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And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew: now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
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And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
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And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
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And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King's Vale).
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And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.
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And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
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and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.
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And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
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And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
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that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: