9:26 When he arrived in Jerusalem, ¹  he attempted to associate ²  with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe ³  that he was a disciple. 9:27 But Barnabas took ⁴  Saul, ⁵  brought ⁶  him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that ⁷  the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly ⁸  in the name of Jesus. 9:28 So he was staying with them, associating openly with them ⁹  in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 9:29 He was speaking and debating ¹⁰  with the Greek-speaking Jews, ¹¹  but they were trying to kill him. 9:30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea ¹²  and sent him away to Tarsus.

11:27 This is the account of Terah.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot. 11:28 Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans, ¹  while his father Terah was still alive. ²  11:29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, ³  and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; ⁴  she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah. 11:30 But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

12:1 Now the Lord said ¹  to Abram, ² 

“Go out ³  from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household

to the land that I will show you. ⁴ 

15:1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield ¹  and the one who will reward you in great abundance.” ² 

18:22 The two men turned ¹  and headed ²  toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord. ³ 

21:17 But God heard the boy’s voice. ⁶  The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What is the matter, ⁷  Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard ⁸  the boy’s voice right where he is crying. 21:18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 21:19 Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. ⁹  She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink.

21:20 God was with the boy as he grew. He lived in the wilderness and became an archer. 21:21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. ¹⁰  His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt. ¹¹ 

21:22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you ¹²  in all that you do. 21:23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name ¹³  that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. ¹⁴  Show me, and the land ¹⁵  where you are staying, ¹⁶  the same loyalty ¹⁷  that I have shown you.” ¹⁸ 

21:24 Abraham said, “I swear to do this.” ¹⁹  21:25 But Abraham lodged a complaint ²⁰  against Abimelech concerning a well ²¹  that Abimelech’s servants had seized. ²²  21:26 “I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied. “Moreover, ²³  you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.”

21:27 Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty. ²⁴  21:28 Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves. 21:29 Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these ²⁵  seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?” 21:30 He replied, “You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof ²⁶  that I dug this well.” ²⁷  21:31 That is why he named that place ²⁸  Beer Sheba, ²⁹  because the two of them swore ³⁰  an oath there.

21:32 So they made a treaty ³¹  at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned ³²  to the land of the Philistines. ³³  21:33 Abraham ³⁴  planted a tamarisk tree ³⁵  in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord, ³⁶  the eternal God. 21:34 So Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for quite some time. ³⁷ 

22:1 Some time after these things God tested ³⁸  Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” Abraham ³⁹  replied. 22:2 God ⁴⁰  said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac ⁴¹  – and go to the land of Moriah! ⁴²  Offer him up there as a burnt offering ⁴³  on one of the mountains which I will indicate to ⁴⁴  you.”

22:3 Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. ⁴⁵  He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out ⁴⁶  for the place God had spoken to him about.

22:4 On the third day Abraham caught sight of ⁴⁷  the place in the distance. 22:5 So he ⁴⁸  said to his servants, “You two stay ⁴⁹  here with the donkey while ⁵⁰  the boy and I go up there. We will worship ⁵¹  and then return to you.” ⁵² 

22:6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. Then he took the fire and the knife in his hand, ⁵³  and the two of them walked on together. 22:7 Isaac said to his father Abraham, ⁵⁴  “My father?” “What is it, ⁵⁵  my son?” he replied. “Here is the fire and the wood,” Isaac said, ⁵⁶  “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” 22:8 “God will provide ⁵⁷  for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.

22:9 When they came to the place God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there ⁵⁸  and arranged the wood on it. Next he tied up ⁵⁹  his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood. 22:10 Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter ⁶⁰  his son. 22:11 But the Lord’s angel ⁶¹  called to him from heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!” “Here I am!” he answered. 22:12 “Do not harm the boy!” ⁶²  the angel said. ⁶³  “Do not do anything to him, for now I know ⁶⁴  that you fear ⁶⁵  God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.”

22:13 Abraham looked up ⁶⁶  and saw ⁶⁷  behind him ⁶⁸  a ram caught in the bushes by its horns. So he ⁶⁹  went over and got the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place “The Lord provides.” ⁷⁰  It is said to this day, ⁷¹  “In the mountain of the Lord provision will be made.” ⁷² 

22:15 The Lord’s angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven 22:16 and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ ⁷³  decrees the Lord, ⁷⁴  ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 22:17 I will indeed bless you, ⁷⁵  and I will greatly multiply ⁷⁶  your descendants ⁷⁷  so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession ⁷⁸  of the strongholds ⁷⁹  of their enemies. 22:18 Because you have obeyed me, ⁸⁰  all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another ⁸¹  using the name of your descendants.’”

22:19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set out together ⁸²  for Beer Sheba where Abraham stayed. ⁸³ 

22:20 After these things Abraham was told, “Milcah ⁸⁴  also has borne children to your brother Nahor – 22:21 Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ⁸⁵  22:22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.” 22:23 (Now ⁸⁶  Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) These were the eight sons Milcah bore to Abraham’s brother Nahor. 22:24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore him children – Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.

23:1 Sarah lived 127 years. ⁸⁷