Michael Is Sent to Abraham

1 Abraham lived out the full measure of his life, nine hundred and ninety-five years, and he spent all the years of his life in quietness, gentleness, and righteousness. This righteous man was extremely hospitable. He pitched his tent at the crossroads by the oak of Mamre and welcomed everyone, both rich and poor, kings and rulers, the injured and the helpless, friends and strangers, neighbors and travelers. The devout, all-holy, righteous, and hospitable Abraham entertained them all alike. 2 Yet even to him there came the common, unavoidable, bitter lot of death and the uncertain end of life. So the Lord God summoned his archangel Michael and said to him: Go down, chief-captain Michael, to Abraham and speak to him about his death, so that he may set his affairs in order. I have blessed him like the stars of heaven and like the sand on the seashore, and he has an abundance of long life and many possessions, and he is becoming extremely rich. 3 More than anyone else he is righteous in every kind of goodness, hospitable and loving to the end of his life. So go, archangel Michael, to Abraham, my beloved friend,⁠a and announce his death to him, and assure him with these words: At this time you will depart from this empty world, you will leave the body, and you will go to your own Lord among the good.