BOOK OF JASHER 

REFERRED TO IN JOSHUA AND SECOND SAMUEL. 

FAITHFULLY TRANSLATED 

(1840) 

FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW INTO ENGLISH 

A Reprint of 

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PUBLISHED BY J.H. PARRY & COMPANY 

SALT LAKE CITY: 1887 

"Is not this written in the Book of Jasher?"--Joshua, x. 13. 

"Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher."--II Samuel, i. 18 

CONTENTS 

CHAPTER 1--The Creation of Adam and Eve. The Fall. Birth of Cain and Abel. Abel 
a Keeper of Sheep. Cain a Tiller of the Soil. The Quarrel Between the Brothers 
and the Result. Cain, the First Murderer, Cursed of God 

CHAPTER 2--Seth is Born. People begin to Multiply and Become Idolatrous. Third 
Part of the Earth Destroyed. Earth cursed and becomes corrupt through the 
Wickedness of Men. Cainan, a Wise and Righteous King, Foretells the Flood. Enoch 
is Born 

CHAPTER 3--Enoch Reigns over the Earth. Enoch Establishes Righteousness upon the 
Earth, and after Reigning Two Hundred and Forty Years is Translated 

CHAPTER 4--The People of the Earth Again Become Corrupt. Noah is Born 

CHAPTER 5--Noah and Methuselah Preach Repentance for One Hundred and Twenty 
Years. Noah Builds the Ark. Death of Methuselah 

CHAPTER 6--Animals, Beasts, and Fowls Preserved in the Ark. Noah and his Sons, 
and their Wives are Shut in. When the Floods come the People want to get in. 
Noah One Year in the Ark 

CHAPTER 7--The Generations of Noah. The Garments of Skin made for Adam Stolen by 
Ham and they Descend to Nimrod the Mighty Hunter, who Becomes the King of the 
Whole Earth. The Birth of Abram 

CHAPTER 8--The Wise Men of Nimrod, by their Divination, Foretell the Evil that 
Abram will do to Nimrod's Kingdom, and they seek to kill the Child. Abram, with 
his Mother and Nurse are Hid in a cave for Ten Years 

CHAPTER 9--When Ten Years Old, Abram goes to Noah and Shem, Remains with them 
for Thirty-nine Years, and is Taught in all the Ways of the Lord. The Wickedness 
of Nimrod and his People. They Propose to Build a Tower to Heaven and Dethrone 
God. The confusion of Tongues 

CHAPTER 10--The Descendants of Noah, Scattered over the whole earth, build 
themselves Cities 

CHAPTER 11--Nimrod's Wicked Reign. The Idolatry of Terah, Abram's Father. When 
Fifty Years old, Abram returns to his Father's House and Discovers his Idols. 
Makes a pretext to destroy them. After making Savory Meat for the gods, Abram 
takes a Hatchet and destroys them, leaving the Hatchet in the hands of the 
larger one, where it is discovered by his Father, who is told by Abram that the 
Great God had risen up in anger and Destroyed his Fellows. Terah in his wrath 
betrays Abram to the King, who brings him up before the Throne for Judgment. 
Abram Warns his Father and the King, before all the Princes, of the Evils of 
Idolatry 

CHAPTER 12--Abram placed in Prison, and is condemned after ten days to be cast 
into a Fiery Furnace. His Brother Haran being Falsely Accused is condemned to 
the same Fate. As Haran's heart was not right before the Lord, he perished, but 
Abram is Delivered and is brought forth Alive. Is Presented with Many Gifts. The 
King Dreams of Abram, and again Seeks his Life. Abram flees to the House of Noah 

CHAPTER 13--On Abram's account Terah and all his House, with Abram, Leave Ur 
Casdim to go to the Land of Canaan. They tarry in Haran, where the Lord Appears 
to Abram, and upon condition of Faithfulness, Promises many Blessings. Abram, 
commanded of the Lord, takes his Wife and all belonging to him and goes to the 
Land of Canaan, where the Lord again appears to him and Promises the Land of 
Canaan as an Everlasting Inheritance. After Fifteen Years, Abram returns to 
Haran to Visit his Father. Teaches many to Walk in the Ways of the Lord. Again 
commanded to go to Canaan, where he Builds an Altar. The Lord renews his 
Covenant with him. 

CHAPTER 14--Rikayon's cunning Device to make Money of the Egyptians 

CHAPTER 15--On Account of Famine in Canaan, Abram goes to Egypt. Tells the 
People that Sarah is his Sister, on account of her Beauty. Pharaoh Desires to 
take her, but is Prevented by an Angel of the Lord. The Truth is made known, and 
Sarah is Restored to Abram, with many Presents. Abram returns to his Home. 
Trouble between Lot and Abram on account of Lot's cattle. Lot Removes to Sodom 

CHAPTER 16--Four Kings with Eight Hundred Thousand Men War against Sodom and the 
Cities of the Plain, and destroy and plunder their people. Abram, Hearing that 
Lot is taken captive, gathers together about Three Hundred Men and Pursues the 
Kings, retakes the captives, and smites the whole Army of the confederate Rings. 
On his Return, Abram meets Adonizedek, King of Jerusalem, the same was Shem. 
Abram gives Tithing of all he had taken to Adonizedek, and is Blessed of Him. 
Abram Restores to every Man his property which he had retaken in the War, and 
returns to Hebron. The Lord again appears to Abram and promises to bless him 
with a Numberless Posterity. Sarah being childless gives Hagar to Abram for a 
Wife, and becoming jealous of her, afflicts her. An Angel comforts Hagar. 
Ishmael is Born 

CHAPTER 17--The Lord Appears to Abram and Establishes the Covenant of 
Circumcision, and calls his name Abraham, and Sarai, He calls Sarah 

CHAPTER 18--Abraham Entertains Three Angels, who eat with him. Sarah is promised 
a Son. The People of Sodom and Gomorrah, and of all the Cities of the Plain 
become very Wicked 

CHAPTER 19--The Abominations of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Two Angels 
sent to Save Lot. The Cities of the Plain and all their Inhabitants Destroyed by 
Fire 

CHAPTER 20--Abraham goes to the land of the Philistines, and again tells the 
People that Sarah is his Sister. Abimelech the King desires her for a Wife. An 
Angel warns him, and commands him to return her to her Husband. The whole land 
afflicted on account of the matter. Sarah Restored to Abraham, who entreats the 
Lord to heal the People of Abimelech 

CHAPTER 21--Isaac is Born, causing much Rejoicing among the Friends of Abraham. 
Ishmael Attempts to kill Isaac, and on that account is sent away with his 
Mother. Ishmael is blessed with Riches and Posterity 

CHAPTER 22--Ishmael returns to his Father, with his Wives and Children. Abraham 
Returns to Canaan and makes his Home in Beersheba, where he Hospitably 
Entertains all strangers and teaches them the way of the Lord. Isaac and 
Ishmael's conversation. The Offering of Isaac Foretold. Satan's opinion of the 
Father of the Faithful 

CHAPTER 23--Abraham commanded to Offer up Isaac, in the Land Moriah. Abraham's 
Obedience. Sarah's Affliction. What Happened on the Way. Satan attempts to 
hinder them. Isaac an Acceptable Offering. Father and Son alone. The willingness 
of Isaac. He Assists his Father in Building the Altar. While they both weep 
bitterly, they yet Rejoice to be counted worthy before the Lord. Isaac bound and 
placed upon the Altar. The Angels of God intercede for Isaac, who is released at 
the command of the Lord, and a Ram is offered in his place. Satan, by his 
deception and Evils, causes the Death of Sarah 

CHAPTER 24--Abraham Purchases a Burial Place. Isaac sent to the House of Shem 
and Eber to Learn the Way of the Lord. Eliezer is sent to get a Wife for Isaac. 
Goes to the House of Bethuel and brings Rebecca 

CHAPTER 25--Abraham takes Keturah for a Wife, by whom he has Six Sons. The 
Generations of the Sons of Keturah, and of Ishmael 

CHAPTER 26--Isaac and Rebecca pray for children. Their Prayers answered, and 
Esau and Jacob are Born. Abraham, after recounting all the Wonderful Works of 
the Lord, enjoins his Son to Walk in His way and keep His Commandments. In the 
Fifteenth Year of Jacob and Esau's lives, Abraham Dies and is Buried by all the 
Kings of the land. All the People and even the children mourn for Abraham for a 
Full. 

CHAPTER 27--Esau slays Nimrod and Two of his Mighty Men. Returns Home weary from 
the Fight, and sells his Birthright for Value 

CHAPTER 28--On account of Famine, Isaac goes to Gerar, the Land of the 
Philistines. After the Famine he Returns at the Command of the Lord to Hebron. 
Jacob is sent to the House of Shem where he Remains Thirty-two Years to learn 
the Way of the Lord, but Esau would not go. Esau marries a Canaanitish Woman..73 

CHAPTER 29--Jacob by deceit obtains his Brother's Blessing. Jacob fearing his 
Brother's anger, flees to the House of Eber, where he remains for Fourteen 
Years. Esau again marries a Woman of the Land. Jacob returns to his Father, but 
being still threatened by Esau, is advised by his Mother to go to her Brother 
Laban, in Haran. Jacob goes to Haran, being Commanded by his Father not to Marry 
any of the Daughters of Canaan. Jacob is Waylaid on the Road, by the Son of 
Esau, and is Robbed of all he Possessed. 

CHAPTER 30--When he Arrives at Mount Moriah, the Lord appears to Jacob and 
establishes His Covenant with him. Arriving at his Uncle's House he Engages to 
Serve Seven Years for Rachel. 

CHAPTER 31--Jacob is Deceived and is given Leah in Place of Rachel, but is Given 
Rachel for Seven Years' more Service. Jacob serves Laban six years longer for 
Wages and becomes very Rich, when the Lord Appears to him and commands him to 
Return to the Land of Canaan. Jacob Obeys and goes from Laban. Rachel Steals her 
Father's gods, that he may not know where Jacob has fled. Laban Pursues him, but 
establishes a covenant of peace. Laban breaks his Covenant by sending his Son 
secretly to Esau that Jacob may Fall in his Hands. Esau, with Four Hundred Men, 
seek to Destroy Jacob. 

CHAPTER 32--Jacob sends a Message of Peace to his Brother, who rejects it with 
contempt, and Advances to Destroy him. Hosts of Angels cause the Fear of Jacob 
to come upon Esau, and he goes to meet him in peace, in answer to Jacob's 
Prayer. Jacob Wrestles with an Angel of the Lord. 

CHAPTER 33--Jacob goes to Shechem. Prince Shechem defiles Dinah the Daughter of 
Jacob. Shechem desires her for a Wife. 

CHAPTER 34--The Perfidy of Shechem. Simeon and Levi, Sons of Jacob, avenge the 
Honor of their Sister Dinah, Destroy all the Men of the City, and Spoil it. The 
People of Canaan conspire to avenge the cause of Shechem. Isaac and Jacob Pray 
for Succor. 

CHAPTER 35--The Fear of God come upon the Canaanites, and they do not Fight with 
Jacob. 

CHAPTER 36--Jacob and his House goes to Bethel, where the Lord appears to him, 
calls his name Israel, and Blesses him. The Generations of Jacob and Esau 

CHAPTER 37--Jacob Returns to Shechem. The Kings of Canaan again assemble against 
Jacob. Jacob's Ten Sons with One Hundred and Two of their servants Fight against 
the Canaanites and Amorites, and are successful. 

CHAPTER 38 and 39--The Sons of Jacob Destroy many Cities of Canaan and all their 
people. 

CHAPTER 40--The Remaining Twenty-one Kings of Canaan, fearing the Sons of Jacob, 
make a permanent Peace with them. 

CHAPTER 41--Joseph, the Son of Jacob, Dreams of his Future Exaltation over his 
Brethren. Being his Father's Favorite, his Brethren become Jealous. Joseph is 
sent to Visit his Brethren. They conspire against him, and at the Suggestion of 
Reuben Place him in a Pit. 

CHAPTER 42--Joseph is sold to a company of Midianites, who in Turn sold him to 
the Ishmaelites, who take him down to Egypt. An account of his Journey thither, 
and of his Affliction on the Road. 

CHAPTER 43--Reuben's Anguish at not Finding Joseph in the Pit. The Brothers 
contrive to Deceive their Father by Dipping his coat in Blood. Jacob's Anguish 
at the loss of his Son. 

CHAPTER 44--Joseph is sold to Potiphar, an Officer of Pharaoh. Zelicah, the Wife 
of Potiphar, seeks to entice Joseph to do Evil, but all her advances are 
Rejected. Is Falsely Accused by her and is brought to Judgment. Is Acquitted by 
his Judges, but for the Sake of the Report against Potiphar's Wife, he is cast 
into Prison. 

CHAPTER 45--An Account of the Families of Jacob's Sons. 

CHAPTER 46--Joseph Interprets the Dreams of his Fellow-Prisoners. 

CHAPTER 47--Isaac Blesses his two Sons and Dies. His Property is Divided. Esau 
takes all the personal Property and Jacob chooses the Inheritance of the Land of 
Canaan, with the Cave of Machpelah for a Burying Place. 

CHAPTER 48--Pharaoh's Dreams. Not Receiving a Satisfactory Interpretation from 
the Magicians, he orders the Wise Men to be Slain. The King's Butler makes 
Joseph's Gifts known to Pharaoh. Joseph is Brought before the King, who Relates 
his Dreams to him. Joseph, by the Gift of God, Interprets them. A great Famine 
Predicted. 

CHAPTER 49--Pharaoh Assembles all the Great Men of the Kingdom, and desires to 
appoint Joseph to Govern Egypt. They Object because he cannot speak all the 
Seventy Languages of the Earth. An Angel visits Joseph and teaches him all the 
Languages of the Earth. When brought before the King, Joseph's Wisdom and 
Knowledge please Pharaoh and all the Princes of Egypt, and he is appointed the 
Second to the King, and all authority is given him. Joseph is made Wealthy and 
clothed in Princely apparel and proclaimed Governor of Egypt. Is given the 
Daughter of Potiphar for a Wife. 

CHAPTER 50--Joseph goes to help the Ishmaelites against their Enemies. Great 
Plenty prevails in Egypt as Joseph predicted. Joseph's Two Sons, Manasseh and 
Ephraim. Joseph stores up Food throughout Egypt. That stored by the Egyptians is 
spoiled. The Famine prevails over all the Land and Joseph sells corn to all the 
Egyptians and the surrounding Nations. Knowing that his Brethren will have to 
come to Egypt for Corn, he arranges to meet them when they come. 

