what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy<n id="1" /> the whole city because five are lacking?&#8221;<n id="2" /> He replied, &#8220;I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then Abraham<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;May the Lord not be angry<n id="2" /> so that I may speak!<n id="3" /> What if thirty are found there?&#8221; He replied, &#8220;I will not do it if I find thirty there.&#8221;p>

Then he said to them, &#8220;If you agree<n id="1" /> that I may bury my dead,<n id="2" /> then hear me out.<n id="3" /> Ask<n id="4" /> Ephron the son of Zohar

When I came to the spring today, I prayed, &#8216;O <sc>Lordsc>, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful,<n id="1" /> may events unfold as follows:<n id="2" />

But the children struggled<n id="1" /> inside her, and she said, &#8220;If it is going to be like this, I&#8217;m not so sure I want to be pregnant!&#8221;<n id="2" /> So she asked the <sc>Lord,sc><n id="3" />

so that<n id="1" /> you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed<n id="2" /> you, but have always treated you well<n id="3" /> before sending you away<n id="4" /> in peace. Now you are blessed by the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

Then Isaac said to Jacob, &#8220;Come closer so I can touch you,<n id="1" /> my son, and know for certain if you really are my son Esau.&#8221;<n id="2" />

So Isaac sent Jacob on his way, and he went to Paddan Aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean and brother of Rebekah, the mother of Jacob and Esau.p>

He was afraid and said, &#8220;What an awesome place this is! This is nothing else than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven!&#8221;p>

If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize<n id="1" /> that God is witness to your actions.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

&#8220;If Esau attacks one camp,&#8221;<n id="1" /> he thought,<n id="2" /> &#8220;then the other camp will be able to escape.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Rescue me,<n id="1" /> I pray, from the hand<n id="2" /> of my brother Esau,<n id="3" /> for I am afraid he will come<n id="4" /> and attack me, as well as the mothers with their children.<n id="5" />

&#8220;No longer will your name be Jacob,&#8221; the man told him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;but Israel,<n id="2" /> because you have fought<n id="3" /> with God and with men and have prevailed.&#8221;p>

Then his brothers asked him, &#8220;Do you really think you will rule over us or have dominion over us?&#8221;<n id="1" /> They hated him even more<n id="2" /> because of his dream and because of what he said.<n id="3" />p>

Then they brought the special tunic to their father<n id="1" /> and said, &#8220;We found this. Determine now whether it is your son&#8217;s tunic or not.&#8221;p>

He replied, &#8220;I&#8217;ll send you a young goat from the flock.&#8221; She asked, &#8220;Will you give me a pledge until you send it?&#8221;<n id="1" />

But remember me<n id="1" /> when it goes well for you, and show<n id="2" /> me kindness.<n id="3" /> Make mention<n id="4" /> of me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison,<n id="5" />

If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison<n id="1" /> while the rest of you go<n id="2" /> and take grain back for your hungry families.<n id="3" />

I myself pledge security<n id="1" /> for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.<n id="2" />

But you said to your servants, &#8216;If your youngest brother does not come down with you, you will not see my face again.&#8217;