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MARAH’S WATER SWEETENED AND ELIM’S REST

Marah’s Waters Sweetened And Elim’s Rest. Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter). Then the children of Israel came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.

ABRAHAM’S DEATH AND BURIAL

And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

SARAI AND HAGAR ABRAM’S SON ISHMAEL

So Sarai said to Abram, “See here, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to Sarai and did as she said.
After Abram had lived in the land of Canaan ten years, Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Egyptian [maid], and gave her to her husband Abram to be his [secondary] wife