CHAPTER 51--Jacob sends his Ten Oldest Sons to Egypt for Food. Tells them not to 
enter in at one gate but to go in Separately. On the way they Covenant together 
to seek for Joseph, and if they cannot ransom him they resolve to take him by 
force. They enter in at ten gates, and spread themselves to seek for Joseph 
three days. Joseph, in the meantime, has his men Seeking them. When found they 
are brought before Joseph who accuses them of being Spies. Joseph sends his 
Brethren home with corn, while Simeon is kept as a hostage till they shall again 
come to Egypt with their Younger Brother. They are astonished to find their 
Money in their sacks of corn. 

CHAPTER 52--Jacob's sorrow at the absence of Simeon; Refuses to let Benjamin go. 
But when he and his Household become pinched with hunger, Judah pleads for 
Benjamin. Tells his Father of the great glory and Authority of the Governor of 
Egypt and offers himself as Security for his Younger Brother. Jacob consents and 
sends his Sons again to Egypt with a conciliatory Letter and Present to the 
Governor. 

CHAPTER 53--Jacob's Sons again go to Egypt for Bread. Benjamin is presented 
before Joseph. Joseph's Cup. Joseph's conduct towards Benjamin by which he makes 
himself known to him. Resolves to prove his Brethren by taking away Benjamin 
from them, and puts his Cup in Benjamin's sack of corn and sends them Home to 
their Father. An Officer is sent after them who accuses them of purloining his 
Master's Cup. Brings them back to Joseph. Benjamin is taken from them by force, 
and they are told to go on their way. 

CHAPTER 54--Judah breaks through the Door to get to Joseph and Benjamin. He 
recounts the many Mighty Deeds of his Brethren and threatens to destroy all 
Egypt if Benjamin be not released. Joseph wrangles with his Brethren and accuses 
them of Selling their Brother. They commence to war upon the Egyptians, and 
frighten the whole Land. After satisfying himself of their repentance for 
selling their Brother, Joseph makes himself known to them, and bestows presents 
upon them. They are presented before Pharaoh, who commands Joseph to bring all 
his Father's Household Down to Egypt. He sends Chariots for this Purpose, laden 
with Presents, Luxuries and Clothing. Jacob's joy on Learning that Joseph is 
still Alive. 

CHAPTER 55--The Lord commands Jacob to go down to Egypt, where He will make him 
a Great Nation. Joseph and all Egypt go to meet Jacob to do him Honor when he 
arrives. The Land of Goshen is given to him and his Children. 

CHAPTER 56--After Seventeen Years' Dwelling in Egypt, Jacob dies, after Blessing 
his Children and commanding them to go in the Way of the Lord. Joseph and his 
Brethren and all the Mighty Men of Egypt go up to Canaan to Bury Jacob. Esau, 
claiming the Land of Canaan as his, will not Allow Joseph to Bury his Father. 
After Esau and many of his People are slain, Jacob is Buried by Force. All the 
Kings of Canaan come up to do him Honor. 

CHAPTER 57--The Sons of Esau make war with the Sons of Jacob and are smitten. 
Some are taken captive to Egypt. The Children of Esau enlist the People of Seir 
to Accompany them to Egypt to Deliver their Brethren. Joseph and his Brethren 
and the Egyptians slay Six Hundred Thousand. Nearly all the Mighty Men of Seir 
being Slain, they make war with the Children of Esau to Drive them from their 
Land. Esau prevails and utterly annihilates the Children of Seir. 

CHAPTER 58--Pharaoh dies and the whole Government of Egypt devolves upon Joseph, 
Pharaoh the Younger being but a nominal Ruler. The Children of Esau again come 
Against the Israelites, and are again smitten. 

CHAPTER 59--Jacob's Posterity in Egypt. After Prophesying that the Lord would 
Deliver his Brethren from Egypt, Joseph dies and is buried, and the Israelites 
are ruled over by the Egyptians. 

CHAPTER 60--Zepho, the Son of Eliphaz, the Son of Esau, who was taken Captive by 
Joseph where he Buried his Father, Escapes from Egypt with all his Men. 

CHAPTERS 61, 62, and 63--Petty Wars and contentions of the Nations of Africa 
with Zepho. 

CHAPTER 64--Zepho Leads a Great Army of Chittimites, Edomites, and Ishmaelites 
against Egypt. Three Hundred Thousand Egyptians put to Flight, but One Hundred 
and Fifty Men of Israel prevail against Zepho. 

CHAPTER 65--The Elders of Egypt conspire with Pharaoh and cunningly bring Israel 
into Bondage to them. Being afraid of their power, they afflict them in order to 
lessen the Number of the Children of Israel. 

CHAPTER 66--Pharaoh Decrees that every Male Child born in Israel shall be 
Killed, and still they increase. 

CHAPTER 67--Aaron is Born. On Account of Pharaoh's decree, many of the Sons of 
Israel live apart from their Wives. The King's counsellors devise another plan 
to lessen the number of Israel by drowning them. The Lord finds a means of 
preserving the Male Children. 

CHAPTER 68--Moses, a Child of Promise, is born. The Egyptian Women acting as 
Spies. Moses is discovered, and placed by his Mother in an Ark of Bulrushes. Is 
Found and Adopted by the Daughter of Pharaoh, and grows up among the King's 
Children. 

CHAPTER 69--Pharaoh Proclaims, that if any of the Israelites are short in their 
Labor, either in Bricks or Mortar, his Youngest Son shall be put in their Place. 

CHAPTER 70--Moses puts the King's crown upon his own head. Baalam and the Wise 
Men make this a Pretext against him. When grown up, Moses visits his Brethren, 
and learns of their Grievances. Moses obtains a day's rest on the Sabbath for 
all Israel. 

CHAPTER 71--Moses slays an Egyptian and being Discovered flees from Egypt. Aaron 
Prophecies. 

CHAPTER 72--Moses flees to Cush. At the Death of the king, he is chosen in his 
Stead. He Reigns Forty Years in Cush. 

CHAPTER 73--The Reign of Moses, and his Strategic Warfare. 

CHAPTER 74--War in Africa. 

CHAPTER 75--Thirty Thousand Ephraimites think it Time to get out of Egypt, Rise 
up to go to Canaan, but are Slain by the Philistines. 

CHAPTER 76--Moses leaves Cush and goes to the Land of Midian. Reuel, taking him 
for a Refugee, keeps him in prison for Ten Years. Is fed by Zipporah, the 
Daughter of Reuel. Pharaoh smitten of the Plague. Slays a child of the 
Israelites every day. He dies of the Rot, and his Son, Adikam, Reigns in his 
Stead. 

CHAPTER 77--Adikam Pharaoh Afflicts Israel more than ever. Moses is Released by 
Reuel, and Marries his Daughter Zipporah. Moses obtains possession of the Stick 
Jehovah. 

CHAPTER 78--Moses has Two Sons. Pharaoh withholds Straw from the Israelites. 

CHAPTER 79--The Lord appears to Moses and commands him to go down to Egypt to 
Deliver Israel. Aaron meets him. Israel on hearing of his Mission greatly 
rejoices. Moses and Aaron go to Pharaoh, who calls all the Magicians to meet 
Moses. They Perform Miracles as well as Moses, and thus Deceive the King. 
Pharaoh, not finding the Name of Jehovah on any of the Books of Records, says he 
does not know who He is, and will not let his People go. Moses and Aaron teach 
Pharaoh, but he will not hearken, but causes the labor of the Children of Israel 
to be increased. Moses being discouraged is told by the Lord that with an 
outstretched hand and heavy Plagues, Israel shall be Delivered. 

CHAPTER 80--After Two Years, Moses and Aaron again go to Pharaoh, but Pharaoh 
will not Hearken. The Lord afflicts Egypt with all manner of Plagues and 
Afflictions. The First-born of all the Egyptians is Slain. Pharaoh sends the 
Children of Israel away, and all the Egyptians rise up to urge their Departure, 
but they will not go in the Night. 

CHAPTER 81--The Departure of the Israelites from Egypt with Great Riches and 
Flocks and Herds. After the Egyptians bury their First-born, many of them go 
after the Israelites to induce them to return. But they refuse to return, and 
fight the Nobles of Egypt and drive them home. Pharaoh resolves with the 
Egyptians to pursue Israel and compel them to Return. The Children of Israel are 
divided--some wanting to go back. Moses prays for deliverance. The Lord tells 
him not to cry to him, but proceed. The waters of the Red Sea are Divided. The 
Israelites pass Through in Safety, but the Egyptians are utterly Destroyed. The 
Israelites proceed on their Journey, and are fed with Manna. The Children of 
Esau fight Israel, but the Latter Prevail. 

CHAPTER 82--The Ten Commandments are Given. While Moses is in the Mount, Aaron 
makes a Golden Calf, and Israel Worships it. Civil War. The Lord has a Sanctuary 
Built for His Worship in the Wilderness. 

CHAPTER 83--Aaron and his Sons are Placed in charge of the Lord's Service. The 
Sacrifices and Offerings. The Passover is Celebrated. The People lust for Flesh 
to eat. Their punishment. Moses sends Twelve Men to explore the Land of Canaan. 
Ten of them bring an Evil Report, and the People want to Return to Egypt. For 
their Lack of Faith that Generation shall not Live to obtain their Possessions. 

CHAPTER 84--The Earth Swallows up the Rebellious. The Children of Israel 
commanded not to War with the Children of Esau, or Moab. The Edomites will not 
let Israel pass through their Land. 

CHAPTER 85--Some of the Canaanites rise up to fight Israel, who are frightened 
and run away. But the Sons of Levi compel them to Return. They prevail over 
their Enemies. They must not touch Ammon. Og, King of Bashan. Balaam is called 
upon to curse Israel, but will not. Israel commits Whoredom with the Moabites, 
and they are Smitten with Pestilence. 

CHAPTER 86--All over twenty years of age at the time of Leaving Egypt die at the 
Expiration of Forty Years. Israel is Numbered. The Midianites are destroyed, and 
their Spoil is Divided among the People. 

CHAPTER 87--Moses appoints Joshua his successor. The Lord encourages Joshua. 
Moses teaches the children of Israel to Walk in the Way of the Lord. He goes up 
to Mount Abarim and dies there. 

CHAPTER 88--The Lord commands Joshua to prepare the People to pass over Jordan 
to possess the Land. Jericho is Besieged, Taken, and Destroyed. Achan brings 
evil upon the camp by Purloining the cursed thing, and Brings Destruction upon 
Himself. All is taken and Destroyed. The Gibeonites cunningly save themselves. 
Five Kings rise up against Israel and are destroyed. The Sun and Moon stand 
still at Joshua's Command. 

CHAPTER 89--Joshua's Song of Praise. The Wars of Israel. 

CHAPTER 90--The Edomites are Smitten by Chittim. The Land is Divided, and the 
people have Rest. Joshua being Advanced in Years Exhorts the people to Observe 
all the Laws of Moses, and then Dies. 

CHAPTER 91--The Elders Judge Israel. They drive out all the Canaanites and 
Inherit the Promised Land. 

THE BOOK OF JASHER 

THIS IS THE BOOK OF THE GENERATIONS OF MAN WHOM GOD CREATED 

UPON THE EARTH ON THE DAY WHEN THE LORD GOD 

MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH. 

CHAPTER 1 

1
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and God created 
man in his own image. 

2
And God formed man from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of 
life, and man became a living soul endowed with speech. 

3
And the Lord said, It is not good for man to be alone; I will make unto him a 
helpmeet. 

4
And the Lord caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept, and he took 
away one of his ribs, and he built flesh upon it, and formed it and brought it 
to Adam, and Adam awoke from his sleep, and behold a woman was standing before 
him. 

5
And he said, This is a bone of my bones and it shall be called woman, for this 
has been taken from man; and Adam called her name Eve, for she was the mother of 
all living. 

6
And God blessed them and called their names Adam and Eve in the day that he 
created them, and the Lord God said, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the 
earth. 

7
And the Lord God took Adam and his wife, and he placed them in the garden of 
Eden to dress it and to keep it; and he commanded them and said unto them, From 
every tree of the garden you may eat, but from the tree of the knowledge of good 
and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat thereof you shall surely 
die. 

8
And when God had blessed and commanded them, he went from them, and Adam and his 
wife dwelt in the garden according to the command which the Lord had commanded 
them. 

9
And the serpent, which God had created with them in the earth, came to them to 
incite them to transgress the command of God which he had commanded them. 

10
And the serpent enticed and persuaded the woman to eat from the tree of 
knowledge, and the woman hearkened to the voice of the serpent, and she 
transgressed the word of God, and took from the tree of the knowledge of good 
and evil, and she ate, and she took from it and gave also to her husband and he 
ate. 

11
And Adam and his wife transgressed the command of God which he commanded them, 
and God knew it, and his anger was kindled against them and he cursed them. 

12
And the Lord God drove them that day from the garden of Eden, to till the ground 
from which they were taken, and they went and dwelt at the east of the garden of 
Eden; and Adam knew his wife Eve and she bore two sons and three daughters. 

13
And she called the name of the first born Cain, saying, I have obtained a man 
from the Lord, and the name of the other she called Abel, for she said, In 
vanity we came into the earth, and in vanity we shall be taken from it. 

14
And the boys grew up and their father gave them a possession in the land; and 
Cain was a tiller of the ground, and Abel a keeper of sheep. 

15
And it was at the expiration of a few years, that they brought an approximating 
offering to the Lord, and Cain brought from the fruit of the ground, and Abel 
brought from the firstlings of his flock from the fat thereof, and God turned 
and inclined to Abel and his offering, and a fire came down from the Lord from 
heaven and consumed it. 

16
And unto Cain and his offering the Lord did not turn, and he did not incline to 
it, for he had brought from the inferior fruit of the ground before the Lord, 
and Cain was jealous against his brother Abel on account of this, and he sought 
a pretext to slay him. 

17
And in some time after, Cain and Abel his brother, went one day into the field 
to do their work; and they were both in the field, Cain tilling and ploughing 
his ground, and Abel feeding his flock; and the flock passed that part which 
Cain had ploughed in the ground, and it sorely grieved Cain on this account. 

18
And Cain approached his brother Abel in anger, and he said unto him, What is 
there between me and thee, that thou comest to dwell and bring thy flock to feed 
in my land? 

19
And Abel answered his brother Cain and said unto him, What is there between me 
and thee, that thou shalt eat the flesh of my flock and clothe thyself with 
their wool? 

20
And now therefore, put off the wool of my sheep with which thou hast clothed 
thyself, and recompense me for their fruit and flesh which thou hast eaten, and 
when thou shalt have done this, I will then go from thy land as thou hast said? 

