Abram Rescues Lot 1 At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar,Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goyim, 2 these kings went to…

The Lord’s Covenant With Abram 1 After this, the word of theLordcame to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”…

Hagar and Ishmael 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “TheLordhas kept me…

The Covenant of Circumcision 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, theLordappeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I…

The Three Visitors 1 TheLordappeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2…

Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got…

Abraham and Abimelek 1 Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev and lived between Kadesh and Shur. For a while he stayed in Gerar, 2…

The Birth of Isaac 1 Now theLordwas gracious to Sarah as he had said, and theLorddid for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son…

Abraham Tested 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom…

The Death of Sarah 1 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and…