seed be.

Abram believed the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness.

And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Chaldea from Ur, to give thee this land to possess.

And Abram said, O Lord, how shall I know that I possess it?

And he said unto him, Bring me a 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.

And he brought him all these things, and divided them in the midst, and put one part over against another; but he divided not the birds.

And the fowls fell upon the ashes: but Abram shooed them away.

And when the sun was down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him.

And he said unto Abram, Know thou that thy seed shall be strangers in a land that is not theirs: and there they shall be compelled to serve, and shall be afflicted four hundred years.

But I will judge the people, whom they shall serve. And afterward they shall go forth with great substance.

And thou shalt return unto thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.

And they shall come again after four generations: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet ended.

And when the sun was down and dark, behold, a furnace smoked, and a flame of fire passed between the pieces.

In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land, from the waters of Egypt even unto the great river Phrath: 19. The Kenites, the Kinites, the Kadmonites,

The Hittites, the Perizzites, the giants,

The Amorites, the Canaanites, the Gergesites, the Jebusites.
(Genesis)
Chapter 16
Hagar gives birth to Ishmael.

Sarai Abram’s wife bare him nothing. But she had an Egyptian maid, whose name was Hagar.

And she said unto Abram, Behold, the LORD hath shut me up, that I cannot bring forth. Lay thee by my handmaid, that I may build me of her. And Abram obeyed the voice of Sarai.

And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her Egyptian maid, and gave her to Abram her husband to wife, after they had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.

And he lay with Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she was with child, she esteemed her wife little against her.

And Sarai said unto Abram, Thou hast done wrong unto me. I have put my handmaid by thee; but now that she hath conceived, I am wicked against her. Let the LORD be judge between me and thee.

And Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy handmaid is under thy power; do with her as it pleaseth thee. And when she would have humbled Sarai, she fled from her.

But the angel of the LORD found them by a well of water in the wilderness, even by the well of the way of Sur.

And he said unto her, Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence comest thou, and whither wilt thou go? She said: I have fled from my wife Sarai.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return unto thy wife, and humble thyself under her hand.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her: I will so multiply thy seed, that it shall not be
numbered for multitude.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael: because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

He shall be a fierce man, his hand against every man, and every man’s hand against him: and he shall dwell against all his brethren.

And she called the name of the LORD, which spake unto her, Thou God seest me. For she said, Surely here have I seen him that looked on me afterward.

Therefore she called the well a well of the Living One that looked upon me; which well is between Kadesh and Bared.

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of the son that Hagar bare him Ishmael.

And Abram was eighty and six years old when Hagar bare him Ishmael.
(Genesis)
Chapter 17
Isaac’s promise is confirmed with circumcision.

Now when Abram was ninety and nine years old, the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me and be pious!

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee almost greatly.

And Abram fell on his face. And God continued to speak to him, saying: 4. Behold, I am, and have my covenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Therefore thou shalt no more be called Abram, but Abraham shall thy name be: for I have made thee the father of many nations.

And I will make thee almost very fruitful, and will make nations of thee; and kings also shall come of thee.

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations; and it shall be an everlasting covenant, that I may be thy God, and thy seed after thee.

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger within, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession: and I will be their God.

And God said unto Abraham, Keep now my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee, with their seed.

Now this is my covenant, which ye shall keep between me and you, and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.

And ye shall circumcise the foreskin of your flesh. This shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

Every kid that is eight days old ye shall circumcise among your seed; and likewise all that are born of your seed, or that are bought of all strangers that are not of your seed.

So shall my covenant be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

And if a kid be not circumcised in the foreskin of his flesh, his soul shall be cut off from among his people, because he hath not kept my covenant.

And God said again unto Abraham, Thou shalt no more call thy wife Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.

For I will bless her, and of her will I give thee a son: for I will bless her, and nations shall be of her, and kings over many people.

And Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall there be born unto me a hundred years old a child, and shall Sarah bear ninety years old?

And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael should live before thee!

And God said, Yea, Sarah, thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac: for with him will I establish mine everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

For this also have I heard thee concerning Ishmael. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and multiply him almost exceedingly. He shall beget twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear thee at this time in the
next year.

And he ceased to speak unto him, and God departed from Abraham.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants that were born in his house, and all that were bought, and all that were man’s name in his house, and circumcised the foreskin in their flesh that very day, as God had told him.

And Abraham was ninety and nine years old when he circumcised the foreskin of his flesh.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when his flesh was circumcised.

And in one day were they all circumcised, Abraham, Ishmael his son, 27. And that which was man’s name in his house, born at home, and bought of strangers: all were circumcised with him.
(Genesis)
Chapter 18
Abraham is promised Isaac again and the destruction of Sodom is revealed.

And the LORD appeared unto him in the grove of Mamre, sitting at the door of his tent, when the day was hottest.

And when he lifted up his eyes, and looked, behold, three men stood against him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tabernacle, and stooped down to the ground.

And said, Lord, if I have found grace in thine eyes, pass not over before thy servant.

And they shall bring you a little water, and wash your feet; and lean ye under the tree.

And I will bring you a morsel of bread, and ye shall refresh your hearts; and afterward ye shall depart. For therefore came ye to your servant. They said: Do as thou hast said.

And Abraham hasted into the tabernacle unto Sarah, and said, Make haste, and mix three measures of fine flour, and knead, and bake cakes.

And he ran unto the oxen, and fetched a goodly calf, and gave it to the lad, and he made haste, and prepared it.

And he took butter, and milk, and of the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them, and stood before them under the tree, and they did eat.

And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Within the tabernacle.

And he said, I will come again unto thee, if I live: behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.
And Sarah heard it behind him, behind the door of the tabernacle.

And they were both Abraham and Sarah old and well stricken in years; so that Sarah was no more after the manner of women.

Therefore she laughed with herself, and said, Now that I am old, shall I yet cherish