21
And Cain said to his brother Abel, Surely if I slay thee this day, who will 
require thy blood from me? 

22
And Abel answered Cain, saying, Surely God who has made us in the earth, he will 
avenge my cause, and he will require my blood from thee shouldst thou slay me, 
for the Lord is the judge and arbiter, and it is he who will requite man 
according to his evil, and the wicked man according to the wickedness that he 
may do upon earth. 

23
And now, if thou shouldst slay me here, surely God knoweth thy secret views, and 
will judge thee for the evil which thou didst declare to do unto me this day. 

24
And when Cain heard the words which Abel his brother had spoken, behold the 
anger of Cain was kindled against his brother Abel for declaring this thing. 

25
And Cain hastened and rose up, and took the iron part of his ploughing 
instrument, with which he suddenly smote his brother and he slew him, and Cain 
spilt the blood of his brother Abel upon the earth, and the blood of Abel 
streamed upon the earth before the flock. 

26
And after this Cain repented having slain his brother, and he was sadly grieved, 
and he wept over him and it vexed him exceedingly. 

27
And Cain rose up and dug a hole in the field, wherein he put his brother's body, 
and he turned the dust over it. 

28
And the Lord knew what Cain had done to his brother, and the Lord appeared to 
Cain and said unto him, Where is Abel thy brother that was with thee? 

29
And Cain dissembled, and said, I do not know, am I my brother's keeper? And the 
Lord said unto him, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth 
unto me from the ground where thou hast slain him. 

30
For thou hast slain thy brother and hast dissembled before me, and didst imagine 
in thy heart that I saw thee not, nor knew all thy actions. 

31
But thou didst this thing and didst slay thy brother for naught and because he 
spoke rightly to thee, and now, therefore, cursed be thou from the ground which 
opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand, and wherein thou 
didst bury him. 

32
And it shall be when thou shalt till it, it shall no more give thee its strength 
as in the beginning, for thorns and thistles shall the ground produce, and thou 
shalt be moving and wandering in the earth until the day of thy death. 

33
And at that time Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, from the place 
where he was, and he went moving and wandering in the land toward the east of 
Eden, he and all belonging to him. 

34
And Cain knew his wife in those days, and she conceived and bare a son, and he 
called his name Enoch, saying, In that time the Lord began to give him rest and 
quiet in the earth. 

35
And at that time Cain also began to build a city: and he built the city and he 
called the name of the city Enoch, according to the name of his son; for in 
those days the Lord had given him rest upon the earth, and he did not move about 
and wander as in the beginning. 

36
And Irad was born to Enoch, and Irad begat Mechuyael and Mechuyael begat 
Methusael. 

CHAPTER 2 

1
And it was in the hundred and thirtieth year of the life of Adam upon the earth, 
that he again knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare a son in his 
likeness and in his image, and she called his name Seth, saying, Because God has 
appointed me another seed in the place of Abel, for Cain has slain him. 

2
And Seth lived one hundred and five years, and he begat a son; and Seth called 
the name of his son Enosh, saying, Because in that time the sons of men began to 
multiply, and to afflict their souls and hearts by transgressing and rebelling 
against God. 

3
And it was in the days of Enosh that the sons of men continued to rebel and 
transgress against God, to increase the anger of the Lord against the sons of 
men. 

4
And the sons of men went and they served other gods, and they forgot the Lord 
who had created them in the earth: and in those days the sons of men made images 
of brass and iron, wood and stone, and they bowed down and served them. 

5
And every man made his god and they bowed down to them, and the sons of men 
forsook the Lord all the days of Enosh and his children; and the anger of the 
Lord was kindled on account of their works and abominations which they did in 
the earth. 

6
And the Lord caused the waters of the river Gihon to overwhelm them, and he 
destroyed and consumed them, and he destroyed the third part of the earth, and 
notwithstanding this, the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and 
their hands were yet extended to do evil in the sight of the Lord. 

7
And in those days there was neither sowing nor reaping in the earth; and there 
was no food for the sons of men and the famine was very great in those days. 

8
And the seed which they sowed in those days in the ground became thorns, 
thistles and briers; for from the days of Adam was this declaration concerning 
the earth, of the curse of God, which he cursed the earth, on account of the sin 
which Adam sinned before the Lord. 

9
And it was when men continued to rebel and transgress against God, and to 
corrupt their ways, that the earth also became corrupt. 

10
And Enosh lived ninety years and he begat Cainan; 

11
And Cainan grew up and he was forty years old, and he became wise and had 
knowledge and skill in all wisdom, and he reigned over all the sons of men, and 
he led the sons of men to wisdom and knowledge; for Cainan was a very wise man 
and had understanding in all wisdom, and with his wisdom he ruled over spirits 
and demons; 

12
And Cainan knew by his wisdom that God would destroy the sons of men for having 
sinned upon earth, and that the Lord would in the latter days bring upon them 
the waters of the flood. 

13
And in those days Cainan wrote upon tablets of stone, what was to take place in 
time to come, and he put them in his treasures. 

14
And Cainan reigned over the whole earth, and he turned some of the sons of men 
to the service of God. 

15
And when Cainan was seventy years old, he begat three sons and two daughters. 

16
And these are the names of the children of Cainan; the name of the first born 
Mahlallel, the second Enan, and the third Mered, and their sisters were Adah and 
Zillah; these are the five children of Cainan that were born to him. 

17
And Lamech, the son of Methusael, became related to Cainan by marriage, and he 
took his two daughters for his wives, and Adah conceived and bare a son to 
Lamech, and she called his name Jabal. 

18
And she again conceived and bare a son, and called his name Jubal; and Zillah, 
her sister, was barren in those days and had no offspring. 

19
For in those days the sons of men began to trespass against God, and to 
transgress the commandments which he had commanded to Adam, to be fruitful and 
multiply in the earth. 

20
And some of the sons of men caused their wives to drink a draught that would 
render them barren, in order that they might retain their figures and whereby 
their beautiful appearance might not fade. 

21
And when the sons of men caused some of their wives to drink, Zillah drank with 
them. 

22
And the child-bearing women appeared abominable in the sight of their husbands 
as widows, whilst their husbands lived, for to the barren ones only they were 
attached. 

23
And in the end of days and years, when Zillah became old, the Lord opened her 
womb. 

24
And she conceived and bare a son and she called his name Tubal Cain, saying, 
After I had withered away have I obtained him from the Almighty God. 

25
And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name Naamah, for 
she said, After I had withered away have I obtained pleasure and delight. 

26
And Lamech was old and advanced in years, and his eyes were dim that he could 
not see, and Tubal Cain, his son, was leading him and it was one day that Lamech 
went into the field and Tubal Cain his son was with him, and whilst they were 
walking in the field, Cain the son of Adam advanced towards them; for Lamech was 
very old and could not see much, and Tubal Cain his son was very young. 

27
And Tubal Cain told his father to draw his bow, and with the arrows he smote 
Cain, who was yet far off, and he slew him, for he appeared to them to be an 
animal. 

28
And the arrows entered Cain's body although he was distant from them, and he 
fell to the ground and died. 

29
And the Lord requited Cain's evil according to his wickedness, which he had done 
to his brother Abel, according to the word of the Lord which he had spoken. 

30
And it came to pass when Cain had died, that Lamech and Tubal went to see the 
animal which they had slain, and they saw, and behold Cain their grandfather was 
fallen dead upon the earth. 

31
And Lamech was very much grieved at having done this, and in clapping his hands 
together he struck his son and caused his death. 

32
And the wives of Lamech heard what Lamech had done, and they sought to kill him. 

33
And the wives of Lamech hated him from that day, because he slew Cain and Tubal 
Cain, and the wives of Lamech separated from him, and would not hearken to him 
in those days. 

34
And Lamech came to his wives, and he pressed them to listen to him about this 
matter. 

35
And he said to his wives Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice O wives of Lamech, 
attend to my words, for now you have imagined and said that I slew a man with my 
wounds, and a child with my stripes for their having done no violence, but 
surely know that I am old and grey-headed, and that my eyes are heavy through 
age, and I did this thing unknowingly. 

36
And the wives of Lamech listened to him in this matter, and they returned to him 
with the advice of their father Adam, but they bore no children to him from that 
time, knowing that God's anger was increasing in those days against the sons of 
men, to destroy them with the waters of the flood for their evil doings. 

37
And Mahlallel the son of Cainan lived sixty-five years and he begat Jared; and 
Jared lived sixty-two years and he begat Enoch. 

CHAPTER 3 

1
And Enoch lived sixty-five years and he begat Methuselah; and Enoch walked with 
God after having begot Methuselah, and he served the Lord, and despised the evil 
ways of men. 

2
And the soul of Enoch was wrapped up in the instruction of the Lord, in 
knowledge and in understanding; and he wisely retired from the sons of men, and 
secreted himself from them for many days. 

3
And it was at the expiration of many years, whilst he was serving the Lord, and 
praying before him in his house, that an angel of the Lord called to him from 
Heaven, and he said, Here am I. 

4
And he said, Rise, go forth from thy house and from the place where thou dost 
hide thyself, and appear to the sons of men, in order that thou mayest teach 
them the way in which they should go and the work which they must accomplish to 
enter in the ways of God. 

5
And Enoch rose up according to the word of the Lord, and went forth from his 
house, from his place and from the chamber in which he was concealed; and he 
went to the sons of men and taught them the ways of the Lord, and at that time 
assembled the sons of men and acquainted them with the instruction of the Lord. 

6
And he ordered it to be proclaimed in all places where the sons of men dwelt, 
saying, Where is the man who wishes to know the ways of the Lord and good works? 
let him come to Enoch. 

7
And all the sons of men then assembled to him, for all who desired this thing 
went to Enoch, and Enoch reigned over the sons of men according to the word of 
the Lord, and they came and bowed to him and they heard his word. 

8
And the spirit of God was upon Enoch, and he taught all his men the wisdom of 
God and his ways, and the sons of men served the Lord all the days of Enoch, and 
they came to hear his wisdom. 

9
And all the kings of the sons of men, both first and last, together with their 
princes and judges, came to Enoch when they heard of his wisdom, and they bowed 
down to him, and they also required of Enoch to reign over them, to which he 
consented. 

10
And they assembled in all, one hundred and thirty kings and princes, and they 
made Enoch king over them and they were all under his power and command. 

11
And Enoch taught them wisdom, knowledge, and the ways of the Lord; and he made 
peace amongst them, and peace was throughout the earth during the life of Enoch. 

12
And Enoch reigned over the sons of men two hundred and forty-three years, and he 
did justice and righteousness with all his people, and he led them in the ways 
of the Lord. 

13
And these are the generations of Enoch, Methuselah, Elisha, and Elimelech, three 
sons; and their sisters were Melca and Nahmah, and Methuselah lived eighty-seven 
years and he begat Lamech. 

14
And it was in the fifty-sixth year of the life of Lamech when Adam died; nine 
hundred and thirty years old was he at his death, and his two sons, with Enoch 
and Methuselah his son, buried him with great pomp, as at the burial of kings, 
in the cave which God had told him. 

15
And in that place all the sons of men made a great mourning and weeping on 
account of Adam; it has therefore become a custom among the sons of men to this 
day. 

16
And Adam died because he ate of the tree of knowledge; he and his children after 
him, as the Lord God had spoken. 

17
And it was in the year of Adam's death which was the two hundred and forty-third 
year of the reign of Enoch, in that time Enoch resolved to separate himself from 
the sons of men and to secret himself as at first in order to serve the Lord. 

18
And Enoch did so, but did not entirely secret himself from them, but kept away 
from the sons of men three days and then went to them for one day. 

19
And during the three days that he was in his chamber, he prayed to, and praised 
the Lord his God, and the day on which he went and appeared to his subjects he 
taught them the ways of the Lord, and all they asked him about the Lord he told 
them. 

20
And he did in this manner for many years, and he afterward concealed himself for 
six days, and appeared to his people one day in seven; and after that once in a 
month, and then once in a year, until all the kings, princes and sons of men 
sought for him, and desired again to see the face of Enoch, and to hear his 
word; but they could not, as all the sons of men were greatly afraid of Enoch, 
and they feared to approach him on account of the Godlike awe that was seated 
upon his countenance; therefore no man could look at him, fearing he might be 
punished and die. 

21
And all the kings and princes resolved to assemble the sons of men, and to come 
to Enoch, thinking that they might all speak to him at the time when he should 
come forth amongst them, and they did so. 

22
And the day came when Enoch went forth and they all assembled and came to him, 
and Enoch spoke to them the words of the Lord and he taught them wisdom and 
knowledge, and they bowed down before him and they said, May the king live! May 
the king live! 

23
And in some time after, when the kings and princes and the sons of men were 
speaking to Enoch, and Enoch was teaching them the ways of God, behold an angel 
of the Lord then called unto Enoch from heaven, and wished to bring him up to 
heaven to make him reign there over the sons of God, as he had reigned over the 
sons of men upon earth. 

24
When at that time Enoch heard this he went and assembled all the inhabitants of 
the earth, and taught them wisdom and knowledge and gave them divine 
instructions, and he said to them, I have been required to ascend into heaven, I 
therefore do not know the day of my going. 

25
And now therefore I will teach you wisdom and knowledge and will give you 
instruction before I leave you, how to act upon earth whereby you may live; and 
he did so. 

26
And he taught them wisdom and knowledge, and gave them instruction, and he 
reproved them, and he placed before them statutes and judgments to do upon 
earth, and he made peace amongst them, and he taught them everlasting life, and 
dwelt with them some time teaching them all these things. 

27
And at that time the sons of men were with Enoch, and Enoch was speaking to 
them, and they lifted up their eyes and the likeness of a great horse descended 
from heaven, and the horse paced in the air; 

28
And they told Enoch what they had seen, and Enoch said to them, On my account 
does this horse descend upon earth; the time is come when I must go from you and 
I shall no more be seen by you. 

29
And the horse descended at that time and stood before Enoch, and all the sons of 
men that were with Enoch saw him. 

30
And Enoch then again ordered a voice to be proclaimed, saying, Where is the man 
who delighteth to know the ways of the Lord his God, let him come this day to 
Enoch before he is taken from us. 

31
And all the sons of men assembled and came to Enoch that day; and all the kings 
of the earth with their princes and counsellors remained with him that day; and 
Enoch then taught the sons of men wisdom and knowledge, and gave them divine 
instruction; and he bade them serve the Lord and walk in his ways all the days 
of their lives, and he continued to make peace amongst them. 

32
And it was after this that he rose up and rode upon the horse; and he went forth 
and all the sons of men went after him, about eight hundred thousand men; and 
they went with him one day's journey. 

33
And the second day he said to them, Return home to your tents, why will you go? 
perhaps you may die; and some of them went from him, and those that remained 
went with him six day's journey; and Enoch said to them every day, Return to 
your tents, lest you may die; but they were not willing to return, and they went 
with him. 

