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Testament of Abraham

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Section 13

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XIII. But when the day of the death of Abraham drew nigh,

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the

Lord

God

said

to

Michael

,

Death

will

not

dare

to

go

near

to

take

away

the

soul

of

my

servant

,

because

he

is

my

friend

,

but

go

thou

and

adorn

Death

with

great

beauty

,

and

send

him

thus

to

Abraham

,

that

he

may

see

him

with

his

eyes

.

And

Michael

straightway

,

as

he

was

commanded

,

adorned

Death

with

great

beauty

,

and

sent

him

thus

to

Abraham

that

he

might

see

him

.

And

he

sat

down

near

to

Abraham

,

and

Abraham

seeing

Death

sitting

near

to

him

was

afraid

with

a

great

fear

.

And

Death

said

to

Abraham

,

Hail

,

holy

soul

!

hail

,

friend

of

the

Lord

God

!

hail

,

consolation

and

entertainment

of

travelers

!

And

Abraham

said

,

Thou

art

welcome

,

servant

of

the

Most

High

.

God

.

I

beseech

thee

,

tell

me

who

thou

art

;

and

entering

into

my

house

partake

of

food

and

drink

,

and

depart

from

me

,

for

since

I

have

seen

thee

sitting

near

to

me

my

soul

has

been

troubled

.

For

I

am

not

at

all

worthy

to

come

near

thee

,

for

thou

art

an

exalted

spirit

and

I

am

flesh

and

blood

,

and

therefore

I

cannot

bear

thy

glory

,

for

I

see

that

thy

beauty

is

not

of

this

world

.

And

Death

said

to

Abraham

,

I

tell

thee

,

in

all

the

creation

that

God

has

made

,

there

has

not

been

found

one

like

thee

,

for

even

the

Lord

himself

by

searching

has

not

found

such

an

one

upon

the

whole

earth

.

And

Abraham

said

to

Death

,

How

durst

thou

lie

?

for

I

see

that

thy

beauty

is

not

of

this

world

.

And

Death

said

to

Abraham

,

Think

not

,

Abraham

,

that

this

beauty

is

mine

,

or

that

I

come

thus

to

every

man

.

Nay

,

but

if

any

one

is

righteous

like

thee

,

I

thus

take

crowns

and

come

to

him

,

but

if

it

is

a

sinner

I

come

in

great

corruption

,

and

out

of

their

sin

I

make

a

crown

for

my

head

,

and

I

shake

them

with

great

fear

,

so

that

they

are

dismayed

.

Abraham

therefore

said

to

him

,

And

whence

comes

thy

beauty

?

And

Death

said

,

There

is

none

other

more

full

of

corruption

than

I

am

.

Abraham

said

to

him

,

And

art

thou

indeed

he

that

is

called

Death

?

He

answered

him

and

said

,

I

am

the

bitter

name

.

I

am

weeping

.

…