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Testament of Abraham

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Section 2

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II. And the chief-captain departed from before the face of God

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,

and

went

down

to

Abraham

to

the

oak

of

Mamre

,

and

found

the

righteous

Abraham

in

the

field

close

by

,

sitting

beside

yokes

of

oxen

for

ploughing

,

together

with

the

sons

of

Masek

and

other

servants

,

to

the

number

of

twelve

.

And

behold

the

chief

-

captain

came

to

him

,

and

Abraham

,

seeing

the

chief

-

captain

Michael

coming

from

afar

,

like

to

a

very

comely

warrior

,

arose

and

met

him

as

was

his

custom

,

meeting

and

entertaining

all

strangers

.

And

the

chief

-

captain

saluted

him

and

said

:

Hail

,

most

honored

father

,

righteous

soul

chosen

of

God

,

true

son

of

the

heavenly

one

.

Abraham

said

to

the

chief

-

captain

:

Hail

,

most

honored

warrior

,

bright

as

the

sun

and

most

beautiful

above

all

the

sons

of

men

;

thou

art

welcome

;

therefore

I

beseech

thy

presence

,

tell

me

whence

the

youth

of

thy

age

has

come

;

teach

me

,

thy

suppliant

,

whence

and

from

what

army

and

from

what

journey

thy

beauty

has

come

hither

.

The

chief

-

captain

said

:

I

,

O

righteous

Abraham

,

come

from

the

great

city

.

I

have

been

sent

by

the

great

king

to

take

the

place

of

a

good

friend

of

his

,

for

the

king

has

summoned

him

.

And

Abraham

said

,

Come

,

my

Lord

,

go

with

me

as

far

as

my

field

.

The

chief

-

captain

said

:

I

come

;

and

going

into

the

field

of

the

ploughing

,

they

sat

down

beside

the

company

.

And

Abraham

said

to

his

servants

,

the

sons

of

Masek

:

Go

ye

to

the

herd

of

horses

,

and

bring

two

horses

,

quiet

,

and

gentle

and

tame

,

so

that

I

and

this

stranger

may

sit

thereon

.

But

the

chief

-

captain

said

,

Nay

,

my

Lord

,

Abraham

,

let

them

not

bring

horses

,

for

I

abstain

from

ever

sitting

upon

any

four

-

footed

beast

.

Is

not

my

king

rich

in

much

merchandise

,

having

power

both

over

men

and

all

kinds

of

cattle

?

but

I

abstain

from

ever

sitting

upon

any

four

-

footed

beast

.

Let

us

go

,

then

,

O

righteous

soul

,

walking

lightly

until

we

reach

thy

house

.

And

Abraham

said

,

Amen

,

be

it

so

.