Chapter XXIV: Abraham . . . 135

1. His Youth and early Struggles . . . 135

2. The Call of Abraham, and the Visit to Egypt . . . 148

3. The War with the Kings . . . 152

4. The Birth of Ishmael . . . 157

5. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah . . . 158

6. The Birth of Isaac . . . 163

7. The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael . . . 167

8. The Strife between the Shepherds . . . 171

9. The Grove in Beer-sheba . . . 172

10. The Offering of Isaac . . . 174

11. The Death of Sarah . . . 183

12. The Marriage of Isaac . . . 187

13. The Death of Abraham . . . 189