Aggada -- Translations into English; Bible. Old Testament -- Legends; Jewish legends; Midrash -- Translations into English
After spending the whole night in weeping on account of Isaac, she got
up in the morning and selected a very fine and beautiful garment from
those that Abimelech had given to her. And she dressed Isaac therewith,
and she put a turban upon his head, and she fastened a precious stone
in the top of the turban, and she gave them provisions for the road.
And Sarah went out with them, and she accompanied them upon the road to
see them off, and they said to her, "Return to the tent." And when
Sarah heard the words of her son Isaac, she wept bitterly, and Abraham
wept with her, and their son wept with them, a great weeping, also
those of their servants who went with them wept greatly. And Sarah
caught hold of Isaac, and she held him in her arms, and she embraced
him, and continued to weep with him, and Sarah said, "Who knoweth if I
shall ever see thee again after this day?"
Abraham departed with Isaac amid great weeping, while Sarah and the
servants returned to the tent.[232] He took two of his young men with
him, Ishmael and Eliezer, and while they were walking in the road, the
young men spoke these words to each other. Said Ishmael to Eliezer:
"Now my father Abraham is going with Isaac to bring him up for a burnt
offering to the Lord, and when he returneth, he will give unto me all
that he possesses, to inherit after him, for I am his first-born."
Eliezer answered: "Surely, Abraham did cast thee off with thy mother,
and swear that thou shouldst not inherit anything of all he possesses.
And to whom will he give all that he has, all his precious things, but
unto his servant, who has been faithful in his house, to me, who have
served him night and day, and have done all that he desired me?" The
holy spirit answered, "Neither this one nor that one will inherit
Abraham."[233]
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