Kebra Nagast

The going down of Abraham into Egypt " And Pharaoh said unto the wife of [another] man ? " For he him, lord, slay thou not innocent blood. O unto me c She is my sister,' and therefore I took What shall I do to deliver " from hands ? And the Angel said unto myself thy " him, Give Abraham's wife back to him, and give him a And gift, and send him away to his own country." Pharaoh called and unto Abraham, straightway gave him his wife Sarah, together with a handmaiden whose name was 'Agar (Hagar), and he gave unto him gold, and silver, and costly apparel, and sent him away in said her to myself innocently. peace. And Abraham and his wife returned to their country And Sarah said unto Abraham, " I know that I am barren. Go thou in to this my handmaiden whom Pharaoh gave unto me peradventure God will in peace. ; As for me, my person is shrunk and withered, and the flower of my body hath dried up." And she gave 'Agar unto him. And Abraham went in to 'Agar, and she conceived by him, and she brought forth a son and called his name Ishmael, which " God hath heard me." And is, being interpreted, afterwards God gave Abraham seed from his wife Sarah and he begat Isaac. And afterwards Sarah became jealous of Ishmael, the son of her handmaiden, because he would reach manhood before her son, and she said, Peradventure he will slay my son and inherit his give thee seed in her. :< And Abraham offered up offerings to God and said, " Lord, what shall I do in respect of I wish him to live for Ishmael, my son, my firstborn me before Thee, but Sarah, my sister, is jealous because Thou hast given me seed in her old age." Now Ishmael was fourteen years old before Isaac was born. And God father's house." ? " What Sarah saith is true cast out the handmaiden with her son Ishmael. Let Ishmael live before Me, and I will make him a great nation, and he shall beget twelve nations and shall reign over said unto Abraham, ; H3