The Book of Jasher 57

¹🔗nd the king said Who advised thee to this? Tell me, do not hide aught from me, and then thou shalt not die.

²🔗 And Terah was greatly terrified in the king's presence, and he said to the king, It was Haran my eldest son who advised me to this; and Haran was in those days that Abram was born, two and thirty years old.

³🔗 But Haran did not advise his father to anything, for Terah said this to the king in order to deliver his soul from the king, for he feared greatly; and the king said to Terah, Haran thy son who advised thee to this shall die through fire with Abram; for the sentence of death is upon him for having rebelled against the king's desire in doing this thing.

⁴🔗 And Haran at that time felt inclined to follow the ways of Abram, but he kept it within himself.

⁵🔗 And Haran said in his heart, Behold now the king has seized Abram on account of these things which Abram did, and it shall come to pass, that if Abram prevail over the king I will follow him, but if the king prevail I will go after the king.

⁶🔗 And when Terah had spoken this to the king concerning Haran his son, the king ordered Haran to be seized with Abram. 21 . And they brought them both, Abram and Haran his brother, to cast them into the fire; and all the inhabitants of the land and the king's servants and princes and all the women and little ones were there, standing that day over them.

⁷🔗 And the king's servants took Abram and his brother, and they stripped them of all their clothes excepting their lower garments which were upon them.

⁸🔗 And they bound their hands and feet with linen cords, and the servants of the king lifted them up and cast them both into the furnace.

⁹🔗 And the Lord loved Abram and he had compassion over him, and the Lord came down and delivered Abram from the fire and he was not burned.

¹⁰🔗 But all the cords with which they bound him were burned, while Abram remained and walked about in the fire. 26.