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Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

“Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.

Gen 19:12

Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. “Do you have any other relatives here in the city?” they asked. “Get them out of this place — your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.

Gen 19:13

For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it.”

Gen 19:22

But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means “little place.”)

Gen 19:31

One day the older daughter said to her sister, “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can’t get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.

Gen 20:9

Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!

Gen 20:11

Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’

Gen 20:16

And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’ 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.”

Gen 21:2

She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

Gen 21:6

And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

Gen 21:11

This upset Abraham very much because Ishmael was his son.

Gen 21:22

22 About this time, Abimelech came with Phicol, his army commander, to visit Abraham. “God is obviously with you, helping you in everything you do,” Abimelech said.

Gen 21:23

“Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”

Gen 21:26

“This is the first I’ve heard of it,” Abimelech answered. “I have no idea who is responsible. You have never complained about this before.”

Gen 21:30

Abraham replied, “Please accept these seven lambs to show your agreement that I dug this well.”

Gen 22:14

Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the LORD will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

Gen 22:16

“This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that

Gen 22:20

Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor’s wife, had borne Nahor eight sons.

Gen 23:6

“Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way.”

Gen 23:8

and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar

Gen 23:17

So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees.

Gen 24:7

For the LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and my native land, solemnly promised to give this land to my descendants. He will send his angel ahead of you, and he will see to it that you find a wife there for my son.

Gen 24:8

If she is unwilling to come back with you, then you are free from this oath of mine. But under no circumstances are you to take my son there.”

Gen 24:13

See, I am standing here beside this spring, and the young women of the town are coming out to draw water.

Gen 24:14

This is my request. I will ask one of them, ‘Please give me a drink from your jug.’ If she says, ‘Yes, have a drink, and I will water your camels, too!’ — let her be the one you have selected as Isaac’s wife. This is how I will know that you have shown unfailing love to my master.”

Gen 24:42

“So today when I came to the spring, I prayed this prayer: ‘O LORD, God of my master, Abraham, please give me success on this mission.

Gen 24:43

See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”

Gen 24:58

So they called Rebekah. “Are you willing to go with this man?” they asked her. And she replied, “Yes, I will go.”

Gen 24:60

They gave her this blessing as she parted: “Our sister, may you become the mother of many millions! May your descendants be strong and conquer the cities of their enemies.”

Gen 25:10

This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites and where he had buried his wife Sarah.

Gen 25:12

12 This is the account of the family of Ishmael, the son of Abraham through Hagar, Sarah’s Egyptian servant.

Gen 25:19

19 This is the account of the family of Isaac, the son of Abraham.

Gen 25:22

But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the LORD about it. “Why is this happening to me?” she asked.

Gen 25:30

Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!” (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”)

Gen 26:3

Live here as a foreigner in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. I hereby confirm that I will give all these lands to you and your descendants, just as I solemnly promised Abraham, your father.

Gen 26:5

I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions.”

Gen 26:10

“How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin.”

Gen 26:11

Then Abimelech issued a public proclamation: “Anyone who touches this man or his wife will be put to death!”

Gen 26:20

But then the shepherds from Gerar came and claimed the spring. “This is our water,” they said, and they argued over it with Isaac’s herdsmen. So Isaac named the well Esek (which means “argument”).

Gen 26:22

Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth (which means “open space”), for he said, “At last the LORD has created enough space for us to prosper in this land.”

Gen 26:24

where the LORD appeared to him on the night of his arrival. “I am the God of your father, Abraham,” he said. “Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you. I will multiply your descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will do this because of my promise to Abraham, my servant.”

Gen 26:33

So Isaac named the well Shibah (which means “oath”). And to this day the town that grew up there is called Beersheba (which means “well of the oath”).

Gen 28:4

May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.”

Gen 28:15

What’s more, I am with you, and I will protect you wherever you go. One day I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.”

Gen 28:16

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I wasn’t even aware of it!”

Gen 28:17

But he was also afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! It is none other than the house of God, the very gateway to heaven!”

Gen 28:20

Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,

Gen 28:22

And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

Gen 29:34

Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”

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