Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.

So she gave Hagar to him to be his concubine. (This happened after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years.)

So she gave Bilhah to her husband, and he had intercourse with her.

When Leah realized that she had stopped having children, she gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob as his wife.

That same night Jacob got up, took his two wives, his two concubines, and his eleven children, and crossed the Jabbok River.

While Jacob was living in that land, Reuben had sexual intercourse with Bilhah, one of his father's concubines; Jacob heard about it and was furious. Jacob had twelve sons.

In those days before Israel had a king, there was a Levite living far back in the hill country of Ephraim. He took a young woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.

But she became angry with him, went back to her father's house in Bethlehem, and stayed there four months.

The father insisted that he stay, and so he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.

save me from those who in this life have all they want. Punish them with the sufferings you have stored up for them; may there be enough for their children and some left over for their children's children!

But I will see you, because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.

so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.

Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish?

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

But he has always given evidence of his existence by the good things he does: he gives you rain from heaven and crops at the right times; he gives you food and fills your hearts with happiness."

Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar some food and a leather bag full of water. He put the child on her back and sent her away. She left and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites would come with the Amalekites and the desert tribes and attack them.

There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil.

and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East.