,,the ,,dore ,,gallery ,,of ,,bible     
,,illustrations                         
,illustrated by ,gustave ,dore          
,volume #a4   ,this volume1 as its title
 indicates1 is a collection of          
engravings illustrative of the          
,bible--the designs being all from the  
pencil of the greatest of modern        
delineators1 ,gustave ,dore4 ,the       
original work1 from which this          
collection has been made1 met with an   
immediate and warm recognition and      
acceptance among those whose means      
admitted of its purchase1 and its       
popularity has in no wise diminished    
since its first publication1 but has    
even extended to those who could only   
enjoy it casually1 or in fragmentary    
parts4 ,that work1 however1 in its      
entirety1 was far too costly for the    
larger and ever-widening circle of ,m4  
,dore's admirers1 and to meet the felt  
and often-expressed want of this class1 
and to provide a volume of choice and   
valuable designs upon sacred subjects   

for art-loving ,biblical students       
generally1 this work was projected and  
has been carried forward4 ,the aim has  
been to introduce subjects of general   
interest--that is1 those relating to the
 most prominent events and personages of
 ,scripture--those most familiar to all 
readers2 the plates being chosen with   
special reference to the known taste of 
the ,american people4 ,to each cut is   
prefixed a page of letter-press--in1    
narrative form1 and containing generally
 a brief analysis of the design4 ,aside 
from the labors of the editor and       
publishers1 the work1 while in progress1
 was under the pains-taking and careful 
scrutiny of artists and scholars not    
directly interested in the undertaking1 
but still having a generous solicitude  
for its success4 ,it is hoped1          
therefore1 that its general plan and    
execution will render it acceptable both
 to the appreciative and friendly       
patrons of the great artist1 and to     
those who would wish to possess such a  

work solely as a choice collection of   
illustrations upon sacred themes4       
,,gustave ,,dore4  ,the subject of this 
sketch is1 perhaps1 the most original   
and variously gifted designer the world 
has ever known4 ,at an age when most men
 have scarcely passed their novitiate in
 art1 and are still under the direction 
and discipline of their masters and the 
schools1 he had won a brilliant         
reputation1 and readers and scholars    
everywhere were gazing on his work with 
ever-increasing wonder and delight at   
his fine fancy and multifarious gifts4  
,he has raised illustrative art to a    
dignity and importance before unknown1  
and has developed capacities for the    
pencil before unsuspected4 ,he has laid 
all subjects tribute to his genius1     
explored and embellished fields hitherto
 lying waste1 and opened new and shining
 paths and vistas where none before had 
trod4 ,to the works of the great he has 
added the lustre of his genius1 bringing
 their beauties into clearer view and   

warming them to a fuller life4  ,his    
delineations of character1 in the       
different phases of life1 from the      
horrible to the grotesque1 the grand to 
the comic1 attest the versatility of his
 powers2 and1 whatever faults may be    
found by critics1 the public will       
heartily render their quota of          
admiration to his magic touch1 his rich 
and facile rendering of almost every    
thought that stirs1 or lies yet dormant1
 in the human heart4 ,it is useless to  
attempt a sketch of his various         
beauties2 those who would know them best
 must seek them in the treasure--house  
that his genius is constantly augmenting
 with fresh gems and wealth4 ,to one1   
however1 of his most prominent traits we
 will refer--his wonderful rendering of 
the powers of ,nature4  ,his early      
wanderings in the wild and romantic     
passes of the ,vosges doubtless         
developed this inherent tendency of his 
mind4 ,there he wandered1 and there1    
mayhap1 imbibed that deep delight of    

wood and valley1 mountain--pass and rich
 ravine1 whose variety of form and      
detail seems endless to the enchanted   
eye4 ,he has caught the very spell of   
the wilderness2 she has laid her hand   
upon him1 and he has gone forth with her
 blessing4 ,so bold and truthful and    
minute are his countless representations
 of forest scenery2 so delicate the     
tracery of branch and stem2 so          
patriarchal the giant boles of his      
woodland monarchs1 that the' gazer is at
 once satisfied and entranced4 ,his     
vistas lie slumbering with repose either
 in shadowy glade or fell ravine1 either
 with glint of lake or the glad1 long   
course of some rejoicing stream1 and    
above all1 supreme in a beauty all its  
own1 he spreads a canopy of peerless    
sky1 or a wilderness1 perhaps1 of angry 
storm1 or peaceful stretches of soft1   
fleecy cloud1 or heavens serene and     
fair--another kingdom to his teeming    
art1 after the earth has rendered all   
her gifts4  ,paul ,gustave ,dore was    

