God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

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

No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."

The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper suitable for him.

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

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Has God really said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

but of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'"

God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

To Adam he said, "Because you have listened to your wife's voice, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for your sake. In toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

but he did not respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."

The LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Cain went out from the LORD's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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

The LORD said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

Clean animals, animals that are not clean, birds, and everything that creeps on the ground

He stayed yet another seven days, and sent forth the dove; and she did not return to him any more.

The LORD smelled the pleasant aroma. The LORD said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.

While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."

But flesh with its life, its blood, you shall not eat.

I will establish my covenant with you: all flesh will not be cut off any more by the waters of the flood, neither will there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth."

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they did not see their father's nakedness.

Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."

Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife?

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.

He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

Behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."

He brought him all of these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not divide the birds.

He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.

In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full."

The angel of the LORD said to her, "I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude."

He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.

The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."

God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not go away from your servant.

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly make ready three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes."

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

I will go down now, and see whether their deeds are as bad as the reports which have come to me. If not, I will know."

What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?

What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."

He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."

He said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."

He said, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake."

He said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?" He said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake."

and he said, "See now, my lords, please turn aside into your servant's house, stay all night, wash your feet, and you will rise up early, and go on your way." They said, "No, but we will stay in the street all night."

They called to Lot, and said to him, "Where are the men who came in to you this night? Bring them out to us, that we may have sex with them."

He said, "Please, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.

See now, I have two virgin daughters. Please let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them what seems good to you. Only do not do anything to these men, because they have come under the shadow of my roof."

It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life. Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed."

Lot said to them, "Oh, not so, my lord.

He said to him, "Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.

The firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth.

They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down, nor when she arose.

It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."

They made their father drink wine that night also. The younger went and lay with him. He did not know when she lay down, nor when she got up.

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken. For she is a man's wife."

Now Abimelech had not come near her. He said, "Lord, will you kill even a righteous nation?

Did not he tell me, 'She is my sister?' She, even she herself, said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this."

God said to him in the dream, "Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not allow you to touch her.

Now therefore, restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live. If you do not restore her, know for sure that you will die, you, and all who are yours."

Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done."

Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife's sake.'

Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.

Therefore she said to Abraham, "Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid will not be heir with my son, Isaac."

God said to Abraham, "Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the boy, and because of your handmaid. In all that Sarah says to you, listen to her voice. For from Isaac will your seed be called.

She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Do not let me see the death of the child." She sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.

God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Do not be afraid. For God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

Abimelech said, "I do not know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today."

He said, "Do not lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

and said, "I have sworn by myself, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not bring my son there again.

If the woman isn't willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this my oath. Only you shall not bring my son there again."

The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

He said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me in the way to the house of my master's relatives."

Food was set before him to eat, but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my message." He said, "Speak on."

My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,

I said to my master, 'What if the woman will not follow me?'

Then will you be clear from my oath, when you come to my relatives. If they do not give her to you, you shall be clear from my oath.'

Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me. If not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left."

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

He said to them, "Do not hinder me, seeing the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."

The LORD appeared to him, and said, "Do not go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

He left that place, and dug another well. They did not argue over that one. He called it Rehoboth. He said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land."

The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, "I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake."

that you will do us no harm, as we have not touched you, and as we have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace.' You are now the blessed of the LORD."

It happened, 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?" He said to him, "Here I am."

He said, "See now, I am old. I do not know the day of my death.

What if my father touches me? I will seem to him as a deceiver, and I would bring a curse on myself, and not a blessing."

Isaac said to Jacob, "Please come near, that I may feel you, my son, whether you are really my son Esau or not."

He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy, like his brother, Esau's hands. So he blessed him.

Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, and commanded him, "You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.