king of morrah, H and the Explanatic king of Is used to indicate and they situation of whic the vale Lot and Abram separate. GENESIS, XIII, XIV. thou not tell me that she was thy B. C. 1918. wife? (CHAP. 13.) a ch.12.9.&c. b ch.24.35. 19 Why saidst thou, She is my sis-s Pr. 21.1. ter? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now, therefore, behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded s his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. CHAPTER XIII. 1 Abram and Lot return out of E 1 Sam.2.7. Job 1.10. Ps. 112.3. Pr.3.9.10. 10.22. Mat.6.33. gypt. 7 By disagreement they part ND Abram went up out of Ps. 42. 1,2. 84.10. A Egypt, he, and his wife, and all d Ps.116.17. that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. a 2 And Abram was very rich, b in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; 145.18. f ch.34.30. 4 Unto the place of the altar, c which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called donk the name of the LORD. h ch.11.27. 1 Jao.2.15. 5 And Lot also, which went with Is.51.3. Joel 2.3. 6 And the land was not able e to bear them, that they might dwell n ch.14.2. together: for their substance was o Pr.27.10. great, so that they could not dwell together. Pch, 18.20. Eze. 16.49. 7 And there was a strife between 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, g I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be 1 brethren. h 2 plains. (CHAP. 14.) Abram removeth to Mamre. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, and sinners p before the LORD exceedingly. 14 T And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 15 For all the land which thou scest, to thee will I give it, and a to thy seed for ever. 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 also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the 2 plain of Mamre, r which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, d which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Deut.29.23. Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smotee the Rephaims fin Ashteroth Karnaim, and g the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in 1Shaveli Kiriathaim, 9 Is not the whole land before i thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, b from me if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, d Deut.3.17. then I will go to the left. k Hos. 11.8. c ch.19.22. Jos.3.16. e ch.15.20. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, f Jos. 12.4. before the LORD destroyed / Sodomi g De.2.10,20. and Gomorrah, even as the garden mi or, the of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. n 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of or, plain plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed 2 h ch.21.21. 6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto 2El-paran, h which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt i in Hazezon-tamar. 8 And there 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, (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; Abram smiteth invaders. 9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. 10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled k to the mountain. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. 13 T And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; m for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he Sarmed his 4trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them n unto Dan. 15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and o smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. GENESIS, XV. B. C. 1918. k ch. 19.17, 30. l.ch. 13.12. Nu.16.26. 1 Tim.6.9. mich. 13. 18. 3 or, led forth. 4 or, instructed. n De.34.1. o 1s.41.2.3. p 1 Sam.30. 8, 18. 71 Sam. 18.6. 2Sam. 18. 18. s Heb.7.1. t Ps. 110.4. Heb.5.6. 7.3,11. u Mic.6.6. v ver.22. Ps. 24.1. 50.10. w He.7.1-10. 5 souls. x Ex.6.8. y ver. 19. ch.21.33. z Est.9.15,16. a 1Ti.5.18. (CHAP. 15.) a ch.46.2. Num.12.6. Dan. 10.1. Ac. 10.11,22. 16 And he brought back p all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 17 And the king of Sodom q went Lu.1.13. out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's r dale. c De.33.29. Ps.3.3. 84.11. 119.114. Pr.30.5. La.3.24. 18 And s Melchizedek king of Sa-d P.142.5. lem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the t priest of the most high u God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, v possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him w tithes of all. He.13.5. e ch.30.1. Is.56.5. Ac.7.5. f Pr.29.21. g ch.17.16. h De.1.10. He.11.12. i Ro.4.18. k Ro.4.3,6,&c Ga.3.6. 7 ch.12.1. 2K1.20.8. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the 5persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, n Jer.34.18, the y possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That z I will not take from a o Le. 1.17. 19. ISA.26.12. thread even to a shoelatchet, and P ch.2.21. that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I q Ex.12.40. have made Abram rich: Job 4.13. Ex.6.6. 24 Save only that which the young s Ex.12.36. men have eaten, and the portion of His seed's servitude foretold. the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. a CHAPTER XV. 1 Abram is encouraged. 4 A son promised: 6 he is justified by faith. Canaan is again promised." AFTER these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a a vision, saying, bFear not, Abram: I am thy cshield, and thy exceeding d great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord GOL, what wilt thon give me. seeing I go e childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abrain said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my housef is mine heir. 4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine gown bowels shall be thine heir. 5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, h if thou be able to number them. And he said unto him, i So shall thy seed be. 6 And he believed in the LORD; and he k counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee l'out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord GOD, m whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And 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, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided n them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but o the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep p fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afilict g them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will Ir judge: and afterward shall they come out with great s substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be bu Abram's vision.". ried in a good old age, t GENESIS, XVI, XVII. B. C. 1913. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again fort ch.25.8. the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet u full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and la burning lamp that passed between those pieces. Job 5.26. u Mat.23.32. 1Th.2.16. 1 a lamp of fire. (CHAP. 16.) a ch.21.9. Gal.4.24. c ch.20.18. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, say-d ch.30.3.9. ing, Unto thy seed have I given i be builded this land, from the river of Egypt by her. unto the great river, the river Eu- e 1 Sa. 1.6.8. phrates: Pr.30.23. 19 The Kenites. and the Keniz-f ch.31.53. zites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. 1Sa.24.15. 2Ch.24.22. 1 Pet.3.7. that which is good in thine eyes. 3 afflicted her. h ch.25.18. i 1 Pet.2.18. him no children: and she had an handmaid, an a Egyptian, whose 4 i, e. God name was b Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD c hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, d go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. shall hear. k ch.21.20. 1 ch.25.18. si, e. the well m Pr.5.21. of him that liveth and seeth me. (CHAP.17.) a ch.18.14. Ex.6.3. 1 Ki.2.4. 2 Ki.20.3. 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.b ch.48.15. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was e despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I c ch.9.9. was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge f between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, g Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai 3dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. or, upright or, sincere, ch.6.9. De. 18.13. Ps. 105.8,11. Gal.3.17,18. d ch. 13, 16. 22.17. 2 multitude of nations. e Neh.9.7. 3 i. e. father of a great multitude. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain fRom.4.17. in the way to Shur. h g ver. 16,20. ch.35.11. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and i submit thyself under her h ch.28.13. Lev.26.12. Heb.11.15. 4 of thy sojournings. i ch.48.4. De.32.8. hands. Ishmael's destiny. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will, multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name 4Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy af fliction. 12 And he will be a wild k man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou m God seest nie: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called 5Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 T And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. CHAPTER XVII. 1 The covenant is renewed. 5 Abram's name changed. 10 Circumcision instituted. 16 Isaac promised. ND when Abram was ninety A years old and une, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, a I am the Almighty God; b walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my c covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt bed a father of 2many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but e thy name shall be 3 Abrahain; for fa father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make g nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, h to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land 4wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting i possession; and I will be |