Abraham

Terach lived seventy years and fathered Avram, Nachor and Haran.

Here is the genealogy of Terach. Terach fathered Avram, Nachor and Haran; and Haran fathered Lot.

Then Avram and Nachor took wives for themselves. The name of Avram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nachor’s wife was Milkah the daughter of Haran. He was the father of Milkah and of Yiskah.

Terach took his son Avram, his son Haran’s son Lot, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Avram’s wife; and they left Ur of the Kasdim to go to the land of Kena‘an. But when they came to Haran, they stayed there.

Now Adonai said to Avram, “Get yourself out of your country, away from your kinsmen and away from your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.

So Avram went, as Adonai had said to him, and Lot went with him. Avram was 75 years old when he left Haran.

Avram took his wife Sarai, his brother’s son Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, as well as the people they had acquired in Haran; then they set out for the land of Kena‘an and entered the land of Kena‘an.

Avram passed through the land to the place called Sh’khem, to the oak of Moreh. The Kena‘ani were then in the land.

Adonai appeared to Avram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him.

Then Avram traveled on, continuing toward the Negev.

But there was a famine in the land, so Avram went down into Egypt to stay there, because the famine in the land was severe.

When Avram entered Egypt, the Egyptians did notice that the woman was very beautiful.

He treated Avram well for her sake, giving him sheep, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female slaves, and camels.

But Adonai inflicted great plagues on Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai Avram’s wife.

Pharaoh called Avram and said, “What is this that you have done to me? Why didn’t you tell me that she was your wife?

Avram went up from Egypt - he, his wife and everything he had, and Lot with him - into the Negev.

Avram became wealthy, with much cattle, silver and gold.

where he had first built the altar; and there Avram called on the name of ADONAI.

Lot, who was traveling with Avram, also had flocks, herds and tents.

Moreover, quarreling arose between Avram's and Lot's herdsmen. The Kena'ani and the P'rizi were then living in the land.

Avram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have quarreling between me and you, or between my herdsmen and yours, since we're kinsmen.

Avram lived in the land of Kena'an; and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, setting up his tent near S'dom.

ADONAI said to Avram, after Lot had moved away from him, "Look all around you from where you are, to the north, the south, the east and the west.

Avram moved his tent and came to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hevron. There he built an altar to ADONAI.

But as they left, they took Lot, Avram's brother's son, and his possessions; since he was living in S'dom.