And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

In the sweat of thy face thou shall eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it thou were taken. For thou are dust, and to dust thou shall return.

And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.

male and female he created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, in the day when they were created.

And the days of Adam were eight hundred years after he begot Seth. And he begot sons and daughters.

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died.

And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.

And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.

And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

And all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety-five years, and he died.

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty-two years, and he died.

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty-five years.

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty-nine years, and he died.

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy-seven years, and he died.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were born to them,

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair. And they took to them wives of all that they chose.

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

And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered,

fifteen cubits upward. The waters prevailed, and the mountains were covered.

And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, from man, to cattle, to creeping things, and birds of the heavens, and they were destroyed from the earth. And only Noah was left, and those who were with h

And God remembered Noah, and all the beasts, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Also the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

And he sent forth a raven. And it went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground.

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. And she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. And he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her in to him into the ark.

And the dove came in to him at evening. And, lo, in her mouth an olive leaf plucked off, so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked. And, behold, the face of the

And the sons of Noah, who went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was spread over.

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness.

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.

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

From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterward the families of the Canaanite were spread abroad.

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

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

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

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

And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against LORD.

And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

And some man came who had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner. And these were allies with Abram.

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (the same is the King's Valley).

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had

And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age. It had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

And they smote the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

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

And she went, and sat herself down opposite him a good way off, as it were a bowshot. For she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat opposite him, and the child lifted up its voice, and wept.

And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years. These were the years of the life of Sarah.

So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure

And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.

And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels. And he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.

And they ate and drank, he and the men who were with him, and tarried all night. And they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away to my master.

And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the evening. And he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, there were camels coming.

And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

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

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

And they were a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Here I am.

And Rebekah took the goodly garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.

And he did not discern him, because his hands were hairy as his brother Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

And the words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said to him, Behold, thy brother Esau comforts himself concerning thee, to kill thee.

And he looked, and, behold, a well in the field. And, lo, three flocks of sheep were laying there by it, for they watered the flocks out of that well. And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.

And all the flocks were gathered there. And they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in its place.

And Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored.

And he removed that day the he-goats that were ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of h

but when the flock were weak, he did not put them in. So the weaker were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were ringstreaked, speckled, and grizzled.

Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed. And he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies.

And Jacob said, No, I pray thee, if now I have found favor in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand, inasmuch as I have seen thy face, as any man would see the face of God, and thou were pleased with me.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. And his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob held his peace until they came.

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. And the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel in laying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and killed all the males.

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments.

And they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hand, and the rings which were in their ears. And Jacob hid them under the oak that was by Shechem.

And they journeyed, and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan (the same is Bethel), he and all the people that were with him.

And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

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

And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

And these are 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 Jalam, and Korah.

And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan's sister was Timna.

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright. And, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound. And he was there in the prison.

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. And whatever they did there, he was the doer of it.

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.