And it shall be in my giving a cloud upon the earth, and the bow was seen in the cloud.

And the sons of Noah who came forth out of the ark, were - Shem and Ham and Japheth, - now, Ham, was the father of Canaan.

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

Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant and farm a vineyard.

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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

The entire lifetime of Noah was 950 years, and then he died.

And Cush fathered Nimrod. {He was the first on earth to be a mighty warrior}.

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

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

along with Resen, which was located between Nineveh and the great city of Calah.

And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim;

And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had descendants. Shem was the father of the descendants of Eber.

Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

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

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.

Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that {humankind} was building.

Therefore was its name called Babel; because Jehovah there confounded the language of the whole earth. And Jehovah scattered them thence over the face of the whole earth.

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

And Shem lived five hundred years after Arpachshad was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

And Arpachshad was thirty-five years old when he became the father of Shelah:

Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years after Shelah was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

And Shelah was thirty years old and begat Eber,

Shelah lived four hundred and three years after Eber was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

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

And Eber lived four hundred and thirty years after Peleg was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

And Peleg when he was thirty years old begat Reu,

And Peleg lived two hundred and nine years after Reu was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:

And Reu lived two hundred and seven years after Serug was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

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

And Serug lived two hundred years after Nahor was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

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

And Nahor lived a hundred and nineteen years after Terah was born, and he had other sons and daughters.

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

Now these are the records of the descendants of Terah. Terah was the father of Abram (Abraham), Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.

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

So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain 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 sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

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

And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

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 Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him, and then sent him and his wife and all that [was] with him away.

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 he went his way, by his removals, from the South even as far as to Bethel, - as far as the place where his tent was at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai:

This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the Lord.

Now, Lot also, who was going with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents.

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

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

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

At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Arioch was king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer was king of Elam, and Tidal was king of the Goiim,

they engaged in war against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, along with the king of Bela (which was also known as Zoar).

Next they turned back and came to En-mishpat (which was also known as Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, along with the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (which was also known as Zoar) prepared for battle in the Valley of Siddim

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

They also took Abram's nephew Lot captive, and confiscated his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.

Then one who escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he was living at the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. {They were allies with Abram}.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

And he divided himself against them by night, he, and his servants, and smote them, - and pursued them as far as Hobah, which was on the left of Damascus.

Then came forth the king of Sodom to meet him, after his return from the smiting of Chedorlaomer, and the kings who were with him, - into the vale of Shaveh the same, was the vale of the king.

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

After these words, the word of Jehovah was to Abram in a vision, saying, Thou shalt not fear, Abram: I a shield to thee, thy reward great exceedingly.

And behold, the word of Jehovah was to him, saying, This shall not inherit thee, for truly he who shall come forth from thy bowels shall inherit thee.

And Abram believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an 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 eyes.

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.

And to the Lord who was talking with her she gave this name, You are a God who is seen; for she said, Have I not even here in the waste land had a vision of God and am still living?

Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

And I gave to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings with all the land of Canaan for an eternal possession; and I was God to them.

And ye circumcised the flesh of your uncircumcision; and it was for a sign of the covenant between me and between you.

He shall be circumcised with circumcising, he being born in thy house, and bought with thy silver: and my covenant was in your flesh for an eternal covenant

And I blessed her, and I gave thee also a son of her: and I blessed her and she was for nations, and kings of people shall be from her.

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.

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

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

In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son;

Every man born in his household as well as those who had been purchased with money from a foreigner was circumcised with him.

And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre, - as, he, was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day.

Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may 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.