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Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.
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Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
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He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
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So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.
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And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
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Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the 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 has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him a tithe of all.
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Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself."
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But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
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that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich'--