Out of Egypt Abram went to Canaan, and abode between Bethel and Ai. Vt of egipte, riche man, Wente abram i_n_ to lond canaan; And loth hiſe neue and ſarray bileften bi-twen betel and ay, 800 ðor he q_u_ilum her wiſten wunen, Or he weren to egipte cumen. Strife arose between Abram and Lot's herdsmen. So wex here erue, and ſo gan ðen An twen here hirdeſ ſtriui_n_g gan ben; 804 Lot, by leave of his uncle, chose the plains of the Loth him cheſ, bi leue of abram, ðat herðe hende ðe flu_m_ iurdan; [124] _w_ in MS. But the _w_ is much like _p_. ABRAM DWELLS AT MAMRE. LOT IN SODOM. Jordan for his dwelling-place. In mirie dale hiſe bigginge he ches, ðat he ſiðen twie for-les. 808 [Fol. 16b.] Abram let loth in welðe and wale, Abram dwelt in Mamre-dale, towards Ebron. And ferde a-wei to mambre dale; ðor wunede abram henden ebron, ðat burge an oðer man lið on, 812 This city is called Kirjatharba, _i. e._ four cities. It atteð cariatharbe, On engle ſpeche fowre cite; fowre arbe cariatht arn in, Four lie buried there. for ðat fowre biried ðor ben; 816 There was laid Adam and Eve, Abram and Sarai, Jacob and Leah. ðor waſ leid adam and eua, Abram ſiðen and ſarra; ðor yſaac and rebecca, And iacob and hiſe wif lia. 820 Mamre, Eschol, and Aner were sworn brothers with Abram. MAmbre, wið excol and anel, ðor luueden Abram ful wel; He woren breðere of kinde boren, And abram woren he breðre ſworen. 824 Q_u_or abram wunede, ðor wex bi An ok' ðat waſ of gibi, God promised that Abram's seed should possess the land wherein he was a stranger.