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Testament of Abraham

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IV. And Abraham said to Isaac his son: Go, my beloved

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son

,

into

the

inner

chamber

of

the

house

and

beautify

it

.

Spread

for

us

there

two

couches

,

one

for

me

and

one

for

this

man

that

is

guest

with

us

this

day

.

Prepare

for

us

there

a

seat

and

a

candlestick

and

a

table

with

abundance

of

every

good

thing

.

Beautify

the

chamber

,

my

son

,

and

spread

under

us

linen

and

purple

and

fine

linen

.

Burn

there

every

precious

and

excellent

incense

,

and

bring

sweet

-

smelling

plants

from

the

garden

and

fill

our

house

with

them

.

Kindle

seven

lamps

full

of

oil

,

so

that

we

may

rejoice

,

for

this

man

that

is

our

guest

this

day

is

more

glorious

than

kings

or

rulers

,

and

his

appearance

surpasses

all

the

sons

of

men

.

And

Isaac

prepared

all

things

well

,

and

Abraham

taking

the

archangel

Michael

went

into

the

chamber

,

and

they

both

sat

down

upon

the

couches

,

and

between

them

he

placed

a

table

with

abundance

of

every

good

thing

.

Then

the

chief

captain

arose

and

went

out

,

as

if

by

constraint

of

his

belly

to

make

issue

of

water

,

and

ascended

to

heaven

in

the

twinkling

of

an

eye

,

and

stood

before

the

Lord

,

and

said

to

him

:

Lord

and

Master

,

let

thy

power

know

that

I

am

unable

to

remind

that

righteous

man

of

his

death

,

for

I

have

not

seen

upon

the

earth

a

man

like

him

,

pitiful

,

hospitable

,

righteous

,

truthful

,

devout

,

refraining

from

every

evil

deed

.

And

now

know

,

Lord

,

that

I

cannot

remind

him

of

his

death

.

And

the

Lord

said

:

Go

down

,

chief

-

captain

Michael

,

to

my

friend

Abraham

,

and

whatever

he

say

to

thee

,

that

do

thou

also

,

and

whatever

he

eat

,

eat

thou

also

with

him

.

And

I

will

send

my

Holy

Spirit

upon

his

son

Isaac

,

and

will

put

the

remembrance

of

his

death

into

the

heart

of

Isaac

,

so

that

even

he

in

a

dream

may

see

the

death

of

his

father

,

and

Isaac

will

relate

the

dream

,

and

thou

shalt

interpret

it

,

and

he

himself

will

know

his

end

.

And

the

chief

-

captain

said

,

Lord

,

all

the

heavenly

spirits

are

incorporeal

,

and

neither

eat

nor

drink

,

and

this

man

has

set

before

me

a

table

with

abundance

of

all

good

things

earthly

and

corruptible

.

Now

,

Lord

,

what

shall

I

do

?

How

shall

I

escape

him

,

sitting

at

one

table

with

him

?

The

Lord

said

:

Go

down

to

him

,

and

take

no

thought

for

this

,

for

when

thou

sittest

down

with

him

,

I

will

send

upon

thee

a

devouring

spirit

,

and

it

will

consume

out

of

thy

hands

and

through

thy

mouth

all

that

is

on

the

table

.

Rejoice

together

with

him

in

everything

,

only

thou

shalt

interpret

well

the

things

of

the

vision

,

that

Abraham

may

know

the

sickle

of

death

and

the

uncertain

end

of

life

,

and

may

make

disposal

of

all

his

possessions

,

for

I

have

blessed

him

above

the

sand

of

the

sea

and

as

the

stars

of

heaven

.