born in the city of ,strasburg1 ,january
 #aj1 #ahcc4 ,of his boyhood we have no 
very particular account4 ,at eleven     
years of age1 however1 he essayed his   
first artistic creation--a set' of      
lithographs1 published in his native    
city4 ,the following year found him in  
,paris1 entered as a #g4 student at the 
,charlemagne ,lyceum4 ,his first actual 
work began in #ahdh1 when his fine      
series of sketches1 the ,labors of      
,hercules1 was given to the public      
through the medium of an illustrated1   
journal with which he was for a long    
time connected as designer4 ,in #ahef   
were published the illustrations for    
,balzac's ,contes ,drolatiques and those
 for ,the ,wandering ,jew --the first   
humorous and grotesque in the highest   
degree--indeed1 showing a perfect       
abandonment to fancy2 the other weird   
and supernatural1 with fierce battles1  
shipwrecks1 turbulent mobs1 and nature  
in her most forbidding and terrible     
aspects4 ,every incident or suggestion  

that could possibly make the story more 
effective1 or add to the horror of the  
scenes was seized upon and portrayed    
with wonderful power4 ,these at once    
gave the young designer a great         
reputation1 which was still more        
enhanced by his subsequent works4  ,with
 all his love for nature and his power  
of interpreting her in her varying      
moods1 ,dore was a dreamer1 and many of 
his finest achievements were in the     
realm of the imagination4 ,but he was at
 home in the actual world also1 as      
witness his designs for ,atala1         
,london--a ,pilgrimage1 and many of the 
scenes in ,don ,quixote4  ,when account 
is taken of the variety of his designs1 
and the fact considered that in almost  
every task he attempted none had        
ventured before him1 the amount of work 
he accomplished is fairly incredible4   
,to enumerate the immense tasks he      
undertook--some single volumes alone    
containing hundreds of                  
illustrations--will give some faint idea

 of his industry4 ,besides those already
 mentioned are ,montaigne1 ,dante1 the  
,bible1 ,milton1 ,rabelais1 ,tennyson's 
,idyls of the ,king1 ,the ,ancient      
,mariner1 ,shakespeare1 ,legende de     
,croquemitaine1 ,la ,fontaine's ,fables1
 and others still4  ,take one of these  
works--the ,dante1 ,la ,fontaine1 or    
,don ,quixote--and glance at the        
pictures4 ,the mere hand labor involved 
in their production is surprising2 but  
when the quality of the work is properly
 estimated1 what he accomplished seems  
prodigious4 ,no particular mention need 
be made of him as painter or sculptor1  
for his reputation rests solely upon his
 work as an illustrator4  ,dore's nature
 was exuberant and buoyant1 and he was  
youthful in appearance4 ,he had a       
passion for music1 possessed rare skill 
as a violinist1 and it is assumed that1 
had he failed to succeed with his       
pencil1 he could have won a brilliant   
reputation as a musician4  ,he was a    
bachelor1 and lived a quiet1 retired    

life with his mother--married1 as he    
expressed it1 to her and his art4 ,his  
death occurred on ,january #bc1 #ahhc4  
,,list ,,of ,,illustrations  ,,gustave  
,,dore ,,the ,,creation ,,of ,,eve ,,the
 ,,expulsion ,,from ,,the ,,garden ,,the
 ,,murder ,,of ,,abel ,,the ,,deluge    
,,noah ,,cursing ,,ham ,,the ,,tower    
,,of ,,babel ,,abraham ,,entertains     
,,three ,,strangers ,,the ,,destruction 
,,of ,,sodom ,,the ,,expulsion ,,of     
,,hagar ,,hagar ,,in ,,the ,,wilderess  
,,the ,,trial ,,of ,,the ,,faith ,,of   
,,abraham ,,the ,,burial ,,of ,,sarah   
,,eliezer ,,and ,,rebekah ,,isaac       
,,blessing ,,jacob ,,jacob ,,tending    
,,the ,,flocks ,,joseph ,,sold ,,into   
,,egypt ,,joseph ,,interpreting         
,,pharaoh',s ,,dream ,,joseph ,,making  
,,himself ,,known ,,to ,,his ,,brethren 
,,moses ,,in ,,the ,,bulrushes ,,the    
,,war ,,against ,,gibeon ,,sisera       
,,slain ,,by ,,jael ,,deborah',s ,,song 
,,of ,,triumph ,,jephthah ,,met ,,by    
,,his ,,daughter ,,jephthah',s          

