but to the sonsof his concubines,Abrahamgavegiftswhile he was stillliving,and sentthem awayfrom his sonIsaaceastward,to the landof the east.
AfterAbramhad livedtenyearsin the landof Canaan,Abram'swifeSaraitookHagarthe Egyptian,her maid,and gaveher to her husbandAbramas his wife.
So Abrahamroseearlyin the morningand tookbreadand a skinof waterand gave[them] to Hagar,putting[them] on her shoulder,and [gave her] the boy,and senther away.And she departedand wanderedabout in the wildernessof Beersheba.
Now Abrahamtookanotherwife,whose namewas Keturah.
Then Jacobwenton his journey,and cameto the landof the sonsof the east.
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
RehoboamlovedMaacahthe daughterof Absalommorethanallhis [other] wivesand concubines.For he had takeneighteenwivesand sixtyconcubinesand fatheredtwenty-eightsonsand sixtydaughters.
There was a manin the landof Uzwhose namewas Job;and that manwas blameless,upright,fearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.
His possessionsalso were 7,000sheep,3000camels,500yokeof oxen,500femaledonkeys,and verymanyservants;and that manwas the greatestof allthe menof the east.
sothat you may be sonsof your Fatherwhois in heaven;for He causesHis sunto riseon [the] eviland [the] good,and sends rainon [the] righteousand [the] unrighteous.
and yetHe did not leaveHimselfwithout witness,in that He did goodand gaveyou rainsfrom heavenand fruitfulseasons,satisfyingyour heartswith foodand gladness."
His father-in-law,the girl'sfather,detainedhim; and he remainedwith him threedays.So they ateand drankand lodgedthere.
For it was whenIsraelhad sown,that the Midianiteswould comeup with the Amalekitesand the sonsof the eastand goagainstthem.
