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of_o thy_o country_n and_o from_o thy_o kindred_n and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n unto_o the_o land_n that_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o this_o be_v a_o hard_a commandment_n abraham_n be_v then_o almost_o fourscore_o year_n old_a and_o he_o must_v begin_v to_o travel_v and_o which_o may_v grieve_v he_o the_o more_o he_o must_v travel_v into_o a_o far_a country_n but_o he_o know_v not_o whither_o 12.5_o gen._n 12.5_o yet_o abraham_n do_v it_o and_o so_o he_o come_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o but_o it_o may_v be_v when_o he_o come_v thither_o this_o be_v a_o place_n to_o seat_n himself_o in_o and_o better_o it_o may_v be_v then_o in_o his_o own_o country_n he_o be_v no_o soon_o come_v thither_o 12.10_o gen._n 12.10_o but_o he_o be_v welcome_v into_o the_o land_n with_o a_o extreme_a famine_n insomuch_o that_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o shift_v for_o himself_o and_o to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n and_o his_o wife_n with_o he_o yet_o abraham_n be_v content_v 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will_v thou_o give_v i_o see_v i_o go_v childless_a and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n behold_v thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n unto_o i_o and_o therefore_o my_o servant_n must_v be_v my_o heir_n this_o be_v that_o which_o so_o trouble_v abraham_n god_n have_v give_v he_o great_a wealth_n and_o riches_n but_o what_o shall_v he_o do_v with_o they_o he_o himself_o be_v old_a and_o may_v well_o suppose_v that_o he_o can_v not_o long_o enjoy_v they_o he_o be_v in_o a_o country_n where_o he_o have_v no_o kindred_n and_o he_o must_v leave_v they_o to_o a_o strange_a that_o must_v succeed_v he_o 16.15_o gen._n 16.15_o god_n promise_v he_o issue_n and_o first_o he_o give_v he_o jshmael_n by_o hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n but_o this_o be_v not_o he_o that_o shall_v be_v his_o heir_n but_o another_o which_o sarah_n his_o wife_n shall_v bear_v he_o to_o be_v short_a sarah_n conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o isaac_n isaac_n gen._n 17.19_o isaac_n god_n himself_o have_v give_v he_o his_o name_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v a_o name_n which_o signify_v joy_n and_o laughter_n because_o isaac_n shall_v be_v a_o comfort_n and_o joy_n to_o his_o father_n and_o now_o old_a abraham_n soul_n be_v revive_v when_o he_o see_v his_o son_n isaac_n present_o he_o think_v he_o have_v live_v long_o enough_o now_o he_o have_v a_o son_n to_o succeed_v he_o but_o present_o again_o he_o check_v his_o thought_n and_o wish_n to_o live_v long_o that_o he_o may_v the_o long_o enjoy_v he_o but_o abraham_n joy_n may_v not_o long_o continue_v god_n have_v another_o cross_n for_o he_o in_o store_n and_o that_o be_v this_o abraham_n must_v take_v jshmael_n his_o first_o beget_v and_o cast_v he_o out_o of_o door_n with_o
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