,,daughter ,,and ,,her ,,companions     
,,samson ,,slaying ,,the ,,lion ,,samson
 ,,and ,,delilah ,,the ,,death ,,of     
,,samson ,,naomi ,,and ,,her            
,,daughters-,,in-,,law ,,ruth ,,and     
,,boaz ,,the ,,return ,,of ,,the ,,ark  
,,saul ,,and ,,david ,,david ,,sparing  
,,saul ,,death ,,of ,,saul ,,the ,,death
 ,,of ,,absalom ,,david ,,mourning      
,,over ,,absalom ,,solomon ,,the        
,,judgment ,,of ,,solomon ,,the ,,cedars
 ,,destined ,,for ,,the ,,temple ,,the  
,,prophet ,,slain ,,by ,a ,,lion        
,,elijah ,,destroying ,,the ,,messengers
 ,,of ,,ahaziah ,,elijah',s ,,ascent    
,,in ,a ,,chariot ,,of ,,fire ,,death   
,,of ,,jezebel ,,esther ,,confounding   
,,haman ,,isaiah ,,destruction ,,of     
,,sennacherib',s ,,host ,,baruch        
,,ezekiel ,,prophesying ,,the ,,vision  
,,of ,,ezekiel ,,daniel ,,the ,,fiery   
,,furnace ,,belshazzar',s ,,feast       
,,daniel ,,in ,,the ,,lion',s ,,den     
,,the ,,prophet ,,amos ,,jonah ,,calling
 ,,nineveh ,,to ,,repentance ,,daniel   

,,confounding ,,the ,,priests ,,of ,,bel
 ,,heliodorus ,,punished ,,in ,,the     
,,temple ,,the ,,nativity ,,the ,,star  
,,in ,,the ,,east ,,the ,,flight ,,into 
,,egypt ,,the ,,massacre ,,of ,,the     
,,innocents ,,jesus ,,questioning ,,the 
,,doctors ,,jesus ,,healing ,,the ,,sick
 ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount ,,christ   
,,stilling ,,the ,,tempest ,,the ,,dumb 
,,man ,,possessed ,,christ ,,in ,,the   
,,synagogue ,,the ,,disciples ,,plucking
 ,,corn ,,on ,,the ,,sabbath ,,jesus    
,,walking ,,on ,,the ,,water ,,christ',s
 ,,entry ,,into ,,jerusalem ,,jesus     
,,and ,,the ,,tribute ,,money ,,the     
,,widow',s ,,mite ,,raising ,,of ,,the  
,,daughter ,,of ,,jairus ,,the ,,good   
,,samaritan ,,arrival ,,of ,,the        
,,samaritan ,,at ,,the ,,inn ,,the      
,,prodigal ,,son ,,lazarus ,,and ,,the  
,,rich ,,man ,,the ,,pharisee ,,and     
,,the ,,publican ,,jesus ,,and ,,the    
,,woman ,,of ,,samaria ,,jesus ,,and    
,,the ,,woman ,,taken ,,in ,,adultery   
,,the ,,resurrection ,,of ,,lazarus     

,,mary ,,magdalene ,,the ,,last ,,supper
 ,,the ,,agony ,,in ,,the ,,garden      
,,prayer ,,of ,,jesus ,,in ,,the        
,,garden ,,of ,,olives ,,the ,,betrayal 
,,christ ,,fainting ,,under ,,the       
,,cross ,,the ,,flagellation ,,the      
,,crucifixion ,,close ,,of ,,the        
,,crucifixion ,,the ,,burial ,,of       
,,jesus ,,the ,,angel ,,at ,,the        
,,sepulcher ,,the ,,journey ,,to        
,,emmaus ,,the ,,ascension ,,the        
,,martyrdom ,,of ,,st4 ,,stephen        
,,saul',s ,,conversion ,,the            
,,deliverance ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,paul 
,,at ,,ephesus ,,paul ,,menaced ,,by    
,,the ,,jews ,,paul',s ,,shipwreck      
,,death ,,on ,,the ,,pale ,,horse       
,,the ,,creation ,,of ,,eve4   ,and the 
,lord ,god said1 it is not good that the
 man should be alone2 ,i will make him a
 helpmeet for him4 ,and the ,lord ,god  
caused a deep sleep to fall on ,adam1   
and he slept1 and he took one of his    
ribs1 and closed up the flesh instead   
thereof2 and the rib which the ,lord    

