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And it came to pass that in the land of Egypta those that had followed Nimrodb but had escaped the towerc did rule over the lands.
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And it came to pass that when they in the land of Chaldea did hear Abram speaking highly of YHVHa these did fear, and they did cause that he should be taken;
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And these wicked priests of Pharaoh that were about in the land did grab all they that would not bow down before the elohim of Pharaoha.
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And the priests of Pharaoh did cause that he, Abram, should be put to death;
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And these did lay him upon the altar of their elohima, for they did fear that their elohim did destroy the tower, and Terah did not preventb them.
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And there upon the altar The Voicea of YHVH came down from the heavens as a stream of fire, calling out: Abram, Abram!
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And Abram said: Here am I!
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And The Voice said: Thou art searching for the Elohim of elohima, the Creatorb, the understanding of thy heartc: behold! I am He.
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And the angel of YHVHa did come and take him, calling him by name, saying: Hear O Abram, and behold the strength of YHVH!
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And I have heard thee, and have come down to deliver thee, and to take thee away from the house of thy father, and from all thy kinsfolk, into a strange land which thou knowest not of;
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And this because these have turned their hearts away from me, to worship the elohima of their hands, and the elohim of Pharaoh;
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Therefore, I have come down to visit them, and to destroy these that hath lifted up their hand against thee to take away thy life.
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Behold, I will lead thee by my hand, and I will take thee in, and seal upon thee my name, even as I did thy fathers; and my power shall be over thee, and I shall be with thee;
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Therefore, Abram, get thee out of this land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house unto a land that I will show thee;
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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing;
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And I will bless them that bless thee and curse them that curse thee; and in thee shall the families of the earth be blessed.
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¶ And it came to pass that YHVH did teardown the altars of the elohima of that land, utterly destroying them, and He did smite the priests that they died;
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And so it was that there was great mourning in Chaldea, and word was sent unto the court of Pharaoh, and these too did grieve, but they knew not of the hand of YHVH nor of Abram.
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And was so great the faith of Abram that upon that day he did rise to the seventy-fifth degree.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram and Sarai, his wife, and Lot, the son of Haran, his brother's son, and Advu, the wife of Lot, and went forth from Ur of the Chaldees to go into the land of Canaan; and Terah tarried with them.
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And so it was that they did come unto Haran and they did dwelt there.
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¶ And it came to pass that the faminea debated, and that Terah did not find teshuvahb, but continue to worship the elohimc of his hands; or in other words, the elohim of his own creation.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram, and Lot, his nephew, did pray unto YHVH, and the angel of YHVH did appear unto them,
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And the angel of YHVH said unto Abram: Arise, and take Lot with thee; for my own purposes do I take thee away out of Haran,
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And I shall make thee my Sharatha and my Ro’ehb to bear my name in a strange land which I will give unto thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession, when they shall hearken unto my Voicec:
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For I am YHVH, thy Elohim; I dwell in the heavens; the earth is my footstool; my name is YHVH, and I know the end from the beginning; therefore, my hand shall be over thee.
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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee above measure, and make thy name great among all nations,
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And thou shalt be a blessing unto thy seed after thee, that by their hands shall my Voice be heard in all nations;
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And through thy name I shall bless them; for as many as receive the news of this message shall be called after thy namea, and shall be accounted thy seed, and shall rise up and bless thee, as their father.
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And I shall give thee power to seala on earth unto heaven, and to bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee;
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And in thee and in thy seed I give unto thee a promise: that this right shall continue in thee, and in thy seed after thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed, even with the blessings of eternal life.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram departed, as YHVH had spoken unto him; and Lot desired to attend him.
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And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and Lot’s wife, Advu, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had received in Haran;
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And they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem and the plain of Moreh; and the Canaanites were then in the land.
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And YHVH came unto Abram and said: Unto thy seed will I give this land.
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And there he did build an altar unto YHVH, who had appeared unto him.
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¶ And it came to pass that Abram removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, leaving Bethel on the West; and Hai was on the East;
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And there too he built an altar unto YHVH and called upon the name of YHVH; and Abram journeyed, going on still toward the Southa.