34
And on the sixth day some of the men remained and clung to him, and they said to 
him, We will go with thee to the place where thou goest; as the Lord liveth, 
death only shall separate us. 

35
And they urged so much to go with him, that he ceased speaking to them; and they 
went after him and would not return; 

36
And when the kings returned they caused a census to be taken, in order to know 
the number of remaining men that went with Enoch; and it was upon the seventh 
day that Enoch ascended into heaven in a whirlwind, with horses and chariots of 
fire. 

37
And on the eighth day all the kings that had been with Enoch sent to bring back 
the number of men that were with Enoch, in that place from which he ascended 
into heaven. 

38
And all those kings went to the place and they found the earth there filled with 
snow, and upon the snow were large stones of snow, and one said to the other, 
Come, let us break through the snow and see, perhaps the men that remained with 
Enoch are dead, and are now under the stones of snow, and they searched but 
could not find him, for he had ascended into heaven. 

CHAPTER 4 

1
And all the days that Enoch lived upon earth, were three hundred and sixty-five 
years. 

2
And when Enoch had ascended into heaven, all the kings of the earth rose and 
took Methuselah his son and anointed him, and they caused him to reign over them 
in the place of his father. 

3
And Methuselah acted uprightly in the sight of God, as his father Enoch had 
taught him, and he likewise during the whole of his life taught the sons of men 
wisdom, knowledge and the fear of God, and he did not turn from the good way 
either to the right or to the left. 

4
But in the latter days of Methuselah, the sons of men turned from the Lord, they 
corrupted the earth, they robbed and plundered each other, and they rebelled 
against God and they transgressed, and they corrupted their ways, and would not 
hearken to the voice of Methuselah, but rebelled against him. 

5
And the Lord was exceedingly wroth against them, and the Lord continued to 
destroy the seed in those days, so that there was neither sowing nor reaping in 
the earth. 

6
For when they sowed the ground in order that they might obtain food for their 
support, behold, thorns and thistles were produced which they did not sow. 

7
And still the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and their hands 
were still extended to do evil in the sight of God, and they provoked the Lord 
with their evil ways, and the Lord was very wroth, and repented that he had made 
man. 

8
And he thought to destroy and annihilate them and he did so. 

9
In those days when Lamech the son of Methuselah was one hundred and sixty years 
old, Seth the son of Adam died. 

10
And all the days that Seth lived, were nine hundred and twelve years, and he 
died. 

11
And Lamech was one hundred and eighty years old when he took Ashmua, the 
daughter of Elishaa the son of Enoch his uncle, and she conceived. 

12
And at that time the sons of men sowed the ground, and a little food was 
produced, yet the sons of men did not turn from their evil ways, and they 
trespassed and rebelled against God. 

13
And the wife of Lamech conceived and bare him a son at that time, at the 
revolution of the year. 

14
And Methuselah called his name Noah, saying, The earth was in his days at rest 
and free from corruption, and Lamech his father called his name Menachem, 
saying, This one shall comfort us in our works and miserable toil in the earth, 
which God had cursed. 

15
And the child grew up and was weaned, and he went in the ways of his father 
Methuselah, perfect and upright with God. 

16
And all the sons of men departed from the ways of the Lord in those days as they 
multiplied upon the face of the earth with sons and daughters, and they taught 
one another their evil practices and they continued sinning against the Lord. 

17
And every man made unto himself a god, and they robbed and plundered every man 
his neighbor as well as his relative, and they corrupted the earth, and the 
earth was filled with violence. 

18
And their judges and rulers went to the daughters of men and took their wives by 
force from their husbands according to their choice, and the sons of men in 
those days took from the cattle of the earth, the beasts of the field and the 
fowls of the air, and taught the mixture of animals of one species with the 
other, in order therewith to provoke the Lord; and God saw the whole earth and 
it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon earth, all men and all 
animals. 

19
And the Lord said, I will blot out man that I created from the face of the 
earth, yea from man to the birds of the air, together with cattle and beasts 
that are in the field for I repent that I made them. 

20
And all men who walked in the ways of the Lord, died in those days, before the 
Lord brought the evil upon man which he had declared, for this was from the 
Lord, that they should not see the evil which the Lord spoke of concerning the 
sons of men. 

21
And Noah found grace in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord chose him and his 
children to raise up seed from them upon the face of the whole earth. 

CHAPTER 5 

1
And it was in the eighty-fourth year of the life of Noah, that Enoch the son of 
Seth died, he was nine hundred and five years old at his death. 

2
And in the one hundred and seventy ninth year of the life of Noah, Cainan the 
son of Enosh died, and all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, 
and he died. 

3
And in the two hundred and thirty fourth year of the life of Noah, Mahlallel the 
son of Cainan died, and the days of Mahlallel were eight hundred and ninety-five 
years, and he died. 

4
And Jared the son of Mahlallel died in those days, in the three hundred and 
thirty-sixth year of the life of Noah; and all the days of Jared were nine 
hundred and sixty-two years, and he died. 

5
And all who followed the Lord died in those days, before they saw the evil which 
God declared to do upon earth. 

6
And after the lapse of many years, in the four hundred and eightieth year of the 
life of Noah, when all those men, who followed the Lord had died away from 
amongst the sons of men, and only Methuselah was then left, God said unto Noah 
and Methuselah, saying, 

7
Speak ye, and proclaim to the sons of men, saying, Thus saith the Lord, return 
from your evil ways and forsake your works, and the Lord will repent of the evil 
that he declared to do to you, so that it shall not come to pass. 

8
For thus saith the Lord, Behold I give you a period of one hundred and twenty 
years; if you will turn to me and forsake your evil ways, then will I also turn 
away from the evil which I told you, and it shall not exist, saith the Lord. 

9
And Noah and Methuselah spoke all the words of the Lord to the sons of men, day 
after day, constantly speaking to them. 

10
But the sons of men would not hearken to them, nor incline their ears to their 
words, and they were stiffnecked. 

11
And the Lord granted them a period of one hundred and twenty years, saying, If 
they will return, then will God repent of the evil, so as not to destroy the 
earth. 

12
Noah the son of Lamech refrained from taking a wife in those days, to beget 
children, for he said, Surely now God will destroy the earth, wherefore then 
shall I beget children? 

13
And Noah was a just man, he was perfect in his generation, and the Lord chose 
him to raise up seed from his seed upon the face of the earth. 

14
And the Lord said unto Noah, Take unto thee a wife, and beget children, for I 
have seen thee righteous before me in this generation. 

15
And thou shalt raise up seed, and thy children with thee, in the midst of the 
earth; and Noah went and took a wife, and he chose Naamah the daughter of Enoch, 
and she was five hundred and eighty years old. 

16
And Noah was four hundred and ninety-eight years old, when he took Naamah for a 
wife. 

17
And Naamah conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Japheth, saying, God 
has enlarged me in the earth; and she conceived again and bare a son, and he 
called his name Shem, saying, God has made me a remnant, to raise up seed in the 
midst of the earth. 

18
And Noah was five hundred and two years old when Naamah bare Shem, and the boys 
grew up and went in the ways of the Lord, in all that Methuselah and Noah their 
father taught them. 

19
And Lamech the father of Noah, died in those days; yet verily he did not go with 
all his heart in the ways of his father, and he died in the hundred and 
ninety-fifth year of the life of Noah. 

20
And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy years, and he died. 

21
And all the sons of men who knew the Lord, died in that year before the Lord 
brought evil upon them; for the Lord willed them to die, so as not to behold the 
evil that God would bring upon their brothers and relatives, as he had so 
declared to do. 

22
In that time, the Lord said to Noah and Methuselah, Stand forth and proclaim to 
the sons of men all the words that I spoke to you in those days, peradventure 
they may turn from their evil ways, and I will then repent of the evil and will 
not bring it. 

23
And Noah and Methuselah stood forth, and said in the ears of the sons of men, 
all that God had spoken concerning them. 

24
But the sons of men would not hearken, neither would they incline their ears to 
all their declarations. 

25
And it was after this that the Lord said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come 
before me, on account of their evil deeds, and behold I will destroy the earth. 

26
And do thou take unto thee gopher wood, and go to a certain place and make a 
large ark, and place it in that spot. 

27
And thus shalt thou make it; three hundred cubits its length, fifty cubits broad 
and thirty cubits high. 

28
And thou shalt make unto thee a door, open at its side, and to a cubit thou 
shalt finish above, and cover it within and without with pitch. 

29
And behold I will bring the flood of waters upon the earth, and all flesh be 
destroyed, from under the heavens all that is upon earth shall perish. 

30
And thou and thy household shall go and gather two couple of all living things, 
male and female, and shall bring them to the ark, to raise up seed from them 
upon earth. 

31
And gather unto thee all food that is eaten by all the animals, that there may 
be food for thee and for them. 

32
And thou shalt choose for thy sons three maidens, from the daughters of men, and 
they shall be wives to thy sons. 

33
And Noah rose up, and he made the ark, in the place where God had commanded him, 
and Noah did as God had ordered him. 

34
In his five hundred and ninety-fifth year Noah commenced to make the ark, and he 
made the ark in five years, as the Lord had commanded. 

35
Then Noah took the three daughters of Eliakim, son of Methuselah, for wives for 
his sons, as the Lord had commanded Noah. 

36
And it was at that time Methuselah the son of Enoch died, nine hundred and sixty 
years old was he, at his death. 

CHAPTER 6 

1
At that time, after the death of Methuselah, the Lord said to Noah, Go thou with 
thy household into the ark; behold I will gather to thee all the animals of the 
earth, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and they shall all come 
and surround the ark. 

2
And thou shalt go and seat thyself by the doors of the ark, and all the beasts, 
the animals, and the fowls, shall assemble and place themselves before thee, and 
such of them as shall come and crouch before thee, shalt thou take and deliver 
into the hands of thy sons, who shall bring them to the ark, and all that will 
stand before thee thou shalt leave. 

3
And the Lord brought this about on the next day, and animals, beasts and fowls 
came in great multitudes and surrounded the ark. 

4
And Noah went and seated himself by the door of the ark, and of all flesh that 
crouched before him, he brought into the ark, and all that stood before him he 
left upon earth. 

5
And a lioness came, with her two whelps, male and female, and the three crouched 
before Noah, and the two whelps rose up against the lioness and smote her, and 
made her flee from her place, and she went away, and they returned to their 
places, and crouched upon the earth before Noah. 

6
And the lioness ran away, and stood in the place of the lions. 

7
And Noah saw this, and wondered greatly, and he rose and took the two whelps, 
and brought them into the ark. 

8
And Noah brought into the ark from all living creatures that were upon earth, so 
that there was none left but which Noah brought into the ark. 

9
Two and two came to Noah into the ark, but from the clean animals, and clean 
fowls, he brought seven couples, as God had commanded him. 

10
And all the animals, and beasts, and fowls, were still there, and they 
surrounded the ark at every place, and the rain had not descended till seven 
days after. 

11
And on that day, the Lord caused the whole earth to shake, and the sun darkened, 
and the foundations of the world raged, and the whole earth was moved violently, 
and the lightning flashed, and the thunder roared, and all the fountains in the 
earth were broken up, such as was not known to the inhabitants before; and God 
did this mighty act, in order to terrify the sons of men, that there might be no 
more evil upon earth. 

12
And still the sons of men would not return from their evil ways, and they 
increased the anger of the Lord at that time, and did not even direct their 
hearts to all this. 

13
And at the end of seven days, in the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, the 
waters of the flood were upon the earth. 

14
And all the fountains of the deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were 
opened, and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 

15
And Noah and his household, and all the living creatures that were with him, 
came into the ark on account of the waters of the flood, and the Lord shut him 
in. 

16
And all the sons of men that were left upon the earth, became exhausted through 
evil on account of the rain, for the waters were coming more violently upon the 
earth, and the animals and beasts were still surrounding the ark. 

17
And the sons of men assembled together, about seven hundred thousand men and 
women, and they came unto Noah to the ark. 

18
And they called to Noah, saying, Open for us that we may come to thee in the 
ark--and wherefore shall we die? 

19
And Noah, with a loud voice, answered them from the ark, saying, Have you not 
all rebelled against the Lord, and said that he does not exist? and therefore 
the Lord brought upon you this evil, to destroy and cut you off from the face of 
the earth. 

20
Is not this the thing that I spoke to you of one hundred and twenty years back, 
and you would not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and now do you desire to 
live upon earth? 

21
And they said to Noah, We are ready to return to the Lord; only open for us that 
we may live and not die. 

22
And Noah answered them, saying, Behold now that you see the trouble of your 
souls, you wish to return to the Lord; why did you not return during these 
hundred and twenty years, which the Lord granted you as the determined period? 

23
But now you come and tell me this on account of the troubles of your souls, now 
also the Lord will not listen to you, neither will he give ear to you on this 
day, so that you will not now succeed in your wishes. 

24
And the sons of men approached in order to break into the ark, to come in on 
account of the rain, for they could not bear the rain upon them. 

25
And the Lord sent all the beasts and animals that stood round the ark. And the 
beasts overpowered them and drove them from that place, and every man went his 
way and they again scattered themselves upon the face of the earth. 

26
And the rain was still descending upon the earth, and it descended forty days 
and forty nights, and the waters prevailed greatly upon the earth; and all flesh 
that was upon the earth or in the waters died, whether men, animals, beasts, 
creeping things or birds of the air, and there only remained Noah and those that 
were with him in the ark. 

27
And the waters prevailed and they greatly increased upon the earth, and they 
lifted up the ark and it was raised from the earth. 

28
And the ark floated upon the face of the waters, and it was tossed upon the 
waters so that all the living creatures within were turned about like pottage in 
a cauldron. 

29
And great anxiety seized all the living creatures that were in the ark, and the 
ark was like to be broken. 

30
And all the living creatures that were in the ark were terrified, and the lions 
roared, and the oxen lowed, and the wolves howled, and every living creature in 
the ark spoke and lamented in its own language, so that their voices reached to 
a great distance, and Noah and his sons cried and wept in their troubles; they 
were greatly afraid that they had reached the gates of death. 

31
And Noah prayed unto the Lord, and cried unto him on account of this, and he 
said, O Lord help us, for we have no strength to bear this evil that has 
encompassed us, for the waves of the waters have surrounded us, mischievous 
torrents have terrified us, the snares of death have come before us; answer us, 
O Lord, answer us, light up thy countenance toward us and be gracious to us, 
redeem us and deliver us. 