,god had taken from man1 made he a      
woman1 and brought her unto the man4    
,and ,adam said1 ,this is now bone of my
 bone and flesh of my flesh3 she shall  
be called ,woman1 because she was taken 
out of man4 ,therefore shall a man leave
 his father and mother1 and shall cleave
 unto his wife1 and they shall be one   
flesh4 ,genesis ii1 #ah1 #ba-bd4  ,in   
these few words the ,scriptures narrate 
the creation of the first mother of our 
race4 ,in ,paradise ,lost1 the poetic   
genius of ,milton1 going more into      
detail1 describes how ,eve awoke to     
consciousness1 and found herself        
reposing under a shade of flowers1 much 
wondering what she was and whence she   
came4 ,wandering by the margin of a     
small lake1 she sees her own form       
mirrored in the clear waters1 at which  
she wonders more4 ,but a voice is heard1
 leading her to him for whom she was    
made1 who lies sleeping under a grateful
 shade4 ,it is at this point the artist 
comes to interpret the poet's dream4    

,amid the varied and luxurious foliage  
of ,eden1 in the vague light of the     
early dawn1 ,eve is presented1 coy and  
graceful1 gazing on her sleeping ,lord1 
while in the background is faintly      
outlined the mystic form of ,him in     
whose image they were created4     ,,the
 ,,expulsion ,,from ,,the ,,garden4     
,and the ,lord ,god said1 ,behold1 the  
man is become as one of us1 to know good
 and evil2 and now1 lest he put forth   
his hand1 and take also of the tree of  
life1 and eat1 and live forever3        
,therefore1 the ,lord ,god sent him     
forth from the garden of ,eden1 to till 
the ground from whence he was taken4 ,so
 he drove out the man2 and he placed at 
the east of the garden of ,eden         
cherubims1 and a flaming sword which    
turned every way1 to keep the way of the
 tree of life4--,genesis iii1 #bb-bd    
,they1 looking back1 all the eastern    
side beheld ,of ,paradise1 so late their
 happy seat1 ,waved over by that flaming
 brand2 the gate1 ,with dreadful forces 

thronged1 and fiery arms ,some natural  
tears they dropped1 but wiped them soon2
 ,the world was all before them1 where  
to choose ,their place of rest1 and     
,providence their guide2 ,they1 hand in 
hand1 with wandering steps and slow1    
,through ,eden took their solitary way4 
,paradise ,lost1 ,book ,,xii4     ,,the 
,,murder ,,of ,,abel4   ,and ,adam knew 
,eve his wife2 and she conceived1 and   
bare ,cain1 and said1 ,i have gotten a  
man from the ,lord4 ,and she again bare 
his brother ,abel4 ,and ,abel was a     
keeper of sheep1 but ,cain was a tiller 
of the ground4 ,and in process of time  
it came to pass1 that ,cain brought of  
the fruit of the ground an offering unto
 the ,lord4 ,and ,abel1 he also brought 
of the firstlings of his flock and of   
the fat thereof4 ,and the ,lord had     
respect unto ,abel and to his offering3 
,but unto ,cain and to his offering he  
had not respect4 ,and ,cain was very    
wroth1 and his countenance fell4 ,and   
the ,lord said unto ,cain1 ,why art thou

 wroth8 and why is thy countenance      
fallen8 ,if thou doest well1 shalt thou 
not be accepted8 and if thou doest not  
well1 sin lieth at the door1 and unto   
thee shall be his desire1 and thou shalt
 rule over him4 ,and ,cain talked with  
,abel his brother3 and it came to       
pass1--when they were in the field1 that
 ,cain rose up against ,abel his        
brother1 and slew him4  ,and the ,lord  
said unto ,cain1 ,where is ,abel thy    
brother8 ,and he said1 ,i know not ,am  
,i my brother's keeper8 ,and he said1   
,what hast thou done8 the voice of thy  
brother's blood crieth unto me from the 
ground4 ,and now art thou cursed from   
the earth1 which hath opened her mouth  
to receive thy brother's blood from thy 
hand2 ,when thou tillest the ground1 it 
shall not henceforth yield unto thee her
 strength2 a fugitive and a vagabond    
shalt thou be in the earth4 ,and ,cain  
said unto the ,lord1 ,my punishment is  
greater than ,i can bear4 ,behold1 thou 
hast driven me out this day from the    

