These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread over the earth after the flood.

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had started building.

And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.

And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.

They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions when they left, for Lot was living in Sodom.

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

(Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)

All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Is anything impossible for the Lord? I will return to you when the season comes round again and Sarah will have a son.”

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.

So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

Abraham named his son – whom Sarah bore to him – Isaac.

But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian – the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham – mocking.

But I will also make the son of the slave wife into a great nation, for he is your descendant too.”

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

Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter his son.

Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth,

as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city.

So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.

You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.”