And the earth was without form and empty. And darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.

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

And God saw the light that it was good. And God divided between the light and the darkness.

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

And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so.

And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the gathering together of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth tender sprouts (the herb seeding seed and the fruit tree producing fruit after its kind, whose seed is in itself) upon the earth; and it was so.

And the earth brought forth tender sprouts, the herb yielding seed after its kind, and the tree producing fruit after its kind, whose seed was in itself. And God saw that it was good.

And let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth. And it was so.

and to rule over the day and over the night; and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

And God created great sea-animals, and every living soul that creeps with which the waters swarmed after their kind; and every winged fowl after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creepers, and its beasts of the earth after its kind; and it was so.

And God made the beasts of the earth after its kind, and cattle after their kind, and all creepers upon the earth after their kind. And God saw that it was good.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeper on the earth which has in it a living soul every green plant is for food; and it was so.

And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

And every shrub of the field was not yet on the earth, and every plant of the field had not yet sprung up, for Jehovah God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no man to till the ground.

And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The tree of life also was in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden. And from there it was divided and became four heads.

And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every animal of the field and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.

And Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field. But there was not found a suitable helper for Adam.

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. She shall be called Woman because she was taken out of man.

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

And he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I am naked, and I hid myself.

And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

And she bore again, his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Irad was born to Enoch. And Irad fathered Mehujael. And Mehujael fathered Methusael. And Methusael fathered Lamech.

And Lamech took two wives to himself. The name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the other was Zillah.

And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and with cattle.

And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those playing the harp and the organ.

And Zillah also bore Tubalcain, the hammerer of every engraving tool of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

And there was also a son born to Seth, and he called his name Enos. Then men began to call upon the name of Jehovah.

And Enoch walked with God, and then he was not, for God took him.

And Noah was five hundred years old. And Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And Jehovah repented that He had made man on the earth, and He was angry to His heart.

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

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

And God looked upon the earth. And, behold, it was corrupted! For all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth.

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

And the flood was upon the earth forty days. And the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

all who breathed the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

And every living thing which was on the face of the earth was destroyed, from man to cattle, and to the creeping things, and the fowls of the heavens. And they were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.

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

And the dove came in to him in the evening. And, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters had gone down from off the earth.

And it happened in the six hundred and first year, at the beginning, on the first of the month, that 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 earth was dried!

And in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry.

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

And he drank of the wine and was drunk. And he was uncovered inside his tent.

He was a mighty hunter before Jehovah. Therefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Jehovah.

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

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon (as you come to Gerar) to Gaza, as you go in towards Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboim, even to Lasha.

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

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as you go to Sephar, a mountain of the east.

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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

And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. The name of Abram's wife was Sarai. And the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

But Sarai was barren. She had no child.

And Abram departed, even as Jehovah had spoken to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, unto the Oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

And there was a famine in the land. And Abram went down into Egypt to stay there, for the famine was grievous in the land.

And it happened when Abram had come into Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her before Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

Why did you say, She is my sister? And so I was about to take her to me as wife. Now therefore behold your wife. Take her and go.

And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, (and Lot was with him) into the south.

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold.

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might live together. For their substance was great, so that they could not live together.

And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite lived then in the land.

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the circuit of Jordan, that it was all well watered (before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah,) like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt as you come to Zoar.

And after Lot was separated from him, Jehovah said to Abram, Lift up your eyes now and look from the place where you are northward and southward, and eastward and westward.

And the valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen) and pursued them to Dan.

And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was the priest of the most high God.

And it happened as the sun was setting, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, behold, a horror of great darkness fell upon him!

And it happened, the sun went down, and it was dark and behold, a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp passed between those pieces.

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, did not bear. And she had a female slave, an Egyptian, and her name was Hagar.

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

And Sarai said to Abram, My wrong be upon you. I have given my slave woman into your bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. Jehovah judge between me and you.

Therefore the well was called The Well of the Living One Seeing Me. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

And Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Jehovah appeared to Abram and said to him, I am the Almighty God! Walk before Me and be perfect.

And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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

Let a little water, I pray, be brought, and wash Your feet, and rest under the tree.

And He said, I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and lo, Sarah your wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door which was behind Him.

Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.

And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. And Abraham was going with them to bring them on the way.

and said, Behold now, my lords, please turn into your servant's house and stay all night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise up early and go your way. And they said, No, but we will stay in the street.

Hurry and escape there! For I cannot do anything till you have come there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him (whom Sarah bore to him) Isaac.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast the day that Isaac was weaned.

And the thing was very evil in Abraham's sight, because of his son.

And the water was gone in the bottle, and she cast the boy under one of the shrubs.

And God was with the boy, and he grew, and lived in the wilderness, and became an archer.

And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked. And, behold, a ram behind him was entangled in a thicket by its horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

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

And Sarah was a hundred twenty seven years old, the years of the life of Sarah.