face of the earth and from thy face     
shall ,i be hid2 and ,i shall be a      
fugitive and a vagabond in the earth2   
and it shall come to pass1 that every   
one that findeth me shall slay me4 ,and 
the ,lord said unto him1 ,therefore     
whosoever slayeth ,cain1 vengeance shall
 be taken on him sevenfold4 ,and the    
,lord set a mark upon ,cain1 lest any   
finding him should kill him4  ,and ,cain
 went out from the presence of the      
,lord1 and dwelt in the land of ,nod1 on
 the east of ,eden4--,genesis iv1 #a-af 
,,the ,,deluge4   ,in the six hundredth 
year of ,noah's life1 in the second     
month1 the seventeenth day of the month1
 the same day were all the fountains of 
the great deep broken up1 and the       
windows of heaven were opened4 ,and the 
rain was upon the earth forty days and  
forty nights4  ,in the selfsame day     
entered ,noah1 and ,shem1 and ,ham1 and 
,japheth1 the sons of ,noah1 and ,noah's
 wife1 and the three wives of his sons  
with them1 into the ark2 they1 and every

 beast after his kind1 and all the      
cattle after their kind1 and every      
creeping thing that creepeth upon the   
earth after his kind1 and every fowl    
after his kind1 every bird of every     
sort4 ,and they went in unto ,noah into 
the ark1 two and two of all flesh1      
wherein is the breath of life4 ,and they
 that went in1 went in male and female  
of all flesh1 as ,god had commanded him3
 and the ,lord shut him in4  ,and the   
flood was forty days upon the earth2 and
 the waters increased1 and bare up the  
ark1 and it was lift up above the earth4
 ,and the waters prevailed1 and were    
increased1 greatly upon the earth2 and  
the ark went upon the face of the       
waters4 ,and the waters prevailed       
exceedingly upon the earth2 and all the 
high hills1 that were under the whole   
heaven1 were covered4 ,fifteen cubits   
upward did the waters prevail2 and the  
mountains were covered4 ,and all flesh  
died that moved upon the earth1 both of 
fowl1 and of cattle1 and of beast1 and  

of every creeping thing that creepeth   
upon the earth1 and every man2 all in   
whose nostrils was the breath of life1  
of all that was in the dry land1 died4  
,and every living substance was         
destroyed which was upon the face of the
 ground1 both man and cattle1 and the   
creeping things1 and the fowl of the    
heaven2 and they were destroyed from the
 earth2 and ,noah only remained alive1  
and they that were with him in the ark4 
,and the waters prevailed upon the earth
 an hundred and fifty days4--,genesis   
vii1 #aa-bd4     ,,noah ,,cursing ,,ham4
   ,and the sons of ,noah1 that went    
forth of the ark1 were ,shem1 and ,ham1 
and ,japheth2 and ,ham is the father of 
,canaan4 ,these are the three sons of   
,noah3 and of them was the whole earth  
overspread4  ,and ,noah began to be an  
husbandman1 and he planted a vineyard3  
,and he drank of the wine1 and was      
drunken2 and he was uncovered within his
 tent4 ,and ,ham1 the father of ,canaan1
 saw the nakedness of his father1 and   

told his two brethren without4 ,and     
,shem and ,japheth took a garment1 and  
laid it upon both their shoulders1 and  
went backward1 and covered the nakedness
 of their father2 and their faces were  
backward1 and they saw not their        
father's nakedness4 ,and ,noah awoke    
from his wine1 and knew what his younger
 son had done unto him4 ,and he said1   
,cursed be ,canaan2 a servant of        
servants shall he be unto his brethren4 
,and he said1 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god
 of ,shem2 and ,canaan shall be his     
servant4 ,god shall enlarge ,japheth1   
and he shall dwell in the tents of      
,shem2 and ,canaan shall be his         
servant4--,genesis ix1 #ah-bg4     ,,the
 ,,tower ,,of ,,babel4   ,and the whole 
earth was of one language1 and of one   
speech4  ,and it came to pass as they   
journeyed from the east1 that they found
 a plain in the land of ,shinar2 and    
they dwelt there4 ,and they said one to 
another1 ,go to1 let us make brick1 and 
burn them thoroughly4 ,and they had     

