Free The Skeptics Annotated Bible by Steve Wells

maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
    9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
    (16.9) “ Submit thyself under her hands.” The angel tells Hagar to return and submit to her abusive owner, Sarah.
42 Does God approve of slavery?
    10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
    11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
    12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
    13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
    14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
    15 And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
    (16.15) “Hagar bare Abraham a son.”
53 How many sons did Abraham have?
    16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
    (16.16) “Abraham was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael.”
48 How old was Abraham when Ishmael was born?
GENESIS 17
    17 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
    (17.1) “The Lord appeared to Abraham.”
49 Can God be seen?
    2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
    3 And Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him, saying,
    (17.3) “And Abraham fell on his face.”
    4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
    5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
    6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
    7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
    8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be their God.
    (17.8) “An everlasting possession” God gives Abraham and his descendants all the land of Canaan “for an everlasting possession.” This promise has inspired much of the unending strife and intolerance in the Middle East region, and it continues to do so today. Yet history and the Bible (Acts 7.5, Heb 11.13) show that this promise was not kept.
    9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
    10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
    11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
    (17.11) “ Ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin.”
54 Is circumcision required?
    12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
    13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money , must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
    (17.13) “He that is bought with thy money”
42 Does God approve of slavery?
    14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he hath broken my covenant.
    (17.14)