<p class="bodytext">When the man<n id="1" /> overtook them, he spoke these words to them.

<p class="bodytext">The servant told Isaac everything that had happened.

<t /><p class="bodytext">After these things happened, the cupbearer<n id="1" /> to the king of Egypt and the royal baker<n id="2" /> offended<n id="3" /> their master, the king of Egypt.

<p class="bodytext">Early in the morning<n id="1" /> Abimelech summoned<n id="2" /> all his servants. When he told them about all these things,<n id="3" /> they<n id="4" /> were terrified.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Some time after these things God tested<n id="1" /> Abraham. He said to him, &#8220;Abraham!&#8221; &#8220;Here I am!&#8221; Abraham<n id="2" /> replied.

<p class="bodytext">After these things Abraham was told, &#8220;Milcah<n id="1" /> also has borne children to your brother Nahor &#8211;

Soon after these things, his master&#8217;s wife took notice of<n id="1" /> Joseph and said, &#8220;Have sex with me.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">After these things Joseph was told,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Your father is weakening.&#8221; So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.

<t /><p class="bodytext">After these things the word of the <sc>Lordsc> came to Abram in a vision: &#8220;Fear not, Abram! I am your shield<n id="1" /> and the one who will reward you in great abundance.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister&#8217;s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob<n id="1" /> told Laban how he was related to him.<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">They replied, &#8220;The man questioned us<n id="1" /> thoroughly<n id="2" /> about ourselves and our family, saying, &#8216;Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?&#8217;<n id="3" /> So we answered him in this way.<n id="4" /> How could we possibly know<n id="5" /> that he would say,<n id="6" /> &#8216;Bring your brother down&#8217;?&#8221;p>