And God said, "Let the waters that are under heaven gather themselves unto one place, that the dry land may appear." And it came so to pass.

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth herb and grass that sow seed, and fruitful trees that bear fruit, every one in his kind, having their seed in themselves, upon the earth." And it came so to pass.

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures in their kinds: cattle and worms and beasts of the earth in their kinds." And so it came to pass.

And Ada bare Jabal; of whom came they that dwell in tents and possess cattle.

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

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the earth and had begot them daughters,

Then said God to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of their mischief. And lo, I will destroy them with the earth.

But I will make mine covenant with thee, that both thou shalt come into the ark and thy sons, thy wife and thy sons' wives with thee.

And male and female see that they be, of birds in their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of all manner of worms of the earth in their kind: a pair of every thing shall come unto thee to keep them alive.

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

came in by couples of every kind unto Noah into the ark: a male and a female: even as God commanded Noah.

And the seventh day the waters of the flood came upon the earth.

And they came unto Noah into the ark by couples, of all flesh that had breath of life in it.

And they that came, came male and female of every flesh according as God commanded him: and the LORD shut the door upon him.

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.

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 he tarried yet seven other days, and sent forth the dove, which from thenceforth came no more again to him.

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.

"Come out of the ark, both thou and thy wife and thy sons and thy sons' wives with thee.

And Noah came out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.

The sons of Noah that came out of the ark were: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham he is the father of Canaan.

Of these came the Isles of the gentiles in their countries, every man in his speech, kindred and nation.

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."

Out of that land came Assyria, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

Pathrusim and Casluhim: from whence came the Philistines, and the Caphthorines.

And the coasts of the Canaanites were from Sidon till thou come to Gerar and to Gaza, and till thou come to Sodom, Gomorrah, Adma, Zeboiim: even unto Lasha.

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

These are the kindreds of the sons of Noah, in their generations and nations. And of these came the people that were in the world after the flood.

And as they came from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and there they dwelled.

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.

And they said, "Come on, let us build us a city and a tower, that the top may reach unto heaven. And let us make us a name, for peradventure we shall be scattered abroad over all the earth."

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the children of Adam had built.

Come on, let us descend and mingle their tongue even there, that one understand not what another sayeth."

Then took Terah: Abram his son, and Lot his son Haran's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law his son Abram's wife. And they went with him from Ur in Chaldea, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and dwelled there.

And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, with all their goods which they had gotten, and souls which they had begotten in Haran. And they departed to go into the land of Canaan. And when they were come into the land of Canaan,

Abram went forth into the land till he came unto a place called Shechem, and unto the oak of Moreh. And the Cananites dwelled then in the land.

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.

It will come to pass, therefore, when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, 'she is his wife.' And so shall they slay me and save thee.

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

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan: And Lot in the cities of the plain, and tented till he came to Sodom.

All these came together unto the vale of Siddim, which is now the salt sea.

Therefore in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Giants in Ashteroth-Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

And then turned they and came to the well of judgment which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwell in Hazezon-Tamar.

Then came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; which dwelt in the oak grove of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner, which were confederate with Abram.

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 as he returned again from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings that were with him, then came the king of Sodom to meet him, unto the vale of Shaveh which now is called King's Dale.

After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

And behold, the word of the LORD spake unto Abram saying, "He shall not be thine heir, but one that shall come out of thine own body shall be thine heir."

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

But the nation whom they shall serve, will I judge. And afterward shall they come out with great substance.

and in the fourth generation they shall come hither again, for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full."

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, to comfort your hearts withal. And then go your ways, for even therefore are ye come to your servant." And they answered, "Do even so as thou hast said."

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.

I will go down and see whether they have done altogether according to that cry which is come unto me or not, that I may know."

And there came two angels to Sodom at even. And Lot sat at the gate of the city. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself to the ground with his face.

And they called unto Lot and said unto him, "Where are the men which came into thy house tonight? Bring them out unto us that we may do our lust with them."

Behold, I have two daughters which have known no man; them will I bring out unto you: do with them as it seemeth you good: Only unto these men do nothing, for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof."

