Abram (that is, Abraham).

So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son, whom Abram named Ishmael. ¹ 

(Now ¹  Abram was 86 years old ²  when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.) ³ 

So after Abram had lived ¹  in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram’s wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, ²  to her husband to be his wife. ³ 

He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by ¹  the Most High God, Creator ²  of heaven and earth. ³ 

(Now Abram was very wealthy ¹  in livestock, silver, and gold.) ² 

When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, ¹  and God said to him, ² 

Abram continually journeyed by stages ¹  down to the Negev. ² 

Now Lot, who was traveling ¹  with Abram, also had ²  flocks, herds, and tents.

A fugitive ¹  came and told Abram the Hebrew. ²  Now Abram was living by the oaks ³  of Mamre the Amorite, the brother ⁴  of Eshcol and Aner. (All these were allied by treaty ⁵  with Abram.) ⁶ 

So Sarai said to Abram, “Since ¹  the Lord has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with ²  my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her.” ³  Abram did what ⁴  Sarai told him.

So Abram left, ¹  just as the Lord had told him to do, ²  and Lot went with him. (Now ³  Abram was 75 years old ⁴  when he departed from Haran.)

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield ¹  and the one who will reward you in great abundance.” ² 

When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with severe diseases ¹  because of Sarai, Abram’s wife.

This was the place where he had first built the altar, ¹  and there Abram worshiped the Lord. ² 

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, ¹  and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah; ²  she was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.

When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”