And Abraham rose up in the morning and saddled his donkey, and he took with him two servants, and Isaac his son, and having split wood for a whole burnt offering, he arose and departed, and came to the place of which God spoke to him,

I prepared myself, (and was not terrified) to keep Your commandments.

And now, because you have done all these deeds, and I spoke to you, but you hearkened not to Me; and I called you, but you answered not.

In the thirteenth year of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, even until this day for twenty-three years, I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,

to hearken to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I sent to you early in the morning; yes, I sent them, but you hearkened not to Me;

And in the very early morning before dawn, He arose and He went out, and went away to a deserted place; and there He was praying.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two young men to spy [the land], saying, Go up and view the land; especially Jericho. And the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name [was] Rahab, and lodged there.

And Israel sojourned in Shittim, and the people profaned themselves by committing harlotry with the daughters of Moab.

O My people, remember now, what counsel Balak king of Moab took against you, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Gilgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.