[981] Listen to us, our lord; you are the prince of God in our midst; in the best of our burial places bury thy dead; None of us will refuse you a burial place for the burial of your dead.

[982] Then David also arose, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, "My lord, king! And Saul looked back, and David fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down.

[983] And Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan were not pleasing to Isaac his father; And Esau went to Ishmael, and took Mahalath the wife, the daughter of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, and the sister of Nebaioth, above his other wives.

[984] And behold, the Lord stood on it and said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac; [Do not be afraid]. The land on which you lie I will give you and your descendants; and your descendants will be like the sand of the earth; and you will spread to the sea, and to the east, and to the north, and to the noonday; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed; and behold, I am with thee, and I will keep thee wherever thou goest; and I will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have told you.

[985] I am God [who appeared to you] at Bethel, where you poured oil on the monument, and where you made a vow to me; now arise, come out of this land, and return to the land of thy homeland [and I will be with thee].

[986] Abram believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness.

[987] And Abraham came and said, "Wilt thou destroy the righteous with the wicked?

[988] And there shall be confusion among thy people, and all thy strongholds shall be destroyed, as Salman destroyed Beth Arbel in the day of battle: the mother was slain with her children.

[989] If you come across a bird's nest on a tree or on the ground, with chicks or eggs, and the mother sits on the chicks or on the eggs, do not take the mother with her children:

[990] And behold, the Lord stood on it and said, "I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac; [Do not be afraid]. The land on which you lie I will give you and your descendants;

[991] then I will bless you, and multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand on the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the cities of their enemies;

[992] While still in his mother's womb he stabbed his brother, and when he grew up he wrestled with God. He wrestled with the Angel — and prevailed; he wept and besought Him; He found us at Bethel and spoke to us there.

[993] In the days of His flesh, with a mighty cry and with tears, He offered prayers and supplications to Him who was able to save Him from death; and he was heard because of his reverence;

[994] The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask about my name? it is wonderful.