Apocalypse of Abraham

1 When I saw my father’s anger, I went out. And afterward, when I had gone out, he called me, saying, “Abraham!” 5:2 And I said, “Here am I!” 5:3 And he said, “Gather and take the splinters from the wood out of which I was making wooden gods before you came [and] cook me a meal!” 5:4 And it came to pass, when I was collecting the wooden splinters, I found among them a small god, lying among the pieces of wood on my left. 5:5 And on his forehead was written: “god Bar-Eshath.” 5:6 And it came to pass, when I found him, I held back and did not tell my father that I had found the wooden god Bar-Eshath among the chips. And it came to pass, after I had put the splinters on the fire, in order to cook food for my father, that I went out to ask about the food and I put Bar-Eshath near the hearth of fire, saying to him menacingly, 5:7 “Bar-Eshath, make sure that the fire does not go out before I come back. If the fire does go out, blow on it to make it flare up.” 5:8 [And] I went out, having kindled my fire. 5:9 When I came back again I found Bar-Eshath fallen backwards, his feet enveloped in fire and terribly burned. 5:10 Laughing greatly to myself, I said, “Bar-Eshath, you certainly are able to kindle fire and cook food!” 5:11 And it came to pass, while I was speaking laughingly, that he was gradually burned up by the fire and became ashes. 5:12 And I brought the food to my father, [and] he ate. 5:13 And I gave him wine and milk, and he drank and satiated himself and blessed Mar-Umath, his god. 5:14 And I said to him, “Father Terah, do not bless your god Mar-Umath, do not praise him! Praise rather your god Bar-Eshath because, in his love for you he threw himself into the fire in order to cook your food.” 5:15 And he said to me, “And where is he now?” 5:16 “He has been reduced to ashes in the fury of the fire and become dust.” 5:17 And he said, “Great is the power of Bar-Eshath! I shall make another today, and tomorrow he will make my food!”