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Testament of Abraham

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Section 1

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Author: Unknown

I. Abraham lived the measure of his life, nine hundred and ninety

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-

five

years

,

and

having

lived

all

the

years

of

his

life

in

quietness

,

gentleness

,

and

righteousness

,

the

righteous

one

was

exceeding

hospitable

;

for

,

pitching

his

tent

in

the

cross

-

ways

at

the

oak

of

Mamre

,

he

received

every

one

,

both

rich

and

poor

,

kings

and

rulers

,

the

maimed

and

the

helpless

,

friends

and

strangers

,

neighbors

and

travelers

,

all

alike

did

the

devout

,

all

-

holy

,

righteous

,

and

hospitable

Abraham

entertain

.

Even

upon

him

,

however

,

there

came

the

common

,

inexorable

,

bitter

lot

of

death

,

and

the

uncertain

end

of

life

.

Therefore

the

Lord

God

,

summoning

his

archangel

Michael

,

said

to

him

:

Go

down

,

chief

-

captain

Michael

,

to

Abraham

and

speak

to

him

concerning

his

death

,

that

he

may

set

his

affairs

in

order

,

for

I

have

blessed

him

as

the

stars

of

heaven

,

and

as

the

sand

by

the

sea

-

shore

,

and

he

is

in

abundance

of

long

life

and

many

possessions

,

and

is

becoming

exceeding

rich

.

Beyond

all

men

,

moreover

,

he

is

righteous

in

every

goodness

,

hospitable

and

loving

to

the

end

of

his

life

;

but

do

thou

,

archangel

Michael

,

go

to

Abraham

,

my

beloved

friend

,

and

announce

to

him

his

death

and

assure

him

thus

:

Thou

shalt

at

this

time

depart

from

this

vain

world

,

and

shalt

quit

the

body

,

and

go

to

thine

own

Lord

among

the

good

.

Notes

1
Literally Commander-in-chief, or Chief-General.