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Hagar and Ihmael cat forth.

given children uck? for I have born him a on in his old age.

And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feat the ame day that Iaac was weaned.

¶ And Sarah aw the on of Hagar the Egyptian, which he had born unto Abraham, mocking.

Wherefore he aid unto Abraham, Cat out this bondwoman and her on: for the on of this bondwoman hall not be heir with my on, even with Iaac.

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's ight becaue of his on.

And God aid unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy ight becaue of the lad, and becaue of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath aid unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Iaac hall thy eed be called.

And alo of the on of the bondwoman will I make a nation, becaue he is thy eed.

And Abraham roe up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her houlder, and the child, and ent her away: and he departed, and wandered in the wildernes of Beer-heba.

¶ And the water was pent in the bottle, and he cat the child under one of the hrubs.

And he went, and at her down over againt him a good way off, as it were a bowhot: for he aid, Let me not ee the death of the child. And he at over againt him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and aid unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Arie, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

And God opened her eyes, and he aw a well of water; and he went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wildernes, and became an archer.

And he dwelt in the wildernes of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

¶ And it came to pas at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his hot pake unto Abraham, aying, God is with thee in all that thou doet:

Now therefore wear unto me here by God † that thou wilt not deal falely with me, nor with my on, nor with my on's on: but according to the kindnes that I have done unto thee, thou halt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hat ojourned.

And Abraham aid, I will wear.

And Abraham reproved Abimelech becaue of a well of water, which Abimelech's ervants had violently taken away.

And Abimelech aid, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didt thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

And Abraham took heep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

And Abraham et even ewe lambs of the flock by themelves.

And Abimelech aid unto Abraham, What mean thee even ewe lambs which thou hat et by themelves?

And he aid, For thee even ewe lambs halt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnes unto me, that I have digged this well.

Wherefore he called that place ‖ Beer-heba; becaue there they ware both of them.

Thus they made a covenant at Beer-heba: then Abimelech roe up, and Phichol the chief captain of his hot, and they returned into the land of the Philitines.

¶ And Abraham planted a ‖ grove in Beer-heba, and called there on the name of the, the everlating God.

And Abraham ojourned in the Philitines' land many days.

1 Abraham is tempted to offer Iaac. 3 He giveth proof of his faith and obedience: 11 The angel tayeth him from laying his on, in whoe tead he offereth a ram. 15 Abraham is bleed again. 20 The generations of Nahor, from whom came Rebekah''.

it came to pas after thee things, that God did tempt Abraham, and aid unto him, Abraham: and he aid, † Behold, here I am.

And he aid, Take now thy on, thine only on Iaac, whom thou lovet, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

¶ And Abraham roe up early in the morning, and addled his as, and took two of his young men with him, and Iaac his on, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and roe up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.