Abraham

Avimelekh took sheep, cattle, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Avraham; and he returned to him Sarah his wife.

Avraham prayed to God, and God healed Avimelekh and his wife and slave-girls, so that they could have children.

For ADONAI had made every woman in Avimelekh's household infertile on account of Sarah Avraham's wife.

Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.

Avraham called his son, born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Yitz'chak.

Avraham circumcised his son Yitz'chak when he was eight days old, as God had ordered him to do.

Avraham was one hundred years old when his son Yitz'chak [laughter] was born to him.

And she said, "Who would have said to Avraham that Sarah would nurse children? Nevertheless, I have borne him a son in his old age!"

The child grew and was weaned, and Avraham gave a great banquet on the day that Yitz'chak was weaned.

But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom Hagar had borne to Avraham, making fun of Yitz'chak;

so Sarah said to Avraham, "Throw this slave-girl out! And her son! I will not have this slave-girl's son as your heir along with my son Yitz'chak!"

Avraham became very distressed over this matter of his son.

But God said to Avraham, "Don't be distressed because of the boy and your slave-girl. Listen to everything Sarah says to you, because it is your descendants through Yitz'chak who will be counted.

Avraham got up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child; then he sent her away. After leaving, she wandered in the desert around Be'er-Sheva.

At that time Avimelekh and Pikhol the commander of his army spoke to Avraham. They said, "God is with you in everything you do.

Avraham said, "I swear it."

Now Avraham had complained to Avimelekh about a well which Avimelekh's servants had seized.

Avraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Avimelekh, and the two of them made a covenant.

Avraham put seven female lambs from the flock by themselves.

Avimelekh asked Avraham, "What is the meaning of these seven female lambs you have put by themselves?"

Avraham planted a tamarisk tree in Be'er-Sheva, and there he called on the name of ADONAI, the everlasting God.

Avraham lived for a long time as a foreigner in the land of the P'lishtim.

After these things, God tested Avraham. He said to him, "Avraham!" and he answered, "Here I am."

Avraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, together with Yitz'chak his son. He cut the wood for the burnt offering, departed and went toward the place God had told him about.

On the third day, Avraham raised his eyes and saw the place in the distance.