Lexicon :: Strong's H413 - 'ēl

Now the word of the LORD came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body[fn] will be your heir.”

He also said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

He said to him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

“But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.

He slept with[fn] Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she saw that she was pregnant, her mistress became contemptible to her.

Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering![fn] I put my slave in your arms,[fn] and when she saw that she was pregnant, I became contemptible to her. May the LORD judge between me and you.”

Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your power; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her.

The angel of the LORD said to her, “Go back to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

The angel of the LORD said to her, “You have conceived and will have a son. You will name him Ishmael,[fn] for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.

So she named the LORD who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,”[fn] for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me? ”[fn]

God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.

God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah[fn] will be her name.

So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable[fn] to you! ”

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures[fn] of fine flour and make bread.”[fn]

Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it.

“Where is your wife Sarah? ” they asked him.

“There, in the tent,” he answered.

The LORD said, “I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son! ” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

But the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Can I really have a baby when I’m old? ’

“Is anything impossible for the LORD? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”

“I will go down to see if what they have done justifies the cry that has come up to me. If not, I will find out.”

Then Abraham answered, “Since I have ventured to speak to my lord ​— ​even though I am dust and ashes ​— ​

Then he spoke to him again, “Suppose forty are found there? ”

He answered, “I will not do it on account of forty.”

Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there? ”

He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of twenty.”

When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he departed, and Abraham returned to his place.

But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.

They called out to Lot and said, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them! ”

Lot went out to them at the entrance and shut the door behind him.

“Look, I’ve got two daughters who haven’t been intimate with a man. I’ll bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want[fn] to them. However, don’t do anything to these men, because they have come under the protection of my roof.”

But the angels[fn] reached out, brought Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.

Then the angels said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here: a son-in-law, your sons and daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of this place,

So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city! ” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.

But Lot said to them, “No, my lords[fn] ​— ​please.

And he said to him, “All right,[fn] I’ll grant your request[fn] about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned.

Early in the morning Abraham went to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.

The next day the firstborn said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let’s get him to drink wine again tonight so you can go sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”[fn]

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience.[fn] I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.

Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What made you do this? ”

“So when God had me wander from my father’s house, I said to her: Show your loyalty to me wherever we go and say about me, ‘He’s my brother.’ ”

Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,