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And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly *; twelve * princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
And Ishmael his son was thirteen * years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf * tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.