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Testament of Abraham

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III. And arising they went on, and as they drew nigh to

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the

city

,

about

three

furlongs

from

it

,

they

found

a

great

tree

having

three

hundred

branches

,

like

to

a

tamarisk

tree

.

And

they

heard

a

voice

from

its

branches

singing

,

“

Holy

art

thou

,

because

thou

hast

kept

the

purpose

for

which

thou

wast

sent

.

”

And

Abraham

heard

the

voice

,

and

hid

the

mystery

in

his

heart

,

saying

within

himself

,

What

is

the

mystery

that

I

have

heard

?

As

he

came

into

the

house

,

Abraham

said

to

his

servants

,

Arise

,

go

out

to

the

flocks

,

and

bring

three

sheep

,

and

slay

them

quickly

,

and

make

them

ready

that

we

may

eat

and

drink

,

for

this

day

is

a

feast

for

us

.

And

the

servants

brought

the

sheep

,

and

Abraham

called

his

son

Isaac

,

and

said

to

him

,

My

son

Isaac

,

arise

and

put

water

in

the

vessel

that

we

may

wash

the

feet

of

this

stranger

.

And

he

brought

it

as

he

was

commanded

,

and

Abraham

said

,

I

perceive

,

and

so

it

shall

be

,

that

in

this

basin

I

shall

never

again

wash

the

feet

of

any

man

coming

to

us

as

a

guest

.

And

Isaac

hearing

his

father

say

this

wept

,

and

said

to

him

,

My

father

what

is

this

that

thou

sayest

,

This

is

my

last

time

to

wash

the

feet

of

a

stranger

?

And

Abraham

seeing

his

son

weeping

,

also

wept

exceedingly

,

and

Michael

seeing

them

weeping

,

wept

also

,

and

the

tears

of

Michael

fell

upon

the

vessel

and

became

a

precious

stone

.