Abraham said to God, “O that ¹  Ishmael might live before you!” ² 

When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him. ¹ 

Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; ¹  Sarah had long since passed menopause.) ² 

Then the Lord said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? ¹ 

The two men turned ¹  and headed ²  toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord. ³ 

Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

Then Abimelech asked ¹  Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?” ² 

(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.) ¹ 

Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son. ¹ 

Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs apart from the flock by themselves.

Abraham ¹  planted a tamarisk tree ²  in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the Lord, ³  the eternal God.

So Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines for quite some time. ¹ 

On the third day Abraham caught sight of ¹  the place in the distance.

Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter ¹  his son.

The Lord’s angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven

After these things Abraham was told, “Milcah ¹  also has borne children to your brother Nahor –

Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife ¹  and said to the sons of Heth, ² 

Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, ¹  the sons of Heth.

Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, ¹  and the Lord had blessed him ²  in everything.