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ראשוןRishon

G-d commands Abram to leave his homeland for a land He will show him and promises to make him a great nation. Abram travels to Canaan with Sarai and Lot, then goes to Egypt during a famine.

שניSheni

Pharaoh takes Sarai into his household, and G-d afflicts Pharaoh and his household. Pharaoh returns Sarai to Abram and sends them away with possessions.

שלישיShlishi

Abram and Lot separate after their shepherds quarrel, with Lot settling near Sodom. G-d promises Abram the land and descendants as numerous as the dust of the earth.

רביעיRevi'i

Four kings defeat the kings of Sodom and nearby regions and capture Lot. Abram pursues them with his men, defeats them, and rescues Lot and the other captives.

חמישיChamishi

Abram refuses to keep the king of Sodom’s spoils. G-d promises Abram an heir and says his descendants will be as numerous as the stars.

שישיShishi

G-d makes a covenant with Abram, promising his descendants the land after future exile and oppression. Sarai gives Hagar to Abram, who fathers Ishmael, and G-d changes Abram’s name to Abraham.

שביעיShvi'i

G-d establishes circumcision as the covenant’s sign and changes Sarai’s name to Sarah, promising Abraham a son through her. Abraham circumcises himself, Ishmael, and the males of his household.