32
And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Noah, and the Lord remembered him. 

33
And a wind passed over the earth, and the waters were still and the ark rested. 

34
And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the 
rain from heaven was restrained. 

35
And the waters decreased in those days, and the ark rested upon the mountains of 
Ararat. 

36
And Noah then opened the windows of the ark, and Noah still called out to the 
Lord at that time and he said, O Lord, who didst form the earth and the heavens 
and all that are therein, bring forth our souls from this confinement, and from 
the prison wherein thou hast placed us, for I am much wearied with sighing. 

37
And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Noah, and said to him, When though shalt 
have completed a full year thou shalt then go forth. 

38
And at the revolution of the year, when a full year was completed to Noah's 
dwelling in the ark, the waters were dried from off the earth, and Noah put off 
the covering of the ark. 

39
At that time, on the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was dry, 
but Noah and his sons, and those that were with him, did not go out from the ark 
until the Lord told them. 

40
And the day came that the Lord told them to go out, and they all went out from 
the ark. 

41
And they went and returned every one to his way and to his place, and Noah and 
his sons dwelt in the land that God had told them, and they served the Lord all 
their days, and the Lord blessed Noah and his sons on their going out from the 
ark. 

42
And he said to them, Be fruitful and fill all the earth; become strong and 
increase abundantly in the earth and multiply therein. 

CHAPTER 7 

1
And these are the names of the sons of Noah: Japheth, Ham and Shem; and children 
were born to them after the flood, for they had taken wives before the flood. 

2
These are the sons of Japheth; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and 
Tiras, seven sons. 

3
And the sons of Gomer were Askinaz, Rephath and Tegarmah. 

4
And the sons of Magog were Elichanaf and Lubal. 

5
And the children of Madai were Achon, Zeelo, Chazoni and Lot. 

6
And the sons of Javan were Elisha, Tarshish, Chittim and Dudonim. 

7
And the sons of Tubal were Ariphi, Kesed and Taari. 

8
And the sons of Meshech were Dedon, Zaron and Shebashni. 

9
And the sons of Tiras were Benib, Gera, Lupirion and Gilak; these are the sons 
of Japheth according to their families, and their numbers in those days were 
about four hundred and sixty men. 

10
And these are the sons of Ham; Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan, four sons; and 
the sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama and Satecha, and the sons of 
Raama were Sheba and Dedan. 

11
And the sons of Mitzraim were Lud, Anom and Pathros, Chasloth and Chaphtor. 

12
And the sons of Phut were Gebul, Hadan, Benah and Adan. 

13
And the sons of Canaan were Zidon, Heth, Amori, Gergashi, Hivi, Arkee, Seni, 
Arodi, Zimodi and Chamothi. 

14
These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, and their numbers in 
those days were about seven hundred and thirty men. 

15
And these are the sons of Shem; Elam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, five 
sons; and the sons of Elam were Shushan, Machul and Harmon. 

16
And the sons of Ashar were Mirus and Mokil, and the sons of Arpachshad were 
Shelach, Anar and Ashcol. 

17
And the sons of Lud were Pethor and Bizayon, and the sons of Aram were Uz, Chul, 
Gather and Mash. 

18
These are the sons of Shem, according to their families; and their numbers in 
those days were about three hundred men. 

19
These are the generations of Shem; Shem begat Arpachshad and Arpachshad begat 
Shelach, and Shelach begat Eber and to Eber were born two children, the name of 
one was Peleg, for in his days the sons of men were divided, and in the latter 
days, the earth was divided. 

20
And the name of the second was Yoktan, meaning that in his day the lives of the 
sons of men were diminished and lessened. 

21
These are the sons of Yoktan; Almodad, Shelaf, Chazarmoveth, Yerach, Hadurom, 
Ozel, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah and Jobab; all these are the 
sons of Yoktan. 

22
And Peleg his brother begat Yen, and Yen begat Serug, and Serug begat Nahor and 
Nahor begat Terah, and Terah was thirty-eight years old, and he begat Haran and 
Nahor. 

23
And Cush the son of Ham, the son of Noah, took a wife in those days in his old 
age, and she bare a son, and they called his name Nimrod, saying, At that time 
the sons of men again began to rebel and transgress against God, and the child 
grew up, and his father loved him exceedingly, for he was the son of his old 
age. 

24
And the garments of skin which God made for Adam and his wife, when they went 
out of the garden, were given to Cush. 

25
For after the death of Adam and his wife, the garments were given to Enoch, the 
son of Jared, and when Enoch was taken up to God, he gave them to Methuselah, 
his son. 

26
And at the death of Methuselah, Noah took them and brought them to the ark, and 
they were with him until he went out of the ark. 

27
And in their going out, Ham stole those garments from Noah his father, and he 
took them and hid them from his brothers. 

28
And when Ham begat his first born Cush, he gave him the garments in secret, and 
they were with Cush many days. 

29
And Cush also concealed them from his sons and brothers, and when Cush had 
begotten Nimrod, he gave him those garments through his love for him, and Nimrod 
grew up, and when he was twenty years old he put on those garments. 

30
And Nimrod became strong when he put on the garments, and God gave him might and 
strength, and he was a mighty hunter in the earth, yea, he was a mighty hunter 
in the field, and he hunted the animals and he built altars, and he offered upon 
them the animals before the Lord. 

31
And Nimrod strengthened himself, and he rose up from amongst his brethren, and 
he fought the battles of his brethren against all their enemies round about. 

32
And the Lord delivered all the enemies of his brethren in his hands, and God 
prospered him from time to time in his battles, and he reigned upon earth. 

33
Therefore it became current in those days, when a man ushered forth those that 
he had trained up for battle, he would say to them, Like God did to Nimrod, who 
was a mighty hunter in the earth, and who succeeded in the battles that 
prevailed against his brethren, that he delivered them from the hands of their 
enemies, so may God strengthen us and deliver us this day. 

34
And when Nimrod was forty years old, at that time there was a war between his 
brethren and the children of Japheth, so that they were in the power of their 
enemies. 

35
And Nimrod went forth at that time, and he assembled all the sons of Cush and 
their families, about four hundred and sixty men, and he hired also from some of 
his friends and acquaintances about eighty men, and be gave them their hire, and 
he went with them to battle, and when he was on the road, Nimrod strengthened 
the hearts of the people that went with him. 

36
And he said to them, Do not fear, neither be alarmed, for all our enemies will 
be delivered into our hands, and you may do with them as you please. 

37
And all the men that went were about five hundred, and they fought against their 
enemies, and they destroyed them, and subdued them, and Nimrod placed standing 
officers over them in their respective places. 

38
And he took some of their children as security, and they were all servants to 
Nimrod and to his brethren, and Nimrod and all the people that were with him 
turned homeward. 

39
And when Nimrod had joyfully returned from battle, after having conquered his 
enemies, all his brethren, together with those who knew him before, assembled to 
make him king over them, and they placed the regal crown upon his head. 

40
And he set over his subjects and people, princes, judges, and rulers, as is the 
custom amongst kings. 

41
And he placed Terah the son of Nahor the prince of his host, and he dignified 
him and elevated him above all his princes. 

42
And whilst he was reigning according to his heart's desire, after having 
conquered all his enemies around, he advised with his counselors to build a city 
for his palace, and they did so. 

43
And they found a large valley opposite to the east, and they built him a large 
and extensive city, and Nimrod called the name of the city that he built Shinar, 
for the Lord had vehemently shaken his enemies and destroyed them. 

44
And Nimrod dwelt in Shinar, and he reigned securely, and he fought with his 
enemies and he subdued them, and he prospered in all his battles, and his 
kingdom became very great. 

45
And all nations and tongues heard of his fame, and they gathered themselves to 
him, and they bowed down to the earth, and they brought him offerings, and he 
became their lord and king, and they all dwelt with him in the city at Shinar, 
and Nimrod reigned in the earth over all the sons of Noah, and they were all 
under his power and counsel. 

46
And all the earth was of one tongue and words of union, but Nimrod did not go in 
the ways of the Lord, and he was more wicked than all the men that were before 
him, from the days of the flood until those days. 

47
And he made gods of wood and stone, and he bowed down to them, and he rebelled 
against the Lord, and taught all his subjects and the people of the earth his 
wicked ways; and Mardon his son was more wicked than his father. 

48
And every one that heard of the acts of Mardon the son of Nimrod would say, 
concerning him, From the wicked goeth forth wickedness; therefore it became a 
proverb in the whole earth, saying, From the wicked goeth forth wickedness, and 
it was current in the words of men from that time to this. 

49
And Terah the son of Nahor, prince of Nimrod's host, was in those days very 
great in the sight of the king and his subjects, and the king and princes loved 
him, and they elevated him very high. 

50
And Terah took a wife and her name was Amthelo the daughter of Cornebo; and the 
wife of Terah conceived and bare him a son in those days. 

51
Terah was seventy years old when he begat him, and Terah called the name of his 
son that was born to him Abram, because the king had raised him in those days, 
and dignified him above all his princes that were with him. 

CHAPTER 8 

1
And it was in the night that Abram was born, that all the servants of Terah, and 
all the wise men of Nimrod, and his conjurors came and ate and drank in the 
house of Terah, and they rejoiced with him on that night. 

2
And when all the wise men and conjurors went out from the house of Terah, they 
lifted up their eyes toward heaven that night to look at the stars, and they 
saw, and behold one very large star came from the east and ran in the heavens, 
and he swallowed up the four stars from the four sides of the heavens. 

3
And all the wise men of the king and his conjurors were astonished at the sight, 
and the sages understood this matter, and they knew its import. 

4
And they said to each other, This only betokens the child that has been born to 
Terah this night, who will grow up and be fruitful, and multiply, and possess 
all the earth, he and his children for ever, and he and his seed will slay great 
kings, and inherit their lands. 

5
And the wise men and conjurors went home that night, and in the morning all 
these wise men and conjurors rose up early, and assembled in an appointed house. 

6
And they spoke and said to each other, Behold the sight that we saw last night 
is hidden from the king, it has not been made known to him. 

7
And should this thing get known to the king in the latter days, he will say to 
us, Why have you concealed this matter from me, and then we shall all suffer 
death; therefore, now let us go and tell the king the sight which we saw, and 
the interpretation thereof, and we shall then remain clear. 

8
And they did so, and they all went to the king and bowed down to him to the 
ground, and they said, May the king live, may the king live. 

9
We heard that a son was born to Terah the son of Nahor, the prince of thy host, 
and we yesternight came to his house, and we ate and drank and rejoiced with him 
that night. 

10
And when thy servants went out from the house of Terah, to go to our respective 
homes to abide there for the night, we lifted up our eyes to heaven, and we saw 
a great star coming from the east, and the same star ran with great speed, and 
swallowed up four great stars, from the four sides of the heavens. 

11
And thy servants were astonished at the sight which we saw, and were greatly 
terrified, and we made our judgment upon the sight, and knew by our wisdom the 
proper interpretation thereof, that this thing applies to the child that is born 
to Terah, who will grow up and multiply greatly, and become powerful, and kill 
all the kings of the earth, and inherit all their lands, he and his seed 
forever. 

12
And now our lord and king, behold we have truly acquainted thee with what we 
have seen concerning this child. 

13
If it seemeth good to the king to give his father value for this child, we will 
slay him before he shall grow up and increase in the land, and his evil increase 
against us, that we and our children perish through his evil. 

14
And the king heard their words and they seemed good in his sight, and he sent 
and called for Terah, and Terah came before the king. 

15
And the king said to Terah, I have been told that a son was yesternight born to 
thee, and after this manner was observed in the heavens at his birth. 

16
And now therefore give me the child, that we may slay him before his evil 
springs up against us, and I will give thee for his value, thy house full of 
silver and gold. 

17
And Terah answered the king and said to him: My Lord and king, I have heard thy 
words, and thy servant shall do all that his king desireth. 

18
But my lord and king, I will tell thee what happened to me yesternight, that I 
may see what advice the king will give his servant, and then I will answer the 
king upon what he has just spoken; and the king said, Speak. 

19
And Terah said to the king, Ayon, son of Mored, came to me yesternight, saying, 

20
Give unto me the great and beautiful horse that the king gave thee, and I will 
give thee silver and gold, and straw and provender for its value; and I said to 
him, Wait till I see the king concerning thy words, and behold whatever the king 
saith, that will I do. 

21
And now my lord and king, behold I have made this thing known to thee, and the 
advice which my king will give unto his servant, that will I follow. 

22
And the king heard the words of Terah, and his anger was kindled and he 
considered him in the light of a fool. 

23
And the king answered Terah, and he said to him, Art thou so silly, ignorant, or 
deficient in understanding, to do this thing, to give thy beautiful horse for 
silver and gold or even for straw and provender? 

24
Art thou so short of silver and gold, that thou shouldst do this thing, because 
thou canst not obtain straw and provender to feed thy horse? and what is silver 
and gold to thee, or straw and provender, that thou shouldst give away that fine 
horse which I gave thee, like which there is none to be had on the whole earth? 

25
And the king left off speaking, and Terah answered the king, saying, Like unto 
this has the king spoken to his servant; 

26
I beseech thee, my lord and king, what is this which thou didst say unto me, 
saying, Give thy son that we may slay him, and I will give thee silver and gold 
for his value; what shall I do with silver and gold after the death of my son? 
who shall inherit me? surely then at my death, the silver and gold will return 
to my king who gave it. 

27
And when the king heard the words of Terah, and the parable which he brought 
concerning the king, it grieved him greatly and he was vexed at this thing, and 
his anger burned within him. 

28
And Terah saw that the anger of the king was kindled against him, and he 
answered the king, saying, All that I have is in the king's power; whatever the 
king desireth to do to his servant, that let him do, yea, even my son, he is in 
the king's power, without value in exchange, he and his two brothers that are 
older than he. 

29
And the king said to Terah, No, but I will purchase thy younger son for a price. 

30
And Terah answered the king, saying, I beseech thee my lord and king to let thy 
servant speak a word before thee, and let the king hear the word of his servant, 
and Terah said, Let my king give me three days' time till I consider this matter 
within myself, and consult with my family concerning the words of my king; and 
he pressed the king greatly to agree to this. 

31
And the king hearkened to Terah, and he did so and he gave him three days' time, 
and Terah went out from the king's presence, and he came home to his family and 
spoke to them all the words of the king; and the people were greatly afraid. 

32
And it was in the third day that the king sent to Terah, saying, Send me thy son 
for a price as I spoke to thee; and shouldst thou not do this, I will send and 
slay all thou hast in thy house, so that thou shalt not even have a dog 
remaining. 

33
And Terah hastened, (as the thing was urgent from the king), and he took a child 
from one of his servants, which his handmaid had born to him that day, and Terah 
brought the child to the king and received value for him. 

