Nimrod declared himself a god to be worshipped. He
made a round tower of stone planted in the midst of the
earth, and placed a throne of cedar on the stone, and upon
this one of iron, another of copper, then of silver, then of
gold, one on top of the other, the seventh of pearl and precious stones. When Abraham was born the magicians told
him that his kingdom was coming to an end, and he intended to purchase the child from the father. Terah refused,
hid the child in a cave. Abraham grew big and returned
home. His father was selling idols and Abraham dissuaded
the people from buying. He smashed them all, placed an
axe in the hand of the biggest and told his father that because the others were disobedient, the big one had smashed
them. Terah wondered at it.
2b. Abraham, coming out of the cave, worshipped in turn
sun, moon and then God. He carried the sacrifice of his
father to the idols, who did not partake of it, so he burned
the whole house. He was brought before Nimrod who had
declared himself God. Abraham asked him to make the sun
rise in the west and set in the east. Nimrod had a furnace
heated and Abraham thrown into it; the magicians said
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that the brother of Abraham, was an astrologer and a fire
worshipper, therefore the fire did not injure Abraham. A
spark of fire then burnt Haran. All the nations recognised
the superiority of God by the miraculous escape of Abraham.
2. Nimrod declared himself a god to be worshipped. He
made a round tower of stone planted in the midst of the
earth, and placed a throne of cedar on the stone, and upon
this one of iron, another of copper, then of silver, then of
gold, one on top of the other, the seventh of pearl and precious stones. When Abraham was born the magicians told
him that his kingdom was coming to an end, and he intended to purchase the child from the father. Terah refused,
hid the child in a cave. Abraham grew big and returned
home. His father was selling idols and Abraham dissuaded
the people from buying. He smashed them all, placed an
axe in the hand of the biggest and told his father that because the others were disobedient, the big one had smashed
them. Terah wondered at it.
2b. Abraham, coming out of the cave, worshipped in turn
sun, moon and then God. He carried the sacrifice of his
father to the idols, who did not partake of it, so he burned
the whole house. He was brought before Nimrod who had
declared himself God. Abraham asked him to make the sun
rise in the west and set in the east. Nimrod had a furnace
heated and Abraham thrown into it; the magicians said
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52 -
that the brother of Abraham, was an astrologer and a fire
worshipper, therefore the fire did not injure Abraham. A
spark of fire then burnt Haran. All the nations recognised
the superiority of God by the miraculous escape of Abraham.
