The Earth was void and empty and darkness was upon the deep, and the spirit of God moved upon the water.

Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light.

And God saw the light that it was good: and divided the light from the darkness,

and called the light "day," and the darkness "night." And so of the evening and morning was made the first day.

Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

And God called the firmament "heaven." And so of the evening and morning was made the second day.

And God called the dry land "the earth" and the gathering together of waters called he "the sea." And God saw that it was good.

And the earth brought forth herb and grass sowing seed, every one in his kind, and trees bearing fruit and having their seed in themselves, every one in his kind. And God saw that it was good:

and then of the evening and morning was made the third day.

And let them be lights in the firmament of heaven, to shine upon the earth." And so it was.

and to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light from darkness. And God saw that it was good:

and so of the evening and morning was made the fourth day.

And God created great whales and all manner of creatures that live and move, which the waters brought forth in their kinds, and all manner of feathered fowls in their kinds. And God saw that it was good:

And so of the evening and morning was made the fifth day.

And God made the beasts of the earth in their kinds, and cattle in their kinds, and all manner worms of the earth in their kinds: and God saw that it was good.

and for all beasts of the earth, and unto all fowls of the air, and unto all that creepeth on the earth wherein is life, that they may have all manner herbs and grass for to eat." And even so it was.

And God beheld all that he had made, and lo they were exceeding good: and so of the evening and morning was made the sixth day.

Thus was heaven and earth finished with all their apparel:

and all the shrubs of the field before they were in the earth. And all the herbs of the field before they sprang: for the LORD God had yet sent no rain upon the earth, neither was there yet any man to till the earth.

Then the LORD God shope man, even of the mold of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life. So man was made a living soul.

And Adam gave names unto all manner cattle, and unto the fowls of the air, and unto all manner beasts of the field. But there was no help found unto Adam to bear him company.

Then said Adam, "This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called woman: because she was taken of the man."

But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden."

And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

And he answered, "Thy voice I heard in the garden, but I was afraid because I was naked, and therefore hid myself."

And he said, "Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, of which I bade thee that thou shouldest not eat?"

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the earth whence thou wast taken: for earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return."

And Adam called his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all that liveth.

and the LORD God cast him out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth whence he was taken.

but unto Cain and unto his offering, looked he not. And Cain was wroth exceedingly, and lowered.

And Cain lay with his wife, which conceived and bare Enoch. And he was building a city and called the name of it after the name of his son, Enoch.

And Lamech took him two wives: the one was called Adah, and the other Zillah.

And his brother's name was Jubal; of him came all that exercise themselves on the harp and on the organs.

And Zillah she also bare Tubalcain; a worker in metal and a father of all that grave in brass and iron. And Tubalcain's sister was called Naamah.

And when Adam was a hundred and thirty years old, he begat a son after his likeness and similitude: and called his name Seth.

and then Enoch lived a godly life, and was no more seen - for God took him away.

And when Noah was five hundred years old, he begat Shem, Ham and Japheth.

And when the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was increased upon the earth, and that all the imagination and thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God.

And the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and was full of mischief.

And God looked upon the earth, and lo it was corrupt: for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

and Noah was six hundred years old, when the flood of water came upon the earth.

And the flood came forty days and forty nights upon the earth, and the water increased and bare up the ark and it was lift up from off the earth.

so that all that had the breath of life in the nostrils of it, throughout all that was on dry land, died.

Thus was destroyed all that was upon the earth; both man, beasts, worms and fowls of the air, so that they were destroyed from the earth: save Noah was reserved only and they that were with him in the ark.

and the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain of heaven was forbidden,

and the dove came to him again about eventide, and behold: there was in her mouth a leaf of an olive tree which she had plucked, whereby Noah perceived that the waters were abated upon the earth.

And it came to pass, the six hundred and one year and the first day of the first month, that the waters were dried up upon the earth. And Noah took off the hatches of the ark and looked: and behold, the face of the earth was dry.

So by the twenty seventh day of the second month the earth was dry.