brick for stone1 and slime had they for 
mortar4 ,and they said1 ,go to1 let us  
build us a city and a tower1 whose top  
may reach unto heaven2 and let us make  
us a name1 lest we be scattered abroad  
upon the face of the whole earth4  ,and 
the ,lord came down to see the city and 
the tower which the children of men     
builded4 ,and the ,lord said1 ,behold1  
the people is one1 and they have all one
 language2 and this they begin to do3   
and now nothing will be restrained from 
them1 which they have imagined to do4   
,go to1 let us go down1 and there       
confound their language1 that they may  
not understand one another's speech4    
,so the ,lord scattered them abroad from
 thence upon the face of all the earth3 
and they left off to build the city4    
,therefore is the name of it called     
,babel2 because the ,lord did there     
confound the language of all the earth3 
and from thence did the ,lord scatter   
them abroad upon the face of all the    
earth4--,genesis xi1 #a-i4     ,,abraham

 ,,entertains ,,three ,,strangers4   ,in
 the selfsame day was ,abraham          
circumcised1 and ,ishmael his son4 ,and 
all the men of his house1 born in the   
house1 and bought with money of the     
stranger1 were circumcised with him4    
,and the ,lord appeared unto him in the 
plains of ,mamre3 and he sat in the tent
 door in the heat of the day2 and he    
lift up his eyes and looked1 and1 lo1   
three men stood by him3 and when he saw 
them1 he ran to meet them from the tent 
door1 and bowed himself toward the      
ground1 and said1 ,my ,lord1 if now ,i  
have found favour in thy sight1 pass not
 away1 ,i pray thee1 from thy servant3  
let a little water1 ,i pray you1 be     
fetched1 and wash your feet1 and rest   
yourselves under the tree3 ,and ,i will 
fetch a morsel of bread1 and comfort ye 
your hearts2 after that ye shall pass   
on3 for therefore are ye come to your   
servant4 ,and they said1 ,so do1 as thou
 hast said4  ,and ,abraham hastened into
 the tent unto ,sarah1 and said1 ,make  

ready quickly three measures of fine    
meal1 knead it1 and make cakes upon the 
hearth4 ,and ,abraham ran unto the herd1
 and fetched a calf tender and good1 and
 gave it unto a young man2 and he hasted
 to dress it4 ,and he took butter1 and  
milk1 and the calf which he had dressed1
 and set it before them2 and he stood by
 them under the tree1 and they did      
eat4--,genesis xvii1 #bf1 #bg2 xviii    
#a-h4  ,be not forgetful to entertain   
strangers3 for thereby some have        
entertained angels unawares4--,hebrews  
xiii1 #b4     ,,the ,,destruction ,,of  
,,sodom4   ,and when the morning arose1 
then the angels hastened ,lot1 saying1  
,arise1 take thy wife1 and thy two      
daughters1 which are here2 lest thou be 
consumed in the iniquity of the city4   
,and while he lingered1 the men laid    
hold upon his hand1 and upon the hand of
 his wife1 and upon the hand of his two 
daughters2 the ,lord being merciful unto
 him3 and they brought him forth1 and   
set him without the city4  ,and it came 

to pass1 when they had brought them     
forth abroad1 that he said1 ,escape for 
thy life2 look not behind thee1 neither 
stay thou in all the plain2 escape to   
the mountain1 lest thou be consumed4    
,and ,lot said unto them1 ,oh1 not so1  
my ,lord4 ,behold now1 thy servant hath 
found grace in thy sight1 and thou hast 
magnified thy mercy1 which thou hast    
shewed unto me in saving my life2 and ,i
 cannot escape to the mountain1 lest    
some evil take me and ,i die4 ,behold   
now this city is near to flee unto1 and 
it is a little one3 ,oh1 let me escape  
thither 7is it not a little one87 and my
 soul shall live4 ,and he said unto him1
 ,see1 ,i have accepted thee concerning 
this thing also1 that ,i will not       
overthrow this city1 for the which thou 
hast spoken4 ,haste thee1 escape        
thither2 for ,i cannot do anything till 
thou be come thither4  ,therefore the   
name of the city was called ,zoar4  ,the
 sun was risen upon the earth when ,lot 
entered unto ,zoar4 ,then the ,lord     