34
And the Lord was with Terah in this matter, that Nimrod might not cause Abram's 
death, and the king took the child from Terah and with all his might dashed his 
head to the ground, for he thought it had been Abram; and this was concealed 
from him from that day, and it was forgotten by the king, as it was the will of 
Providence not to suffer Abram's death. 

35
And Terah took Abram his son secretly, together with his mother and nurse, and 
he concealed them in a cave, and he brought them their provisions monthly. 

36
And the Lord was with Abram in the cave and he grew up, and Abram was in the 
cave ten years, and the king and his princes, soothsayers and sages, thought 
that the king had killed Abram. 

CHAPTER 9 

1
And Haran, the son of Terah, Abram's oldest brother, took a wife in those days. 

2
Haran was thirty-nine years old when he took her; and the wife of Haran 
conceived and bare a son, and he called his name Lot. 

3
And she conceived again and bare a daughter, and she called her name Milca; and 
she again conceived and bare a daughter, and she called her name Sarai. 

4
Haran was forty-two years old when he begat Sarai, which was in the tenth year 
of the life of Abram; and in those days Abram and his mother and nurse went out 
from the cave, as the king and his subjects had forgotten the affair of Abram. 

5
And when Abram came out from the cave, he went to Noah and his son Shem, and he 
remained with them to learn the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and no man 
knew where Abram was, and Abram served Noah and Shem his son for a long time. 

6
And Abram was in Noah's house thirty-nine years, and Abram knew the Lord from 
three years old, and he went in the ways of the Lord until the day of his death, 
as Noah and his son Shem had taught him; and all the sons of the earth in those 
days greatly transgressed against the Lord, and they rebelled against him and 
they served other gods, and they forgot the Lord who had created them in the 
earth; and the inhabitants of the earth made unto themselves, at that time, 
every man his god; gods of wood and stone which could neither speak, hear, nor 
deliver, and the sons of men served them and they became their gods. 

7
And the king and all his servants, and Terah with all his household were then 
the first of those that served gods of wood and stone. 

8
And Terah had twelve gods of large size, made of wood and stone, after the 
twelve months of the year, and he served each one monthly, and every month Terah 
would bring his meat offering and drink offering to his gods; thus did Terah all 
the days. 

9
And all that generation were wicked in the sight of the Lord, and they thus made 
every man his god, but they forsook the Lord who had created them. 

10
And there was not a man found in those days in the whole earth, who knew the 
Lord (for they served each man his own God) except Noah and his household, and 
all those who were under his counsel knew the Lord in those days. 

11
And Abram the son of Terah was waxing great in those days in the house of Noah, 
and no man knew it, and the Lord was with him. 

12
And the Lord gave Abram an understanding heart, and he knew all the works of 
that generation were vain, and that all their gods were vain and were of no 
avail. 

13
And Abram saw the sun shining upon the earth, and Abram said unto himself Surely 
now this sun that shines upon the earth is God, and him will I serve. 

14
And Abram served the sun in that day and he prayed to him, and when evening came 
the sun set as usual, and Abram said within himself, Surely this cannot be God? 

15
And Abram still continued to speak within himself, Who is he who made the 
heavens and the earth? who created upon earth? where is he? 

16
And night darkened over him, and he lifted up his eyes toward the west, north, 
south, and east, and he saw that the sun had vanished from the earth, and the 
day became dark. 

17
And Abram saw the stars and moon before him, and he said, Surely this is the God 
who created the whole earth as well as man, and behold these his servants are 
gods around him: and Abram served the moon and prayed to it all that night. 

18
And in the morning when it was light and the sun shone upon the earth as usual, 
Abram saw all the things that the Lord God had made upon earth. 

19
And Abram said unto himself Surely these are not gods that made the earth and 
all mankind, but these are the servants of God, and Abram remained in the house 
of Noah and there knew the Lord and his ways' and he served the Lord all the 
days of his life, and all that generation forgot the Lord, and served other gods 
of wood and stone, and rebelled all their days. 

20
And king Nimrod reigned securely, and all the earth was under his control, and 
all the earth was of one tongue and words of union. 

21
And all the princes of Nimrod and his great men took counsel together; Phut, 
Mitzraim, Cush and Canaan with their families, and they said to each other, Come 
let us build ourselves a city and in it a strong tower, and its top reaching 
heaven, and we will make ourselves famed, so that we may reign upon the whole 
world, in order that the evil of our enemies may cease from us, that we may 
reign mightily over them, and that we may not become scattered over the earth on 
account of their wars. 

22
And they all went before the king, and they told the king these words, and the 
king agreed with them in this affair, and he did so. 

23
And all the families assembled consisting of about six hundred thousand men, and 
they went to seek an extensive piece of ground to build the city and the tower, 
and they sought in the whole earth and they found none like one valley at the 
east of the land of Shinar, about two days' walk, and they journeyed there and 
they dwelt there. 

24
And they began to make bricks and burn fires to build the city and the tower 
that they had imagined to complete. 

25
And the building of the tower was unto them a transgression and a sin, and they 
began to build it, and whilst they were building against the Lord God of heaven, 
they imagined in their hearts to war against him and to ascend into heaven. 

26
And all these people and all the families divided themselves in three parts; the 
first said We will ascend into heaven and fight against him; the second said, We 
will ascend to heaven and place our own gods there and serve them; and the third 
part said, We will ascend to heaven and smite him with bows and spears; and God 
knew all their works and all their evil thoughts, and he saw the city and the 
tower which they were building. 

27
And when they were building they built themselves a great city and a very high 
and strong tower; and on account of its height the mortar and bricks did not 
reach the builders in their ascent to it, until those who went up had completed 
a full year, and after that, they reached to the builders and gave them the 
mortar and the bricks; thus was it done daily. 

28
And behold these ascended and others descended the whole day; and if a brick 
should fall from their hands and get broken, they would all weep over it, and if 
a man fell and died, none of them would look at him. 

29
And the Lord knew their thoughts, and it came to pass when they were building 
they cast the arrows toward the heavens, and all the arrows fell upon them 
filled with blood, and when they saw them they said to each other, Surely we 
have slain all those that are in heaven. 

30
For this was from the Lord in order to cause them to err, and in order; to 
destroy them from off the face of the ground. 

31
And they built the tower and the city, and they did this thing daily until many 
days and years were elapsed. 

32
And God said to the seventy angels who stood foremost before him, to those who 
were near to him, saying, Come let us descend and confuse their tongues, that 
one man shall not understand the language of his neighbor, and they did so unto 
them. 

33
And from that day following, they forgot each man his neighbor's tongue, and 
they could not understand to speak in one tongue, and when the builder took from 
the hands of his neighbor lime or stone which he did not order, the builder 
would cast it away and throw it upon his neighbor, that he would die. 

34
And they did so many days, and they killed many of them in this manner. 

35
And the Lord smote the three divisions that were there, and he punished them 
according to their works and designs; those who said, We will ascend to heaven 
and serve our gods, became like apes and elephants; and those who said, We will 
smite the heaven with arrows, the Lord killed them, one man through the hand of 
his neighbor; and the third division of those who said, We will ascend to heaven 
and fight against him, the Lord scattered them throughout the earth. 

36
And those who were left amongst them, when they knew and understood the evil 
which was coming upon them, they forsook the building, and they also became 
scattered upon the face of the whole earth. 

37
And they ceased building the city and the tower; therefore he called that place 
Babel, for there the Lord confounded the Language of the whole earth; behold it 
was at the east of the land of Shinar. 

38
And as to the tower which the sons of men built, the earth opened its mouth and 
swallowed up one third part thereof, and a fire also descended from heaven and 
burned another third, and the other third is left to this day, and it is of that 
part which was aloft, and its circumference is three days' walk. 

39
And many of the sons of men died in that tower, a people without number. 

CHAPTER 10 

1
And Peleg the son of Eber died in those days, in the forty-eighth year of the 
life of Abram son of Terah, and all the days of Peleg were two hundred and 
thirty-nine years. 

2
And when the Lord had scattered the sons of men on account of their sin at the 
tower, behold they spread forth into many divisions, and all the sons of men 
were dispersed into the four corners of the earth. 

3
And all the families became each according to its language, its land, or its 
city. 

4
And the sons of men built many cities according to their families, in all the 
places where they went, and throughout the earth where the Lord had scattered 
them. 

5
And some of them built cities in places from which they were afterward 
extirpated, and they called these cities after their own names, or the names of 
their children, or after their particular occurrences. 

6
And the sons of Japheth the son of Noah went and built themselves cities in the 
places where they were scattered, and they called all their cities after their 
names, and the sons of Japheth were divided upon the face of the earth into many 
divisions and languages. 

7
And these are the sons of Japheth according to their families, Gomer, Magog, 
Medai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras; these are the children of Japheth 
according to their generations. 

8
And the children of Gomer, according to their cities, were the Francum, who 
dwell in the land of Franza, by the river Franza, by the river Senah. 

9
And the children of Rephath are the Bartonim, who dwell in the land of Bartonia 
by the river Ledah, which empties its waters in the great sea Gihon, that is, 
oceanus. 

10
And the children of Tugarma are ten families, and these are their names: Buzar, 
Parzunac, Balgar, Elicanum, Ragbib, Tarki, Bid, Zebuc, Ongal and Tilmaz; all 
these spread and rested in the north and built themselves cities. 

11
And they called their cities after their own names, those are they who abide by 
the rivers Hithlah and Italac unto this day. 

12
But the families of Angoli, Balgar and Parzunac, they dwell by the great river 
Dubnee; and the names of their cities are also according to their own names. 

13
And the children of Javan are the Javanim who dwell in the land of Makdonia, and 
the children of Medaiare are the Orelum that dwell in the land of Curson, and 
the children of Tubal are those that dwell in the land of Tuskanah by the river 
Pashiah. 

14
And the children of Meshech are the Shibashni and the children of Tiras are 
Rushash, Cushni, and Ongolis; all these went and built themselves cities; those 
are the cities that are situate by the sea Jabus by the river Cura, which 
empties itself in the river Tragan. 

15
And the children of Elishah are the Almanim, and they also went and built 
themselves cities; those are the cities situate between the mountains of Job and 
Shibathmo; and of them were the people of Lumbardi who dwell opposite the 
mountains of Job and Shibathmo, and they conquered the land of Italia and 
remained there unto this day. 

16
And the children of Chittim are the Romim who dwell in the valley of Canopia by 
the river Tibreu. 

17
And the children of Dudonim are those who dwell in the cities of the sea Gihon, 
in the land of Bordna. 

18
These are the families of the children of Japheth according to their cities and 
languages, when they were scattered after the tower, and they called their 
cities after their names and occurrences; and these are the names of all their 
cities according to their families, which they built in those days after the 
tower. 

19
And the children of Ham were Cush, Mitzraim, Phut and Canaan according to their 
generation and cities. 

20
All these went and built themselves cities as they found fit places for them, 
and they called their cities after the names of their fathers Cush, Mitzraim, 
Phut and Canaan. 

21
And the children of Mitzraim are the Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuchim, 
Pathrusim, Casluchim and Caphturim, seven families. 

22
All these dwell by the river Sihor, that is the brook of Egypt, and they built 
themselves cities and called them after their own names. 

23
And the children of Pathros and Casloch intermarried together, and from them 
went forth the Pelishtim, the Azathim, and the Gerarim, the Githim and the 
Ekronim, in all five families; these also built themselves cities, and they 
called their cities after the names of their fathers unto this day. 

24
And the children of Canaan also built themselves cities, and they called their 
cities after their names, eleven cities and others without number. 

25
And four men from the family of Ham went to the land of the plain; these are the 
names of the four men, Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboyim. 

26
And these men built themselves four cities in the land of the plain, and they 
called the names of their cities after their own names. 

27
And they and their children and all belonging to them dwelt in those cities, and 
they were fruitful and multiplied greatly and dwelt peaceably. 

28
And Seir the son of Hur, son of Hivi, son of Canaan, went and found a valley 
opposite to Mount Paran, and he built a city there, and he and his seven sons 
and his household dwelt there, and he called the city which he built Seir, 
according to his name; that is the land of Seir unto this day. 

29
These are the families of the children of Ham, according to their languages and 
cities, when they were scattered to their countries after the tower. 

30
And some of the children of Shem son of Noah, father of all the children of 
Eber, also went and built themselves cities in the places wherein they were 
scattered, and they called their cities after their names. 

31
And the sons of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, and they built 
themselves cities and called the names of all their cities after their names. 

32
And Ashur son of Shem and his children and household went forth at that time, a 
very large body of them, and they went to a distant land that they found, and 
they met with a very extensive valley in the land that they went to, and they 
built themselves four cities, and they called them after their own names and 
occurrences. 

33
And these are the names of the cities which the children of Ashur built, 
Ninevah, Resen, Calach and Rehobother; and the children of Ashur dwell there 
unto this day. 

34
And the children of Aram also went and built themselves a city, and they called 
the name of the city Uz after their eldest brother, and they dwell therein; that 
is the land of Uz to this day. 

35
And in the second year after the tower a man from the house of Ashur, whose name 
was Bela, went from the land of Ninevah to sojourn with his household wherever 
he could find a place; and they came until opposite the cities of the plain 
against Sodom, and they dwelt there. 

36
And the man rose up and built there a small city, and called its name Bela, 
after his name; that is the land of Zoar unto this day. 

37
And these are the families of the children of Shem according to their language 
and cities, after they were scattered upon the earth after the tower. 

38
And every kingdom, city, and family of the families of the children of Noah 
built themselves many cities after this. 

39
And they established governments in all their cities, in order to be regulated 
by their orders; so did all the families of the children of Noah forever. 

CHAPTER 11 

1
And Nimrod son of Cush was still in the land of Shinar, and he reigned over it 
and dwelt there, and he built cities in the land of Shinar. 

2
And these are the names of the four cities which he built, and he called their 
names after the occurrences that happened to them in the building of the tower. 

3
And he called the first Babel, saying, Because the Lord there confounded the 
language of the whole earth; and the name of the second he called Erech, because 
from there God dispersed them. 

4
And the third he called Eched, saying there was a great battle at that place; 
and the fourth he called Calnah, because his princes and mighty men were 
consumed there, and they vexed the Lord, they rebelled and transgressed against 
him. 

5
And when Nimrod had built these cities in the land of Shinar, he placed in them 
the remainder of his people, his princes and his mighty men that were left in 
his kingdom. 

6
And Nimrod dwelt in Babel, and he there renewed his reign over the rest of his 
subjects, and he reigned securely, and the subjects and princes of Nimrod called 
his name Amraphel, saying that at the tower his princes and men fell through his 
means. 

7
And notwithstanding this, Nimrod did not return to the Lord, and he continued in 
wickedness and teaching wickedness to the sons of men; and Mardon, his son, was 
worse than his father, and continued to add to the abominations of his father. 