These are the three sons of Noah, and of these was all the world overspread.

and drank of the wine and was drunk, and lay uncovered in the midst of his tent.

As soon as Noah was awaked from his wine and wist what his youngest son had done unto him,

He was a mighty hunter in the sight of the LORD, whereof came the proverb "he is as Nimrod, that mighty hunter in the sight of the LORD."

And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar:

And Eber begat two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his time the earth was divided. And the name of his brother was Joktan.

And the dwelling of them was from Mesha until thou come unto Sephar, a mountain of the east land.

And all the world was of one tongue and one language.

And they said, one to another, "Come on, let us make brick and burn it with fire." So brick was their stone and slime was their mortar.

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

And Shelah was thirty years old and begat Eber,

When Eber was thirty four years old, he begat Peleg,

And Peleg when he was thirty years old begat Reu,

And when Serug was thirty years old, he begat Nahor,

And Nahor, when he was twenty nine years old, begat Terah,

And when Terah was seventy years old, he begat Abram, Nahor and Haran.

And Haran died before Terah his father, in the land where he was born, at Ur in Chaldea.

And Abram and Nahor took them wives. Abram's wife was called Sarai. And Nahor's wife, Milcah the daughter of Haran; which was father of Milcah and of Iscah.

But Sarai was barren and had no child.

And when Terah was two hundred years old and five he died in Haran.

And Abram went as the LORD bade him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy five years old, when he went out of Haran.

After this there came a dearth in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the dearth was sore in the land.

And when he was come nigh for to enter into Egypt, he said unto Sarai his wife, "Behold, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.

As soon as he came into Egypt, the Egyptians saw the woman that she was very fair.

And Pharaoh's lords saw her also, and praised her unto Pharaoh, so that she was taken into Pharaoh's house;

Then Pharaoh called Abram and said, "Why hast thou thus dealt with me? Wherefore toldest thou me not that she was thy wife?

Why saidest thou that she was thy sister, and causedest me to take her to my wife? But now, lo, there is thy wife: take her and be walking."

Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.

And he went on his journey from the south even unto Bethel, and unto the place where his tent was at the first time between Bethel and Ai,

so that the land was not able to receive them that they might dwell together. For the substance of their riches was so great, that they could not dwell together.

Then Lot lift up his eyes, and beheld all the country about Jordan: that it was a plenteous country of water. For, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, it was round about Zoar, even as the pleasant garden of the LORD, and as the land of Egypt.

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was departed from him, "Lift up thine eyes and look from the place where thou art, northward, southward, eastward and westward,

And that vale of Siddim was full of slime pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there. And the residue fled to the mountains.

When Abram heard that his brother was taken, he harnessed his servants born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and followed till they came at Dan.

And Abram believed the LORD, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

And when the sun was down, there fell a slumber upon Abram. And lo, fear and great darkness came upon him.

When the sun was down and it was waxed dark, behold, there was a smoking furnace and a fire brand that went between the said pieces.

Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children. But she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived her mistress was despised in her sight.

And Abram was eighty six years old, when Hagar bare him Ishmael.

When Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to him saying, "I am the almighty God: walk before me and be uncorrupt.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants born in his house, and all that was bought with money; as many as were men children among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the foreskin of their flesh, even the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he cut off the foreskin of his flesh.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when the foreskin of his flesh was circumcised.

The selfsame day was Abraham circumcised and Ishmael his son.

Let a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

And Abraham ran unto his beasts and fetched a calf that was tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, which made it ready at once.

And he said, "I will come again unto thee as soon as the fruit can live. And lo, Sara thy wife shall have a son." That heard Sara, out of the tent door which was behind his back.

Then Sara denied it, saying, "I laughed not." For she was afraid. But he said, "Yes, thou laughtest."

And he said, "See lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house; and tarry all night and wash your feet, and rise up early and go on your ways." And they said, "Nay, but we will bide in the streets all night."

And as he prolonged the time, the men caught both him, his wife and his two daughters by the hands; because the LORD was merciful unto him, and they brought him forth and set him without the city.