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Abraham 1
In
the
land
of
the
a
Chaldeans,
at
the
residence
of
my
fathers,
I,
b
Abraham,
saw
that
it
was
needful
for
me
to
obtain
another
place
of
c
residence;
2 And,
finding
there
was
greater
a
happiness
and
peace
and
rest
for
me,
I
sought
for
the
blessings
of
the
fathers,
and
the
right
whereunto
I
should
be
ordained
to
administer
the
same;
having
been
myself
a
follower
of
b
righteousness,
desiring
also
to
be
one
who
possessed
great
c
knowledge,
and
to
be
a
greater
follower
of
righteousness,
and
to
possess
a
greater
knowledge,
and
to
be
a
father
of
many
d
nations,
a
prince
of
peace,
and
e
desiring
to
receive
instructions,
and
to
keep
the
commandments
of
God,
I
became
a
rightful
heir,
a
f
High
Priest,
holding
the
right
belonging
to
the
fathers.
3 It
was
a
conferred
upon
me
from
the
fathers;
it
came
down
from
the
fathers,
from
the
beginning
of
time,
yea,
even
from
the
beginning,
or
before
the
foundation
of
the
earth,
down
to
the
present
time,
even
the
right
of
the
b
firstborn,
or
the
first
man,
who
is
c
Adam,
or
first
father,
through
the
fathers
unto
me.
4 I
sought
for
mine
a
appointment
unto
the
Priesthood
according
to
the
appointment
of
God
unto
the
b
fathers
concerning
the
seed.
5 My
a
fathers,
having
turned
from
their
righteousness,
and
from
the
holy
commandments
which
the
Lord
their
God
had
given
unto
them,
unto
the
worshiping
of
the
b
gods
of
the
c
heathen,
utterly
refused
to
hearken
to
my
voice;
6 For
their
a
hearts
were
set
to
do
b
evil,
and
were
wholly
turned
to
the
god
of
c
Elkenah,
and
the
god
of
Libnah,
and
the
god
of
Mahmackrah,
and
the
god
of
Korash,
and
the
god
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt;
7 Therefore
they
turned
their
hearts
to
the
sacrifice
of
the
a
heathen
in
offering
up
their
children
unto
these
dumb
idols,
and
hearkened
not
unto
my
voice,
but
endeavored
to
take
away
my
b
life
by
the
hand
of
the
priest
of
Elkenah.
The
priest
of
Elkenah
was
also
the
priest
of
Pharaoh.
8 Now,
at
this
time
it
was
the
custom
of
the
priest
of
Pharaoh,
the
king
of
Egypt,
to
offer
up
upon
the
altar
which
was
built
in
the
land
of
Chaldea,
for
the
offering
unto
these
strange
gods,
men,
women,
and
children.
9 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
priest
made
an
offering
unto
the
god
of
Pharaoh,
and
also
unto
the
god
of
Shagreel,
even
after
the
manner
of
the
Egyptians.
Now
the
god
of
Shagreel
was
the
sun.
10 Even
the
thank-offering
of
a
child
did
the
a
priest
of
Pharaoh
offer
upon
the
altar
which
stood
by
the
hill
called
Potiphar's
Hill,
at
the
head
of
the
plain
of
Olishem.
11 Now,
this
priest
had
offered
upon
this
altar
three
virgins
at
one
time,
who
were
the
daughters
of
Onitah,
one
of
the
royal
descent
directly
from
the
loins
of
a
Ham.
These
virgins
were
offered
up
because
of
their
virtue;
they
would
not
b
bow
down
to
worship
gods
of
wood
or
of
stone,
therefore
they
were
killed
upon
this
altar,
and
it
was
done
after
the
manner
of
the
Egyptians.
12 And
it
came
to
pass
that
the
priests
laid
violence
upon
me,
that
they
might
slay
me
also,
as
they
did
those
virgins
upon
this
altar;
and
that
you
may
have
a
knowledge
of
this
altar,
I
will
refer
you
to
the
representation
at
the
commencement
of
this
record.
13 It
was
made
after
the
form
of
a
bedstead,
such
as
was
had
among
the
Chaldeans,
and
it
stood
before
the
gods
of
Elkenah,
Libnah,
Mahmackrah,
Korash,
and
also
a
god
like
unto
that
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt.
14 That
you
may
have
an
understanding
of
these
gods,
I
have
given
you
the
fashion
of
them
in
the
figures
at
the
beginning,
which
manner
of
figures
is
called
by
the
Chaldeans
Rahleenos,
which
signifies
hieroglyphics.
