and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

So Abram went up from Egypt into the Negev. He took his wife and all his possessions with him, as well as Lot.

Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

“God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.

But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.” So Esau swore an oath to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

So his mother told him, “Any curse against you will fall on me, my son! Just obey me! Go and get them for me!”

His father Isaac asked, “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” he replied, “Esau!”

“Is he well?” Jacob asked. They replied, “He is well. Now look, here comes his daughter Rachel with the sheep.”

Then Laban said to him, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.

So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?

Hasn’t he treated us like foreigners? He not only sold us, but completely wasted the money paid for us!

He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions.

The sun rose over him as he crossed over Penuel, but he was limping because of his hip.