Book of Jubilees
Chapter XII
And it came to pass in the sixth week, in the seventh year thereof, that Abram said to Terah his father, saying, " Father " And he said, " Behold, here am I, my son."
And he said, "Whathelp and profit have we from those idols which thou dost worship, And before which thou dost bow thyself ? *
For there is rio spirit in them, For they aire dumb forms, and a misleading of the he. art. Worship them not :
Worship the God of heaven, Who causeth the rain and the dew to descend on the earth, And doeth everything upon the earth, And hath created everything by His word,
Why do ye worship things that have no spirit in them? For they are the work of (men's) hands, And on your shoulders do ye bear them,* And ye have no help from them, But they are a great cause of shame to those who make them, And a misleading of the heart to those who worship them : Worship them not."
And his father said unto him, " I also know it, my son, but what shall I do with a people who have made me to serve before them ?
And if I tell them the truth, they will slay me ; for their soul cleaveth to them to worship them and honour them. Keep silent, my son, lest they slay thee."
And in the fortieth jubilee, in the second week, in the seventh 1925 year thereof, Abram took to himself a wife, and her name was Sarai, the daughter of his father, and she became his wife.
And Haran, his brother, took to himself a wife in the third year of the third week, and she bare him a son in the seventh year of this 1932 week and he called his name Lot.
And in the sixtieth year of the life of Abram, that is, in the J6 fourth week, in the fourth year thereof, Abram arose by night, and burned the house of the idols, and he burned all that was in the house, and no man knew it.
And Haran hasted to save them, but the fire flamed over him, and he was burnt in the fire, and he died in Ur of the Chaldees before Terah his father, and they buried him in Ur of the Chaldees. The Family of Terah in Haran ; Abram 's Experiences there ; his Journey to Canaan
And Terah went forth from Ur of the Chaldees, he and his sons, to go into the land of Lebanon and into the land of Canaan, and he dwelt in the land of Haran, and Abram, dwelt with Terah his father in 1 In Ap. Abraham Terah is indignant with Abraham for deriding the idols. Haran two weeks of years.
And in the sixth 1951 a.m. week, in the fifth year thereof, Abram sat up through- out the night on the new moon of the seventh month to observe the stars from the evening to the morning, in order to see what would be the character of the year with regard to the rains, and he was alone as he sat and observed.
And a word came into his heart and he said : " All the signs of the stars, and the signs of the moon and of the sun are all in the hand of the Lord. Why do I search (them) out ?
If He desireth, He causeth it to rain, morning and evening ; And if He desireth, He withholdeth it, And all things are. in His hand.'"'
And he prayed that night and said " My God, 6od Most High, Thou alone art my God, And Thee and Thy dominion have I chosen. And Thou hast created all things, And all things that are are the work of Thy hands.
Deliver me from the hands of evil spirits who have sway over the thoughts of men's hearts, And let them not lead me astray from Thee, my God. And stablish Thou me and my seed for ever That we go not astray from henceforth and for evermore."
And he said, " Shall I return unto Ur of the Chal- dees who seek my face that I may return to them, or am I to remain here in this place? The right path before Thee prosper it in the hands of Thy servant thathe may fulfil (it) and that I may not walk in the deceitfulness of my heart, O my God."
And he made an end of speaking and praying, and behold the word of the Lord was sent to him through me, saying : Get thee up from thy country, and from thy kindred and from the house of thy father unto a land which I shall show thee, and I shall make thee a great and numerous nation.
And I shall bless thee And I shall make thy name great, And thou wilt be blessed in the earth, And in thee will all families of the earth be blessed, And I shall bless them that bless thee, And curse them that curse thee. jtook the booksof his fathers, and these were written irHkebrew, and he transcribed them, and he began from henceforth to study them, and I mad<T"known to him that which he could not (understand), and he studied them during the six rainy months.
And it came to pass in the seventh year of the sixth week thathe spoke to his father, and informed him thathe would leave Haran to go into the land of Canaan to see it and return to him.
And Terah his father said unto him ; " Go in peace : May the eternal God make thy path straight, And the Lord [(be) with thee, and] protect thee from all evil, And grant unto thee grace, mercy and favour before those who see thee, And may none of the children of men have power over thee to harm thee ; Go in peace.
And if thou seest a land pleasant to thy eyes to dwell in, then arise and take me to thee and take Lot with thee, the son of Haran thy brother, as thine own son : the Lord be with thee.