But the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

He also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!

He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

Abram added, “Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

The Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”

Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, “so that they will be too numerous to count.”

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

He said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.

Then Sarah lied, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the Lord said, “No! You did laugh.”

So the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant

Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes),

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

Then Abimelech asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?”

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

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

“Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him.

Abraham’s servant ran to meet her and said, “Please give me a sip of water from your jug.”

Laban said to him, “Come, you who are blessed by the Lord! Why are you standing out here when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?”