Kebra Nagast

Concerning Abraham these are they whom Canaan seized by the Girgasites force from the seed of Shem. For it was not right for him to invade [his] kingdom, and to falsify the oath, and because of this they ceased to be, and their ; memorial perished, through transgressing [God's] command, and worshipping idols, and bowing down to those who were not gods. And after the death of Shem Arphaxad reigned, and after death the of 1 Kaynan (Cainan) reigned, and after the death of Kaynan Sala (Salah) reigned, and after him Eber reigned, and after him Palek (Peleg) reigned, and after him Ragaw (Reu) reigned, and after him Seroh (Serug) reigned, and after him Nakhor (Nahor) reigned, and after him Tara (Terah) reigned. And these are they who made magiArphaxad cal images, and they went to the tombs of their fathers and made an image (or, picture) of gold, and silver, and brass, and a devil used to hold converse with them out of each of the images of their fathers, and say unto " them, O my son So-and-so, offer up unto me as a sacrifice the son whom thou lovest." And they slaughtered their sons and their daughters to the devils, and they poured out innocent blood to filthy devils. 13. CONCERNING ABRAHAM And Tara (Terah) begot a son and called him " Abraham " (or, Abram). And when Abraham was twelve And years old his father Terah sent him to sell idols. Abraham said, " These are not gods that can make de" and he took away the idols to sell even as had commanded him. And he said unto " those unto whom he would sell them, Do ye wish to liverance ; his father buy gods that cannot make deliverance, [things] made of wood, and stone, and iron, and brass, which the hand of an artificer hath made ? " And they refused to buy 1 There (Gen. v. 9). is some confusion here ; Cainan was the son of Enos