Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers.

Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.

Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son.

He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

He slept with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she realized that she was pregnant, she treated her mistress with contempt.

But his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.

So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father though not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife.

Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time God had told him.

God was with the boy, and he grew; he settled in the wilderness and became an archer.

So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field—became

When the boys grew up, Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman, but Jacob was a quiet man who stayed at home.

and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.

Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in God’s place, who has withheld children from you?”

And the man became very rich. He had many flocks, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

Then Jacob became incensed and brought charges against Laban. “What is my crime?” he said to Laban. “What is my sin, that you have pursued me?

He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.

The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.

Joseph found favor in his master’s sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.

The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to them, and he became their personal attendant. And they were in custody for some time.

Your servant became accountable to my father for the boy, saying, ‘If I do not return him to you, I will always bear the guilt for sinning against you, my father.’

In this way, Joseph acquired all the land in Egypt for Pharaoh, because every Egyptian sold his field since the famine was so severe for them. The land became Pharaoh’s,

Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property in it and became fruitful and very numerous.

He saw that his resting place was good
and that the land was pleasant,
so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load
and became a forced laborer.