And Adam knew Eve his wife. And she conceived and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from Jehovah.

And she bore again, his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

And Irad was born to Enoch. And Irad fathered Mehujael. And Mehujael fathered Methusael. And Methusael fathered Lamech.

And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and with cattle.

And Zillah also bore Tubalcain, the hammerer of every engraving tool of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

And Adam knew his wife again. And she bore a son, and called his name Seth. For she said, God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.

And there was also a son born to Seth, and he called his name Enos. Then men began to call upon the name of Jehovah.

And it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and when daughters were born to them,

There were giants in the earth in those days. And also after that, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore to them, they were mighty men who existed of old, men of renown.

And the flood was upon the earth forty days. And the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

And Canaan fathered Sidon, his first-born, and Heth,

And to Shem were born, even him, the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

And two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen) and pursued them to Dan.

And Abram said, Behold, You have given no seed to me. And behold, one born in my house is my heir.

And Hagar bore Abram a son. And Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bore, Ishmael.

And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

And a son of eight days shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations; he that is born in the house, or bought with silver of any stranger who is not of your seed.

He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with your silver, must be circumcised. And My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?

And Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his silver; every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins in the same day, even as God said to him.

And all the men of his house, that were born in the house, and bought with silver of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

And the first-born said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father. And he did not notice when she lay down nor when she arose.

And it happened on the next day, the first-born said to the younger, Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine this night also, and you go in and lie down with him so that we may preserve seed of our father.

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him (whom Sarah bore to him) Isaac.

And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Huz his first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,

And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

And his concubine, named Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

And before he had finished speaking, it happened, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

And she said to him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor.

And Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old. And he has given to him all that he has.

And I asked her and said, Whose daughter are you? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him. And I put the earring upon her nose and the bracelets upon her hands.

And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations. The first-born of Ishmael was Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

And after that his brother came out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel. And his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you asked me. Arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.

And his father Isaac said to him, Who are you? And he said, I am your son, your first-born, Esau.

And Laban said, It must not be done so in our country, to give the younger before the first-born.

And Leah conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Reuben, for she said, Surely Jehovah has looked upon my afflictions. Now therefore my husband will love me.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Because Jehovah has heard that I was hated, He has therefore given me this son also. And she called his name Simeon.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Now this time my husband will return to me, because I have borne him three sons. Therefore his name was called Levi.

And she conceived again, and bore a son; and she said, This time I will praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah, and quit bearing.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.

And Bilhah conceived, and bore Jacob a son.

And Rachel's slave woman Bilhah conceived again, and bore Jacob a second son.

And Leah's slave woman Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

And Leah's slave woman Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

And God listened to Leah, and she conceived, and bore Jacob the fifth son.

And Leah conceived again, and bore Jacob the sixth son.

And afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.

And she conceived and bore a son, and she said, God has taken away my reproach.

If he said this, The speckled shall be your wages, then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said this, The striped shall be your hire, then all the flocks bore striped.

That which was mangled I did not bring to you; I bore the loss of it. You required it at my hand, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob's first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's slave woman: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob born to him in Padan-aram.

And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau. And Basemath bore Reuel.

And Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son. And she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife. And she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

And she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Er.

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and she called his name Onan.

And she yet again conceived and bore a son. And she called his name Shelah. And she was at Chezib when she bore him.

And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.

And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah killed him.

And two sons were born to Joseph before the years of famine came, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bore to him.

And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh, saying, For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father's house.

And they sat before him, the first-born according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. And the men marveled at one another.

And your servant my father said to us, You know that my wife bore me two sons.

And these were the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's first-born.

These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.

These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these whom she bore to Jacob, sixteen souls.

And to Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath the daughter of Potipherah the priest of On bore him.

These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob. All the souls were fourteen.

These were the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, and she bore these to Jacob. All the souls were seven.

And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who came into Egypt, were seventy.

And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who are born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; like Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left on Manasseh's head, crossing his hands. For Manasseh was the first-born.

And Joseph said to his father, Not so, my father. For this is the first-born. Put your right hand on his head.

Reuben, you are my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.

And Joseph saw Ephraim's sons of the third generation. Also the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.