;ion and &#383;ayde: Feare not Abram, I am thy ſhylde and thy exceadinge greate rewarde. But Abram ſayde: LORDE LORDE, what wilt thou geue me? I go childles, and the &#383;eruaunt of my hou&#383;e(this Eleaſar of Damaſcos) hath a ſonne. And Abram &#383;ayde morouer: Beholde, vnto me ha&#383;t thou geuen no &#383;ede: and lo, the &#383;onne of my hou&#383;holde ſhal be myne heyre. And beholde, the worde of the LORDE ſpake vnto him, and &#383;aide: He &#383;hal not be thine heyre, but one that &#383;hal come out of thine owne body, he ſhal be thine heyre. And he had him go forth, and ſayde: Loke vp vnto heauen, and tell ye ſtarres: Canſt thou nombre them:? And he &#383;ayde vnto him: *Euen ſo &#383;hal thy ſede be. undefined Abram beleued the LORDE and yt was counted vnto him for righteouſnes. And he ſayde vnto him: I am ye LORDE,* yt brought the from Vr out of Chaldea, to geue ye this londe to po&#383;&#383;e&#383;&#383;e it. But Abram ſayde: LORDE LORDE, Wherby ſhall I knowe, that I ſhall po&#383;&#383;e&#383;&#383;e it? And he ſayde vnto him: Take a cow of thre yeare olde, and a ſhe goate of thre yeare olde, and a ramme of thre yeare olde, and a turtyll doue, and a yonge pigeon. And he toke all theſe, and deuyded them in the myddes, and layde the one parte ouer agaynſt the other, but the foules deuyded he not. And the foules fell vpo&#772; the fleſh, but Abram droue them awaye. undefined Now whan the Sonne beganne to go