AfterAbramhad livedtenyearsin the landof Canaan,Abram'swifeSaraitookHagarthe Egyptian,her maid,and gaveher to her husbandAbramas his wife.
Abramwas eighty-sixyearsoldwhen HagarboreIshmaelto him.
He wentin to Hagar,and she conceived;and when she sawthat she had conceived,her mistresswas despisedin her sight.
And Saraisaidto Abram,"May the wrongdone me be upon you. I gavemy maidinto your arms,but when she sawthat she had conceived,I was despisedin her sight.May the LORDjudgebetweenyou and me."
He livedin the wildernessof Paran,and his mothertooka wifefor him from the landof Egypt.
but to the sonsof his concubines,Abrahamgavegiftswhile he was stillliving,and sentthem awayfrom his sonIsaaceastward,to the landof the east.
and Esauwentto Ishmael,and married,besidesthe wivesthat he had, Mahalaththe daughterof Ishmael,Abraham'sson,the sisterof Nebaioth.
So she gavehim her maidBilhahas a wife,and Jacobwentin to her.
When Leahsawthat she had stoppedbearing,she tookher maidZilpahand gaveher to Jacobas a wife.
Now he arosethat samenightand tookhis twowivesand his twomaidsand his elevenchildren,and crossedthe fordof the Jabbok.
It cameabout while Israelwas dwellingin that land,that Reubenwentand laywith Bilhahhis father'sconcubine,and Israelheard[of it]. The Sons of IsraelNow there were twelve
The Sons of Israel
Now there were twelve
Meanwhile Davidtookmoreconcubinesand wivesfrom Jerusalem,afterhe camefrom Hebron;and moresonsand daughterswere bornto David.
He hadsevenhundredwives,princesses,and threehundredconcubines,and his wivesturnedhis heartaway.
NowthisHagaris MountSinaiin Arabiaand correspondsto the presentJerusalem,for she is in slaverywith her children.