8
And he caused the sons of men to sin, therefore it is said, From the wicked 
goeth forth wickedness. 

9
At that time there was war between the families of the children of Ham, as they 
were dwelling in the cities which they had built. 

10
And Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, went away from the families of the children of 
Ham, and he fought with them and he subdued them, and he went to the five cities 
of the plain and he fought against them and he subdued them, and they were under 
his control. 

11
And they served him twelve years, and they gave him a yearly tax. 

12
At that time died Nahor, son of Serug, in the forty-ninth year of the life of 
Abram son of Terah. 

13
And in the fiftieth year of the life of Abram son of Terah, Abram came forth 
from the house of Noah, and went to his father's house. 

14
And Abram knew the Lord, and he went in his ways and instructions, and the Lord 
his God was with him. 

15
And Terah his father was in those days, still captain of the host of king 
Nimrod, and he still followed strange gods. 

16
And Abram came to his father's house and saw twelve gods standing there in their 
temples, and the anger of Abram was kindled when he saw these images in his 
father's house. 

17
And Abram said, As the Lord liveth these images shall not remain in my father's 
house; so shall the Lord who created me do unto me if in three days' time I do 
not break them all. 

18
And Abram went from them, and his anger burned within him. And Abram hastened 
and went from the chamber to his father's outer court, and he found his father 
sitting in the court, and all his servants with him, and Abram came and sat 
before him. 

19
And Abram asked his father, saying, Father, tell me where is God who created 
heaven and earth, and all the sons of men upon earth, and who created thee and 
me. And Terah answered his son Abram and said, Behold those who created us are 
all with us in the house. 

20
And Abram said to his father, My lord, shew them to me I pray thee; and Terah 
brought Abram into the chamber of the inner court, and Abram saw, and behold the 
whole room was full of gods of wood and stone, twelve great images and others 
less than they without number. 

21
And Terah said to his son, Behold these are they which made all thou seest upon 
earth, and which created me and thee, and all mankind. 

22
And Terah bowed down to his gods, and he then went away from them, and Abram, 
his son, went away with him. 

23
And when Abram had gone from them he went to his mother and sat before her, and 
he said to his mother, Behold, my father has shown me those who made heaven and 
earth, and all the sons of men. 

24
Now, therefore, hasten and fetch a kid from the flock, and make of it savory 
meat, that I may bring it to my father's gods as an offering for them to eat; 
perhaps I may thereby become acceptable to them. 

25
And his mother did so, and she fetched a kid, and made savory meat thereof, and 
brought it to Abram, and Abram took the savory meat from his mother and brought 
it before his father's gods, and he drew nigh to them that they might eat; and 
Terah his father, did not know of it. 

26
And Abram saw on the day when he was sitting amongst them, that they had no 
voice, no hearing, no motion, and not one of them could stretch forth his hand 
to eat. 

27
And Abram mocked them, and said, Surely the savory meat that I prepared has not 
pleased them, or perhaps it was too little for them, and for that reason they 
would not eat; therefore tomorrow I will prepare fresh savory meat, better and 
more plentiful than this, in order that I may see the result. 

28
And it was on the next day that Abram directed his mother concerning the savory 
meat, and his mother rose and fetched three fine kids from the flock, and she 
made of them some excellent savory meat, such as her son was fond of, and she 
gave it to her son Abram; and Terah his father did not know of it. 

29
And Abram took the savory meat from his mother, and brought it before his 
father's gods into the chamber; and he came nigh unto them that they might eat, 
and he placed it before them, and Abram sat before them all day, thinking 
perhaps they might eat. 

30
And Abram viewed them, and behold they had neither voice nor hearing, nor did 
one of them stretch forth his hand to the meat to eat. 

31
And in the evening of that day in that house Abram was clothed with the spirit 
of God. 

32
And he called out and said, Wo unto my father and this wicked generation, whose 
hearts are all inclined to vanity, who serve these idols of wood and stone which 
can neither eat, smell, hear nor speak, who have mouths without speech, eyes 
without sight, ears without hearing, hands without feeling, and legs which 
cannot move; like them are those that made them and that trust in them. 

33
And when Abram saw all these things his anger was kindled against his father, 
and he hastened and took a hatchet in his hand, and came unto the chamber of the 
gods, and he broke all his father's gods. 

34
And when he had done breaking the images, he placed the hatchet in the hand of 
the great god which was there before them, and he went out; and Terah his father 
came home, for he had heard at the door the sound of the striking of the 
hatchet; so Terah came into the house to know what this was about. 

35
And Terah, having heard the noise of the hatchet in the room of images, ran to 
the room to the images, and he met Abram going out. 

36
And Terah entered the room and found all the idols fallen down and broken, and 
the hatchet in the hand of the largest, which was not broken, and the savory 
meat which Abram his son had made was still before them. 

37
And when Terah saw this his anger was greatly kindled, and he hastened and went 
from the room to Abram. 

38
And he found Abram his son still sitting in the house; and he said to him, What 
is this work thou hast done to my gods? 

39
And Abram answered Terah his father and he said, Not so my lord, for I brought 
savory meat before them, and when I came nigh to them with the meat that they 
might eat, they all at once stretched forth their hands to eat before the great 
one had put forth his hand to eat. 

40
And the large one saw their works that they did before him, and his anger was 
violently kindled against them, and he went and took the hatchet that was in the 
house and came to them and broke them all, and behold the hatchet is yet in his 
hand as thou seest. 

41
And Terah's anger was kindled against his son Abram, when he spoke this; and 
Terah said to Abram his son in his anger, What is this tale that thou hast told? 
Thou speakest lies to me. 

42
Is there in these gods spirit, soul or power to do all thou hast told me? Are 
they not wood and stone, and have I not myself made them, and canst thou speak 
such lies, saying that the large god that was with them smote them? It is thou 
that didst place the hatchet in his hands, and then sayest he smote them all. 

43
And Abram answered his father and said to him, And how canst thou then serve 
these idols in whom there is no power to do any thing? Can those idols in which 
thou trustest deliver thee? can they hear thy prayers when thou callest upon 
them? can they deliver thee from the hands of thy enemies, or will they fight 
thy battles for thee against thy enemies, that thou shouldst serve wood and 
stone which can neither speak nor hear? 

44
And now surely it is not good for thee nor for the sons of men that are 
connected with thee, to do these things; are you so silly, so foolish or so 
short of understanding that you will serve wood and stone, and do after this 
manner? 

45
And forget the Lord God who made heaven and earth, and who created you in the 
earth, and thereby bring a great evil upon your souls in this matter by serving 
stone and wood? 

46
Did not our fathers in days of old sin in this matter, and the Lord God of the 
universe brought the waters of the flood upon them and destroyed the whole 
earth? 

47
And how can you continue to do this and serve gods of wood and stone, who cannot 
hear, or speak, or deliver you from oppression, thereby bringing down the anger 
of the God of the universe upon you? 

48
Now therefore my father refrain from this, and bring not evil upon thy soul and 
the souls of thy household. 

49
And Abram hastened and sprang from before his father, and took the hatchet from 
his father's largest idol, with which Abram broke it and ran away. 

50
And Terah, seeing all that Abram had done, hastened to go from his house, and he 
went to the king and he came before Nimrod and stood before him, and he bowed 
down to the king; and the king said, What dost thou want? 

51
And he said, I beseech thee my lord, to hear me--Now fifty years back a child 
was born to me, and thus has he done to my gods and thus has he spoken; and now 
therefore, my lord and king, send for him that he may come before thee, and 
judge him according to the law, that we may be delivered from his evil. 

52
And the king sent three men of his servants, and they went and brought Abram 
before the king. And Nimrod and all his princes and servants were that day 
sitting before him, and Terah sat also before them. 

53
And the king said to Abram, What is this that thou hast done to thy father and 
to his gods? And Abram answered the king in the words that he spoke to his 
father, and he said, The large god that was with them in the house did to them 
what thou hast heard. 

54
And the king said to Abram, Had they power to speak and eat and do as thou hast 
said? And Abram answered the king, saying, And if there be no power in them why 
dost thou serve them and cause the sons of men to err through thy follies? 

55
Dost thou imagine that they can deliver thee or do anything small or great, that 
thou shouldst serve them? And why wilt thou not sense the God of the whole 
universe, who created thee and in whose power it is to kill and keep alive? 

56
0 foolish, simple, and ignorant king, woe unto thee forever. 

57
I thought thou wouldst teach thy servants the upright way, but thou hast not 
done this, but hast filled the whole earth with thy sins and the sins of thy 
people who have followed thy ways. 

58
Dost thou not know, or hast thou not heard, that this evil which thou doest, our 
ancestors sinned therein in days of old, and the eternal God brought the waters 
of the flood upon them and destroyed them all, and also destroyed the whole 
earth on their account? And wilt thou and thy people rise up now and do like 
unto this work, in order to bring down the anger of the Lord God of the 
universe, and to bring evil upon thee and the whole earth? 

59
Now therefore put away this evil deed which thou doest, and serve the God of the 
universe, as thy soul is in his hands, and then it will be well with thee. 

60
And if thy wicked heart will not hearken to my words to cause thee to forsake 
thy evil ways, and to serve the eternal God, then wilt thou die in shame in the 
latter days, thou, thy people and all who are connected with thee, hearing thy 
words or walking in thy evil ways. 

61
And when Abram had ceased speaking before the king and princes, Abram lifted up 
his eyes to the heavens, and he said, The Lord seeth all the wicked, and he will 
judge them. 

CHAPTER 12 

1
And when the king heard the words of Abram he ordered him to be put into prison; 
and Abram was ten days in prison. 

2
And at the end of those days the king ordered that all the kings, princes and 
governors of different provinces and the sages should come before him, and they 
sat before him, and Abram was still in the house of confinement. 

3
And the king said to the princes and sages, Have you heard what Abram, the son 
of Terah, has done to his father? Thus has he done to him, and I ordered him to 
be brought before me, and thus has he spoken; his heart did not misgive him, 
neither did he stir in my presence, and behold now he is confined in the prison. 

4
And therefore decide what judgment is due to this man who reviled the king; who 
spoke and did all the things that you heard. 

5
And they all answered the king saying, The man who revileth the king should be 
hanged upon a tree; but having done all the things that he said, and having 
despised our gods, he must therefore be burned to death, for this is the law in 
this matter. 

6
If it pleaseth the king to do this, let him order his servants to kindle a fire 
both night and day in thy brick furnace, and then we will cast this man into it. 
And the king did so, and he commanded his servants that they should prepare a 
fire for three days and three nights in the king's furnace, that is in Casdim; 
and the king ordered them to take Abram from prison and bring him out to be 
burned. 

7
And all the king's servants, princes, lords, governors, and judges, and all the 
inhabitants of the land, about nine hundred thousand men, stood opposite the 
furnace to see Abram. 

8
And all the women and little ones crowded upon the roofs and towers to see what 
was doing with Abram, and they all stood together at a distance; and there was 
not a man left that did not come on that day to behold the scene. 

9
And when Abram was come, the conjurors of the king and the sages saw Abram, and 
they cried out to the king, saying, Our sovereign lord, surely this is the man 
whom we know to have been the child at whose birth the great star swallowed the 
four stars, which we declared to the king now fifty years since. 

10
And behold now his father has also transgressed thy commands, and mocked thee by 
bringing thee another child, which thou didst kill. 

11
And when the king heard their words, he was exceedingly wroth, and he ordered 
Terah to be brought before him. 

12
And the king said, Hast thou heard what the conjurors have spoken? Now tell me 
truly, how didst thou; and if thou shalt speak truth thou shalt be acquitted. 

13
And seeing that the king's anger was so much kindled, Terah said to the king, My 
lord and king, thou hast heard the truth, and what the sages have spoken is 
right. And the king said, How couldst thou do this thing, to transgress my 
orders and to give me a child that thou didst not beget, and to take value for 
him? 

14
And Terah answered the king, Because my tender feelings were excited for my son, 
at that time, and I took a son of my handmaid, and I brought him to the king. 

15
And the king said Who advised thee to this? Tell me, do not hide aught from me, 
and then thou shalt not die. 

16
And Terah was greatly terrified in the king's presence, and he said to the king, 
It was Haran my eldest son who advised me to this; and Haran was in those days 
that Abram was born, two and thirty years old. 

17
But Haran did not advise his father to anything, for Terah said this to the king 
in order to deliver his soul from the king, for he feared greatly; and the king 
said to Terah, Haran thy son who advised thee to this shall die through fire 
with Abram; for the sentence of death is upon him for having rebelled against 
the king's desire in doing this thing. 

18
And Haran at that time felt inclined to follow the ways of Abram, but he kept it 
within himself. 

19
And Haran said in his heart, Behold now the king has seized Abram on account of 
these things which Abram did, and it shall come to pass, that if Abram prevail 
over the king I will follow him, but if the king prevail I will go after the 
king. 

20
And when Terah had spoken this to the king concerning Haran his son, the king 
ordered Haran to be seized with Abram. 

21
And they brought them both, Abram and Haran his brother, to cast them into the 
fire; and all the inhabitants of the land and the king's servants and princes 
and all the women and little ones were there, standing that day over them. 

22
And the king's servants took Abram and his brother, and they stripped them of 
all their clothes excepting their lower garments which were upon them. 

23
And they bound their hands and feet with linen cords, and the servants of the 
king lifted them up and cast them both into the furnace. 

24
And the Lord loved Abram and he had compassion over him, and the Lord came down 
and delivered Abram from the fire and he was not burned. 

25
But all the cords with which they bound him were burned, while Abram remained 
and walked about in the fire. 

26
And Haran died when they had cast him into the fire, and he was burned to ashes, 
for his heart was not perfect with the Lord; and those men who cast him into the 
fire, the flame of the fire spread over them, and they were burned, and twelve 
men of them died. 

27
And Abram walked in the midst of the fire three days and three nights, and all 
the servants of the king saw him walking in the fire, and they came and told the 
king, saying, Behold we have seen Abram walking about in the midst of the fire, 
and even the lower garments which are upon him are not burned, but the cord with 
which he was bound is burned. 

28
And when the king heard their words his heart fainted and he would not believe 
them; so he sent other faithful princes to see this matter, and they went and 
saw it and told it to the king; and the king rose to go and see it, and he saw 
Abram walking to and fro in the midst of the fire, and he saw Haran's body 
burned, and the king wondered greatly. 

29
And the king ordered Abram to be taken out from the fire; and his servants 
approached to take him out and they could not, for the fire was round about and 
the flame ascending toward them from the furnace. 

30
And the king's servants fled from it, and the king rebuked them, saying, Make 
haste and bring Abram out of the fire that you shall not die. 