rained upon ,sodom and upon ,gomorrah   
brimstone and fire from the ,lord out of
 heaven2 and he overthrew those cities1 
and all the plain1 and all the          
inhabitants of the cities1 and that     
which grew upon the ground4  ,but his   
wife looked back from behind him1 and   
she became a pillar of salt4  ,and      
,abraham gat up early in the morning to 
the place where he stood before the     
,lord and he looked toward ,sodom and   
,gomorrah1 and toward all the land of   
the plain1 and beheld1 and lo1 the smoke
 of the country went up as the smoke of 
a furnace4--,genesis xix1 #ae-bh4       
,,the ,,expulsion ,,of ,,hagar4   ,and  
the ,lord visited ,sarah as he had said1
 and the ,lord did unto ,sarah as he had
 spoken4 ,for ,sarah conceived1 and bare
 ,abraham a son in his old age1 at the  
set time of which ,god had spoken to    
him4 ,and ,abraham called the name of   
his son that was born unto him1 whom    
,sarah bare to him1 ,isaac4 ,and        
,abraham circumcised his son ,isaac1    

being eight days old1 as ,god had       
commanded him4 ,and ,abraham was an     
hundred years old1 when his son ,isaac  
was born unto him4  ,and ,sarah said1   
,god hath made me to laugh1 so that all 
that hear will laugh with me4 ,and she  
said1 ,who would have said unto         
,abraham1 that ,sarah should have given 
children suck8 for ,i have born him a   
son in his old age4 ,and the child grew1
 and was weaned3 and ,abraham made a    
great feast the same day that ,isaac was
 weaned4  ,and ,sarah1 saw the son of   
,hagar1 the ,egyptian1 which she had    
born unto ,abraham1 mocking4 ,wherefore 
she said unto ,abraham1 ,cast out this  
bondwoman and her son2 for the son of   
this1 bondwoman shall not be heir with  
my son1 even with ,isaac4  ,and the     
thing was very grievous in ,abraham's   
sight because of his son4 ,and ,god said
 unto ,abraham1 ,let it not be grievous 
in thy sight because of the lad1 and    
because of thy bondwoman2 in all that   
,sarah hath said unto thee1 hearken unto

 her voice2 for in ,isaac shall thy seed
 be called4 ,and also of the son of the 
bondwoman will ,i make a nation1 because
 he is thy seed4  ,and ,abraham rose up 
early in the morning1 and took bread1   
and a bottle of water1 and gave it unto 
,hagar1 putting it on her shoulder1 and 
the child1 and sent her away3 and she   
departed1 and wandered in the wilderness
 of ,beer-sheba4--,genesis xxi1 #a-ad4  
,,hagar ,,in ,,the ,,wilderness4   ,and 
,abraham rose up early in the morning1  
and took bread1 and a bottle of water1  
and gave it unto ,hagar1 putting it on  
her shoulder1 and the child1 and sent   
her away2 and she departed1 and wandered
 in the wilderness of ,beer-sheba4 ,and 
the water was spent in the bottle1 and  
she cast the child under one of the     
shrubs4 ,and she went and sat her down  
over against him a good way off1 as it  
were a bow-shot3 for she said1 ,let me  
not see the death of the child4 ,and she
 sat over against him1 and lifted up her
 voice and wept4 ,and ,god heard the    

voice of the lad2 and the angel of ,god 
called to ,hagar out of heaven1 and said
 unto her1 ,what aileth thee1 ,hagar8   
fear not1 for ,god hath heard the voice 
of the lad where he is4 ,arise1 lift up 
the lad1 and hold him in thine hand2 for
 ,i will make him a great nation4 ,and  
,god opened her eyes1 and she saw a well
 of water2 and she went1 and filled the 
bottle with water1 and gave the lad     
drink4 ,and ,god was with the lad2 and  
he grew1 and dwelt in the wilderness1   
and became an archer4 ,and he dwelt in  
the wilderness of ,paran3 and his mother
 took him a wife out of the land of     
,egypt4--,genesis xxi4 #ad-ba4