These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that Jehovah God made the earth and the heavens.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

These are the three sons of Noah, and the whole earth was overspread from them.

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

By these were the coasts of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

These were the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, and after their nations.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And from these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old and fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran fathered Lot.

All these were joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.

And there came one who had escaped. And he told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived in the plains of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. And these had a covenant with Abram.

After these things the Word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your shield and your exceeding great reward.

And he took all these to himself, and divided them in the middle, and laid each piece against one another; but he did not divide the birds.

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man. I pray you, let me bring them out to you, and you do to them as you see fit. But do nothing to these men, for this is why they came under the shadow of my roof.

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears. And the men were greatly afraid.

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What are these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?

And he said, For you shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, so that they may be a witness to me that I have dug this well.

And it happened after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.

And it happened after these things that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold Milcah! She also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

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

And the young woman ran and told her mother's house these things.

And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life, which he lived: a hundred seventy-five years.

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,

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and by their settlements; twelve chiefs according to their nations.

And these were the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred thirty-seven years. And he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

And these were the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham fathered Isaac.

Reside in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For to you and to your seed I will give all these lands; and I will establish the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.

And I will make your seed to multiply as the stars of the heavens, and will give to your seed all these lands. And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

And he said, It is because his name is called Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?

And these words of her older son Esau were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau is going to ease himself on you, to kill you.

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these of the daughters of the land, what good is my life to me?

And it happened when Laban heard the news of Jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.

I will pass through all the flocks today, taking out all the speckled and spotted sheep, and all of the black sheep among the lambs, and the spotted and the speckled among the goats. And these shall be my hire.

I was with you these twenty years. Your ewes and she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of your flock I have not eaten.

And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the flocks my flocks. All that you see is mine. And what can I do this day to these my daughters, or to their sons which they have borne?

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets you, and asks you saying, To whom do you belong? and, Where do you go? And whose are these before you?

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the boys, and said, Who are these with you? And he said, The boys with whom God has favored your servant.

These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them live in the land, and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

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 these are the generations of Esau, that is Edom.

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 these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in Mount Seir.

These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau; Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.

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 Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Basemath, 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,

Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these the sons of Adah.

And these were the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chief Nahath, and Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, Chief Korah. These were the chiefs of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

These were the sons of Esau, and these their chiefs. He is Edom.

These were the sons of Seir the Horite living in the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

And these were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

And these were the sons of Zibeon: both Aiah and Anah (he is Anah that found the hot springs in the desert as he fed the asses of Zibeon, his father).

And the sons of Anah were these: Dishon. And Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah.

And these were sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

The sons of Ezer were these: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

The sons of Dishan were these: Uz and Aran.

These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,

Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

And these were the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king over the sons of Israel.

And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwellings in the land of their possession; he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a son of seventeen years, came tending the flock with his brothers. And he was a youth with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives. And Joseph brought to his father an evil report of them.

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, I am with child by the man whose things these are. And she said, Please observe. Whose things are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff?

And after these things it happened that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph. And she said, Lie with me.

And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant which you have brought to us came in to me to sport with me.

And after these things it happened that the cupbearer of the king of Egypt, and his baker, had offended their lord the king of Egypt.

And Jacob their father said to them, You have bereaved me. Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and you will take Benjamin. All these things are against me.

And they said, The man asked us strictly of our state and of our kindred, saying, Is your father still alive? Have you yet another brother? And we told him according to the tenor of these words. Could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

And he overtook them, and he spoke to them these words.

And they said to him, Why does your lord say these words? Far be it that your servants should do according to this thing.

For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are still five years in which there will be no plowing nor harvest.

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.

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 it happened after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father is sick. And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these?

All these were the twelve tribes of Israel. And this is what their father spoke to them, and blessed them; everyone according to his blessing he blessed them.