31
And the servants of the king again approached to bring Abram out, and the flames 
came upon them and burned their faces so that eight of them died. 

32
And when the king saw that his servants could not approach the fire lest they 
should be burned, the king called to Abram, O servant of the God who is in 
heaven, go forth from amidst the fire and come hither before me; and Abram 
hearkened to the voice of the king, and he went forth from the fire and came and 
stood before the king. 

33
And when Abram came out the king and all his servants saw Abram coming before 
the king, with his lower garments upon him, for they were not burned, but the 
cord with which he was bound was burned. 

34
And the king said to Abram, How is it that thou wast not burned in the fire? 

35
And Abram said to the king, The God of heaven and earth in whom I trust and who 
has all in his power, he delivered me from the fire into which thou didst cast 
me. 

36
And Haran the brother of Abram was burned to ashes, and they sought for his 
body, and they found it consumed. 

37
And Haran was eighty-two years old when he died in the fire of Casdim. And the 
king, princes, and inhabitants of the land, seeing that Abram was delivered from 
the fire, they came and bowed down to Abram. 

38
And Abram said to them, Do not bow down to me, but bow down to the God of the 
world who made you, and serve him, and go in his ways for it is he who delivered 
me from out of this fire, and it is he who created the souls and spirits of all 
men, and formed man in his mother's womb, and brought him forth into the world, 
and it is he who will deliver those who trust in him from all pain. 

39
And this thing seemed very wonderful in the eyes of the king and princes, that 
Abram was saved from the fire and that Haran was burned; and the king gave Abram 
many presents and he gave him his two head servants from the king's house; the 
name of one was Oni and the name of the other was Eliezer. 

40
And all the kings, princes and servants gave Abram many gifts of silver and gold 
and pearl, and the king and his princes sent him away, and he went in peace. 

41
And Abram went forth from the king in peace, and many of the king's servants 
followed him, and about three hundred men joined him. 

42
And Abram returned on that day and went to his father's house, he and the men 
that followed him, and Abram served the Lord his God all the days of his life, 
and he walked in his ways and followed his law. 

43
And from that day forward Abram inclined the hearts of the sons of men to serve 
the Lord. 

44
And at that time Nahor and Abram took unto themselves wives, the daughters of 
their brother Haran; the wife of Nahor was Milca and the name of Abram's wife 
was Sarai. And Sarai, wife of Abram, was barren; she had no offspring in those 
days. 

45
And at the expiration of two years from Abram's going out of the fire, that is 
in the fifty-second year of his life, behold king Nimrod sat in Babel upon the 
throne, and the king fell asleep and dreamed that he was standing with his 
troops and hosts in a valley opposite the king's furnace. 

46
And he lifted up his eyes and saw a man in the likeness of Abram coming forth 
from the furnace, and that he came and stood before the king with his drawn 
sword, and then sprang to the king with his sword, when the king fled from the 
man, for he was afraid; and while he was running, the man threw an egg upon the 
king's head, and the egg became a great river. 

47
And the king dreamed that all his troops sank in that river and died, and the 
king took flight with three men who were before him and he escaped. 

48
And the king looked at these men and they were clothed in princely dresses as 
the garments of kings, and had the appearance and majesty of kings. 

49
And while they were running, the river again turned to an egg before the king, 
and there came forth from the egg a young bird which came before the king, and 
flew at his head and plucked out the king's eye. 

50
And the king was grieved at the sight, and he awoke out of his sleep and his 
spirit was agitated; and he felt a great terror. 

51
And in the morning the king rose from his couch in fear, and he ordered all the 
wise men and magicians to come before him, when the king related his dream to 
them. 

52
And a wise servant of the king, whose name was Anuki, answered the king, saying, 
This is nothing else but the evil of Abram and his seed which will spring up 
against my Lord and king in the latter days. 

53
And behold the day will come when Abram and his seed and the children of his 
household will war with my king, and they will smite all the king's hosts and 
his troops. 

54
And as to what thou hast said concerning three men which thou didst see like 
unto thyself, and which did escape, this means that only thou wilt escape with 
three kings from the kings of the earth who will be with thee in battle. 

55
And that which thou sawest of the river which turned to an egg as at first, and 
the young bird plucking out thine eye, this means nothing else but the seed of 
Abram which will slay the king in latter days. 

56
This is my king's dream, and this is its interpretation, and the dream is true, 
and the interpretation which thy servant has given thee is right. 

57
Now therefore my king, surely thou knowest that it is now fifty-two years since 
thy sages saw this at the birth of Abram, and if my king will suffer Abram to 
live in the earth it will be to the injury of my lord and king, for all the days 
that Abram liveth neither thou nor thy kingdom will be established, for this was 
known formerly at his birth; and why will not my king slay him, that his evil 
may be kept from thee in latter days? 

58
And Nimrod hearkened to the voice of Anuki, and he sent some of his servants in 
secret to go and seize Abram, and bring him before the king to suffer death. 

59
And Eliezer, Abram's servant whom the king had given him, was at that time in 
the presence of the king, and he heard what Anuki had advised the king, and what 
the king had said to cause Abram's death. 

60
And Eliezer said to Abram, Hasten, rise up and save thy soul, that thou mayest 
not die through the hands of the king, for thus did he see in a dream concerning 
thee, and thus did Anuki interpret it, and thus also did Anuki advise the king 
concerning thee. 

61
And Abram hearkened to the voice of Eliezer, and Abram hastened and ran for 
safety to the house of Noah and his son Shem, and he concealed himself there and 
found a place of safety; and the king's servants came to Abram's house to seek 
him, but they could not find him, and they searched through out the country and 
he was not to be found, and they went and searched in every direction and he was 
not to be met with. 

62
And when the king's servants could not find Abram they returned to the king, but 
the king's anger against Abram was stilled, as they did not find him, and the 
king drove from his mind this matter concerning Abram. 

63
And Abram was concealed in Noah's house for one month, until the king had 
forgotten this matter, but Abram was still afraid of the king; and Terah came to 
see Abram his son secretly in the house of Noah, and Terah was very great in the 
eyes of the king. 

64
And Abram said to his father, Dost thou not know that the king thinketh to slay 
me, and to annihilate my name from the earth by the advice of his wicked 
counsellors? 

65
Now whom hast thou here and what hast thou in this land? Arise, let us go 
together to the land of Canaan, that we may be delivered from his hand, lest 
thou perish also through him in the latter days. 

66
Dost thou not know or hast thou not heard, that it is not through love that 
Nimrod giveth thee all this honor, but it is only for his benefit that he 
bestoweth all this good upon thee? 

67
And if he do unto thee greater good than this, surely these are only vanities of 
the world, for wealth and riches cannot avail in the day of wrath and anger. 

68
Now therefore hearken to my voice, and let us arise and go to the land of 
Canaan, out of the reach of injury from Nimrod; and serve thou the Lord who 
created thee in the earth and it will be well with thee; and cast away all the 
vain things which thou pursuest. 

69
And Abram ceased to speak, when Noah and his son Shem answered Terah, saying, 
True is the word which Abram hath said unto thee. 

70
And Terah hearkened to the voice of his son Abram, and Terah did all that Abram 
said, for this was from the Lord, that the king should not cause Abram's death. 

CHAPTER 13 

1
And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and Sarai 
his daughter-in-law, the wife of his son Abram, and all the souls of his 
household and went with them from Ur Casdim to go to the land of Canaan. And 
when they came as far as the land of Haran they remained there, for it was 
exceedingly good land for pasture, and of sufficient extent for those who 
accompanied them. 

2
And the people of the land of Haran saw that Abram was good and upright with God 
and men, and that the Lord his God was with him, and some of the people of the 
land of Haran came and joined Abram, and he taught them the instruction of the 
Lord and his ways; and these men remained with Abram in his house and they 
adhered to him. 

3
And Abram remained in the land three years, and at the expiration of three years 
the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him; I am the Lord who brought thee forth 
from Ur Casdim, and delivered thee from the hands of all thine enemies. 

4
And now therefore if thou wilt hearken to my voice and keep my commandments, my 
statutes and my laws, then will I cause thy enemies to fall before thee, and I 
will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven, and I will send my blessing 
upon all the works of thy hands, and thou shalt lack nothing. 

5
Arise now, take thy wife and all belonging to thee and go to the land of Canaan 
and remain there, and I will there be unto thee for a God, and I will bless 
thee. And Abram rose and took his wife and all belonging to him, and he went to 
the land of Canaan as the Lord had told him; and Abram was fifty years old when 
he went from Haran. 

6
And Abram came to the land of Canaan and dwelt in the midst of the city, and he 
there pitched his tent amongst the children of Canaan, inhabitants of the land. 

7
And the Lord appeared to Abram when he came to the land of Canaan, and said to 
him, This is the land which I gave unto thee and to thy seed after thee forever, 
and I will make thy seed like the stars of heaven, and I will give unto thy seed 
for an inheritance all the lands which thou seest. 

8
And Abram built an altar in the place where God had spoken to him, and Abram 
there called upon the name of the Lord. 

9
At that time, at the end of three years of Abram's dwelling in the land of 
Canaan, in that year Noah died, which was the fifty-eighth year of the life of 
Abram; and all the days that Noah lived were nine hundred and fifty years and he 
died. 

10
And Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, he, his wife, and all belonging to him, 
and all those that accompanied him, together with those that joined him from the 
people of the land; but Nahor, Abram's brother, and Terah his father, and Lot 
the son of Haran and all belonging to them dwelt in Haran. 

11
In the fifth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan the people of Sodom 
and Gomorrah and all the cities of the plain revolted from the power of 
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; for all the kings of the cities of the plain had 
served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and given him a yearly tax, but in those 
days in the thirteenth year, they rebelled against him. 

12
And in the tenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan there was war 
between Nimrod king of Shinar and Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Nimrod came to 
fight with Chedorlaomer and to subdue him. 

13
For Chedorlaomer was at that time one of the princes of the hosts of Nimrod, and 
when all the people at the tower were dispersed and those that remained were 
also scattered upon the face of the earth, Chedorlaomer went to the land of Elam 
and reigned over it and rebelled against his lord. 

14
And in those days when Nimrod saw that the cities of the plain had rebelled, he 
came with pride and anger to war with Chedorlaomer, and Nimrod assembled all his 
princes and subjects, about seven hundred thousand men, and went against 
Chedorlaomer, and Chedorlaomer went out to meet him with five thousand men, and 
they prepared for battle in the valley of Babel which is between Elam and 
Shinar. 

15
And all those kings fought there, and Nimrod and his people were smitten before 
the people of Chedorlaomer, and there fell from Nimrod's men about six hundred 
thousand, and Mardon the king's son fell amongst them. 

16
And Nimrod fled and returned in shame and disgrace to his land, and he was under 
subjection to Chedorlaomer for a long time, and Chedorlaomer returned to his 
land and sent princes of his host to the kings that dwelt around him, to Arioch 
king of Elasar, and to Tidal king of Goyim, and made a covenant with them, and 
they were all obedient to his commands. 

17
And it was in the fifteenth year of Abram's dwelling in the land of Canaan, 
which is the seventieth year of the life of Abram, and the Lord appeared to 
Abram in that year and he said to him, I am the Lord who brought thee out from 
Ur Casdim to give thee this land for an inheritance. 

18
Now therefore walk before me and be perfect and keep my commands, for to thee 
and to thy seed I will give this land for an inheritance, from the river 
Mitzraim unto the great river Euphrates. 

19
And thou shalt come to thy fathers in peace and in good age, and the fourth 
generation shall return here in this land and shall inherit it forever; and 
Abram built an altar, and he called upon the name of the Lord who appeared to 
him, and he brought up sacrifices upon the altar to the Lord. 

20
At that time Abram returned and went to Haran to see his father and mother, and 
his father's household, and Abram and his wife and all belonging to him returned 
to Haran, and Abram dwelt in Haran five years. 

21
And many of the people of Haran, about seventy-two men, followed Abram and Abram 
taught them the instruction of the Lord and his ways, and he taught them to know 
the Lord. 

22
In those days the Lord appeared to Abram in Haran, and he said to him, Behold, I 
spoke unto thee these twenty years back saying, 

23
Go forth from thy land, from thy birth-place and from thy father's house, to the 
land which I have shown thee to give it to thee and to thy children, for there 
in that land will I bless thee, and make thee a great nation, and make thy name 
great, and in thee shall the families of the earth be blessed. 

24
Now therefore arise, go forth from this place, thou, thy wife, and all belonging 
to thee, also every one born in thy house and all the souls thou hast made in 
Haran, and bring them out with thee from here, and rise to return to the land of 
Canaan. 

25
And Abram arose and took his wife Sarai and all belonging to him and all that 
were born to him in his house and the souls which they had made in Haran, and 
they came out to go to the land of Canaan. 

26
And Abram went and returned to the land of Canaan, according to the word of the 
Lord. And Lot the son of his brother Haran went with him, and Abram was 
seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran to return to the land of 
Canaan. 

27
And he came to the land of Canaan according to the word of the Lord to Abram, 
and he pitched his tent and he dwelt in the plain of Mamre, and with him was Lot 
his brother's son, and all belonging to him. 

28
And the Lord again appeared to Abram and said, To thy seed will I give this 
land; and he there built an altar to the Lord who appeared to him, which is 
still to this day in the plains of Mamre. 

CHAPTER 14 

1
In those days there was in the land of Shinar a wise man who had understanding 
in all wisdom, and of a beautiful appearance, but he was poor and indigent; his 
name was Rikayon and he was hard set to support himself. 

2
And he resolved to go to Egypt, to Oswiris the son of Anom king of Egypt, to 
show the king his wisdom; for perhaps he might find grace in his sight, to raise 
him up and give him maintenance; and Rikayon did so. 

3
And when Rikayon came to Egypt he asked the inhabitants of Egypt concerning the 
king, and the inhabitants of Egypt told him the custom of the king of Egypt, for 
it was then the custom of the king of Egypt that he went from his royal palace 
and was seen abroad only one day in the year, and after that the king would 
return to his palace to remain there. 

4
And on the day when the king went forth he passed judgment in the land, and 
every one having a suit came before the king that day to obtain his request. 

5
And when Rikayon heard of the custom in Egypt and that he could not come into 
the presence of the king, he grieved greatly and was very sorrowful. 

6
And in the evening Rikayon went out and found a house in ruins, formerly a bake 
house in Egypt, and he abode there all night in bitterness of soul and pinched 
with hunger, and sleep was removed from his eyes. 

7
And Rikayon considered within himself what he should do in the town until the 
king made his appearance, and how he might maintain himself there. 

8
And he rose in the morning and walked about, and m