<P> Often in the Hebrew Bible, individuals spontaneously pray to God when faced with difficulty or having avoided it . As mentioned above, these prayers are not always given in full, however, many are fully related . Certain themes appear throughout the tanakh's portrayal of this prayer type . One of the most significant is the idea of argumentation, which is frequently described by the text, or its interpreters . </P> <P> Listed chronologically below are these occurrences of recorded individual prayer . </P> <P> The first notable prayer whose text is recorded in the Torah and Hebrew Bible occurs when Abraham pleads with God not to destroy the people of Sodom, where his nephew Lot resides . He bargains with God not to destroy the city if there are fifty good men within, and eventually lowers to total to ten . God sends two angels to the city, which is ultimately destroyed with "burning sulfur" when they cannot find the ten requisite good people . </P> <P> When Abraham is an old man, he makes his head servant, who while not named specifically, is almost certainly Eliezer of Damascus, promise to find his son Isaac a wife from his people to marry . Eliezer expresses uncertainty that a woman will agree to return to Abraham's household, especially since he is told not to bring Isaac with him . In response, Abraham tells Eliezer that God will send an angel to assure his success in his mission . Eliezer, however, upon reaching the town of Nahor's well during evening, when the women of the city would draw water, begins to pray . </P>

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