And they said, "Come hither." And they said, "Camest thou not in to sojourn, and wilt thou be now a judge? We will surely deal worse with thee than with them. And as they pressed sore upon Lot and began to break up the door,

Haste thee, and save thyself there, for I can do nothing till thou be come in thither." And therefore the name of the city is called Zoar.

Then said the elder unto the younger, "Our father is old, and there are no more men in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the world.

Come therefore, let us give our father wine to drink, and let us lie with him that we may save seed of our father."

And God came to Abimelech by night in a dream and said to him, "See, thou art but a dead man for the woman's sake which thou hast taken away, for she is a man's wife."

But Abimelech had not yet come nigh her, and therefore said, "LORD, wilt thou slay righteous people?

And God said unto him in a dream, "I know it well that thou didst it in the pureness of thy heart: And therefore I kept thee that thou shouldest not sin against me, neither suffered I thee to come nigh her.

And after God caused me to wander out of my father's house, I said unto her, 'This kindness shalt thou show unto me in all places where we come, that thou say of me, how that I am thy brother.'"

and said unto his young men, "Bide here with the ass. I and the lad will go yonder and worship and come again unto you."

And when they came unto the place which God showed him, Abraham made an altar there and dressed the wood, and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, above upon the wood.

and then died in a head-city called Hebron in the land of Canaan. Then Abraham came to mourn Sara and to weep for her.

Then said the servant unto him, "What and if the woman will not agree to come with me unto this land, shall I bring thy son again unto the land which thou camest out of?"

Nevertheless, if the woman will not agree to come with thee then shalt thou be without danger of this oath. But above all things bring not my son thither again."

And made his camels to lie down without the city by a well's side of water, at even: about the time that women come out to draw water.

Lo, I stand here by the well of water and the daughters of the men of this city will come out to draw water:

And it came to pass, yer he had left speaking, that Rebekah came out - the daughter of Bethuel, son to Milcah the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother - and her pitcher upon her shoulder.

The damsel was very fair to look upon, and yet a maid and unknown of man. And she went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came up again.

And Laban said, "Come in, thou blessed of the LORD. Wherefore standest thou without? I have dressed the house and made room for the camels."

And then the man came in to the house: and he unbridled the camels: and brought litter and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and their feet that were with him,

And I came this day unto the well and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if it be so that thou makest my journey which I go, prosperous:

And before I had made an end of speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth, and her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well and drew. And I said unto her, 'give me drink.'

And when her time was come to be delivered, behold, there were two twins in her womb.

And he that came out first was red and rough over all, as it were a hide: and they called his name Esau.

And afterward his brother came out, and his hand holding Esau by the heel. Wherefore his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was forty years old when she bare them:

Jacob sod pottage, and Esau came from the field and was fainty,

Afterward departed he thence and came to Beersheba.

Then came Abimelech to him from Gerar; and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol his chief captain.

And Isaac said unto them, "Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me and have put me away from you?"

And the same day came Isaac's servants, and told him of a well which they had digged: and said unto him, that they had found water.

And it came to pass that Isaac waxed old and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see. Then called he Esau, his eldest son, and said unto him, "My son." And he said unto him, "Here am I."

Then said Isaac unto Jacob, "Come near and let me feel thee my son, whether thou be my son Esau or not."

And his father Isaac said unto him, "Come near and kiss me my son."

As soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, then came Esau his brother from his hunting:

And he said, "Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath taken away thy blessing."

And with thy sword shalt thou live and shalt be thy brother's servant; But the time will come, when thou shalt get the mastery, and loose his yoke from off thy neck."

and came unto a place and tarried there all night, because the son was down. And took a stone of the place, and put it under his head, and laid him down in the same place to sleep.

so that I come again unto my father's house in safety: then shall the LORD be my God,

While he yet talked with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she kept them.

And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my wife, that I may lie with her. For the time appointed me is come."

And when even was come, he took Lea his daughter and brought her to him and he went in unto her.

And when the morning was come, behold, it was Lea. Then said he to Laban, "Wherefore hast thou played thus with me? Did not I serve thee for Rachel? Wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?"

And when Jacob came from the fields at even, Lea went out to meet him, and said, "Come in to me, for I have bought thee with my son's mandragoras." And he slept with her that night.