15 And
as
they
lifted
up
their
hands
upon
me,
that
they
might
offer
me
up
and
take
away
my
life,
behold,
I
lifted
up
my
voice
unto
the
Lord
my
God,
and
the
Lord
a
hearkened
and
heard,
and
he
filled
me
with
the
vision
of
the
Almighty,
and
the
angel
of
his
presence
stood
by
me,
and
immediately
b
unloosed
my
bands;
16 And
his
voice
was
unto
me:
a
Abraham,
Abraham,
behold,
my
b
name
is
Jehovah,
and
I
have
heard
thee,
and
have
come
down
to
deliver
thee,
and
to
take
thee
away
from
thy
c
father's
house,
and
from
all
thy
kinsfolk,
into
a
strange
d
land
which
thou
knowest
not
of;
17 And
this
because
they
have
turned
their
a
hearts
away
from
me,
to
worship
the
god
of
Elkenah,
and
the
god
of
Libnah,
and
the
god
of
Mahmackrah,
and
the
god
of
Korash,
and
the
god
of
Pharaoh,
king
of
Egypt;
therefore
I
have
come
down
to
b
visit
them,
and
to
destroy
him
who
hath
lifted
up
his
hand
against
thee,
Abraham,
my
son,
to
take
away
thy
life.
18 Behold,
I
will
lead
thee
by
my
hand,
and
I
will
take
thee,
to
put
upon
thee
my
name,
even
the
Priesthood
of
thy
father,
and
my
power
shall
be
over
thee.
19 As
it
was
with
a
Noah
so
shall
it
be
with
thee;
but
through
thy
ministry
my
b
name
shall
be
known
in
the
earth
c
forever,
for
I
am
thy
God.
20 Behold,
Potiphar's
Hill
was
in
the
land
of
a
Ur,
of
Chaldea.
And
the
Lord
broke
down
the
altar
of
Elkenah,
and
of
the
gods
of
the
land,
and
utterly
destroyed
them,
and
smote
the
priest
that
he
died;
and
there
was
great
mourning
in
Chaldea,
and
also
in
the
court
of
Pharaoh;
which
Pharaoh
signifies
king
by
royal
blood.
21 Now
this
king
of
Egypt
was
a
descendant
from
the
a
loins
of
b
Ham,
and
was
a
partaker
of
the
blood
of
the
c
Canaanites
by
birth.
22 From
this
descent
sprang
all
the
Egyptians,
and
thus
the
blood
of
the
a
Canaanites
was
preserved
in
the
land.
23 The
land
of
a
Egypt
being
first
discovered
by
a
woman,
who
was
the
daughter
of
Ham,
and
the
daughter
of
Egyptus,
which
in
the
Chaldean
signifies
Egypt,
which
signifies
that
which
is
forbidden;
24 When
this
woman
discovered
the
land
it
was
under
water,
who
afterward
settled
her
sons
in
it;
and
thus,
from
Ham,
sprang
that
race
which
preserved
the
curse
in
the
land.
25 Now
the
first
a
government
of
Egypt
was
established
by
Pharaoh,
the
eldest
son
of
Egyptus,
the
daughter
of
Ham,
and
it
was
after
the
manner
of
the
government
of
Ham,
which
was
patriarchal.
26 Pharaoh,
being
a
righteous
man,
established
his
kingdom
and
judged
his
people
wisely
and
justly
all
his
days,
seeking
earnestly
to
imitate
that
a
order
established
by
the
fathers
in
the
first
generations,
in
the
days
of
the
first
patriarchal
reign,
even
in
the
reign
of
Adam,
and
also
of
Noah,
his
father,
who
blessed
him
with
the
b
blessings
of
the
earth,
and
with
the
blessings
of
wisdom,
but
cursed
him
as
pertaining
to
the
Priesthood.
27 Now,
Pharaoh
being
of
that
lineage
by
which
he
could
not
have
the
right
of
a
Priesthood,
notwithstanding
the
Pharaohs
would
fain
b
claim
it
from
Noah,
through
Ham,
therefore
my
father
was
led
away
by
their
idolatry;
28 But
I
shall
endeavor,
hereafter,
to
delineate
the
chronology
running
back
from
myself
to
the
beginning
of
the
creation,
for
the
a
records
have
come
into
my
hands,
which
I
hold
unto
this
present
time.
29 Now,
after
the
priest
of
Elkenah
was
smitten
that
he
died,
there
came
a
fulfilment
of
those
things
which
were
said
unto
me
concerning
the
land
of
Chaldea,
that
there
should
be
a
a
famine
in
the
land.
30 Accordingly
a
famine
prevailed
throughout
all
the
land
of
Chaldea,
and
my
father
was
sorely
tormented
because
of
the
famine,
and
he
repented
of
the
evil
which
he
had
determined
against
me,
to
take
away
my
a
life.
31 But
the
a
records
of
the
fathers,
even
the
patriarchs,
concerning
the
right
of
Priesthood,
the
Lord
my
God
preserved
in
mine
own
hands;
therefore
a
knowledge
of
the
beginning
of
the
creation,
and
also
of
the
b
planets,
and
of
the
stars,
as
they
were
made
known
unto
the
fathers,
have
I
kept
even
unto
this
day,
and
I
shall
endeavor
to
write
some
of
these
things
upon
this
c
record,
for
the
benefit
of
my
posterity
that
shall
come
after
me.
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