The Book of Jasher 48

¹🔗nd he caused the sons of men to sin, therefore it is said, From the wicked goeth forth wickedness.

²🔗 At that time there was war between the families of the children of Ham, as they were dwelling in the cities which they had built.

³🔗 And Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, went away from the families of the children of Ham, and he fought with them and he subdued them, and he went to the five cities of the plain and he fought against them and he subdued them, and they were under his control.

⁴🔗 And they served him twelve years, and they gave him a yearly tax.

⁵🔗 At that time died Nahor, son of Serug, in the forty-ninth year of the life of Abram son of Terah.

⁶🔗 And in the fiftieth year of the life of Abram son of Terah, Abram came forth from the house of Noah, and went to his father's house.

⁷🔗 And Abram knew the Lord, and he went in his ways and instructions, and the Lord his God was with him.

⁸🔗 And Terah his father was in those days, still captain of the host of king Nimrod, and he still followed strange gods.

⁹🔗 And Abram came to his father's house and saw twelve gods standing there in their temples, and the anger of Abram was kindled when he saw these images in his father's house.

¹⁰🔗 And Abram said, As the Lord liveth these images shall not remain in my father's house; so shall the Lord who created me do unto me if in three days' time I do not break them all.

¹¹🔗 And Abram went from them, and his anger burned within him. And Abram hastened and went from the chamber to his father's outer court, and he found his father sitting in the court, and all his servants with him, and Abram came and sat before him.

¹²🔗 And Abram asked his father, saying, Father, tell me where is God who created heaven and earth, and all the sons of men upon earth, and who created thee and me. And Terah answered his son Abram and said, Behold those who created us are all with us in the house. 20.