The gold of that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also found there.

He told the woman, "I'll greatly increase the pain of your labor during childbirth. It will be painful for you to bear children, "since your trust is turning toward your husband, and he will dominate you."

You will eat food by the sweat of your brow until you're buried in the ground, because you were taken from it. You're made from dust and you'll return to dust."

"My punishment is too great to bear," Cain told the LORD.

they engaged in war against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, along with the king of Bela (which was also known as Zoar).

When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

So Sarai told Abram, "You are well aware that the LORD has prevented me from giving birth to a child. Go have sex with my servant, so that I may possibly bear a son through her."

Hagar eventually gave birth to Abram's son. Abram named his son whom Hagar bore Ishmael.

The LORD asked Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and think, "Am I really going to bear a child, since I'm so old?'

Didn't he say to me, "She's my sister'? And she also said, "He's my brother.' I did this with pure intentions and clean hands."

Then God replied to him in the dream, "I know that you did this with pure intentions, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore, I didn't allow you to touch her.

Then Abraham interceded with God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants so they could bear children,

Abraham named his son who was born to him Isaac the very one whom Sarah bore for him!

So early the next morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a leather bottle of water, gave them to Hagar, and placed them on her shoulder. He then sent her away, along with the child. She went off and roamed in the Beer-sheba wilderness.

Then she went and sat by herself about a distance of a bowshot away, because she kept saying to herself, "I can't bear to watch the child die!" That's why she sat a short distance away, crying aloud and weeping.

Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba, because the two of them swore an oath.

So after they had made a covenant in Beer-sheba, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, left and returned to Philistine territory.

Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer-sheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD God Everlasting.

After this, Abraham returned to his servants and they set out together for Beer-sheba, where Abraham settled.

Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

"That's when I asked, "Whose daughter are you?' "She replied, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore for him.'

Later on, as Isaac was returning one evening from Beer-lahai-roi (he had been living in the Negev),

She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac, who continued to live near Beer-lahai-roi.

Now this is what happened to Ishmael, whom Sarah's Egyptian servant Hagar bore for Abraham.

Later on, he left there and went to Beer-sheba,

So Isaac named the well Shebah, which is why the city is named Beer-sheba to this day.

When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Meanwhile, Jacob had left Beer-sheba and was on his way to Haran.

Leah conceived, bore a son, and named him Reuben, because she was saying, "The LORD had looked on my torture, so now my husband will love me."

Later, she conceived again, bore a son, and declared, "Because the LORD heard that I'm neglected, he gave me this one, too." So she named him Simeon.

Then she conceived yet again, bore a son, and said, "This time I'll praise the LORD." So she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing children.

Rachel responded, "Here's my handmaid Bilhah. Go have sex with her. She can bear children on my knees so I can have children through her."

Bilhah conceived and bore a son for Jacob.

Rachel's servant conceived again and bore a second son for Jacob,

Leah's servant Zilpah bore a son to Jacob,

Later, Leah's servant Zilpah bore a second son for Jacob.

God heard what Leah had said, so she conceived and bore a fifth son for Jacob.

Later, Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son for Jacob.

After that, Leah conceived, bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.

so she conceived, bore a son, and remarked, "God has removed my shame."

Then he placed the branches that he had stripped bare in all the watering troughs where the flocks came to drink. He placed the branches in front of the flock, and they went into heat as they came to drink.

When the flocks mated in front of the branches, they would bear offspring that were striped, speckled, or spotted.

It's actually in my power to do some serious evil to you, but last night the God of your father told me, "Be careful what you say to Jacob whether good or evil.'

and whatever was torn by beasts, I never bothered to bring to you. Instead, I bore the losses myself. Even so, you demanded that I provide restitution for anything that was stolen, whether during the day or the night.

Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, and

Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the territory of Canaan.

Timnah was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz.

These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the daughter of Zibeon. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau.

Beor's son Bela ruled over Edom. His city's name was Dinhabah.

and she conceived, bore a son, and named him Er.

Later, she conceived again, bore another son, and named him Onan.

Then she bore yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was living in Kezib when she bore him.

Just then, seven other cows emerged after them, poor, ugly, and appearing very gaunt in their flesh. I've never seen anything as ugly as those cows anywhere in the entire land of Egypt!

I'll even offer myself to guarantee that I'll be responsible for him. If I don't bring him back and present him to you, I'll personally bear the consequences forever.

"Then your servant, our father, told us, "You know my wife bore me two sons.

Later, Israel began his journey, taking along everything that he owned, and arrived at Beer-sheba, where he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

So Jacob got up and left Beer-sheba, and Israel's sons carried their father Jacob, their little ones, and their wives in the transport wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry them.

These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore for Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. He had 33 sons and daughters.

Asher's sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah's sons Heber and Malchiel were also included.

These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen children for Jacob.

Joseph's sons born in the land of Egypt were Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore for him.

These were sons of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel. She bore these children for Jacob seven in all.

Now Israel's eyesight had become poor from age. Because he couldn't see well, Joseph brought them close to him, and Israel kissed them both and embraced them.

"Reuben, you're my firstborn, my strength, and the first fruit of my vitality. You excel in rank and excel in power.

Judah is a lion cub. My son, you have gone up from the prey. Crouching like a lion, he lies down, Like a lioness, who would dare rouse him?

Your father's blessings will prove to be stronger than blessings from the eternal mountains or bounties from the everlasting hills. May they come to rest on Joseph's head, May they be set upon the brow of the one who was separated from his own brothers."