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

And God said, Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

And God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to divide between the day and the night. And let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.

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 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 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.

But there went up from the earth a mist and watered all the face of the ground.

And Jehovah God planted a garden eastward in Eden. And there He put the man whom He had formed.

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

The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which surrounds all the land of Havilah, where there is gold.

And the gold of that land is good. There is bdellium and the onyx stone.

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

He created them male and female, and blessed them. And He called their name man in the day when they were created.

And Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he fathered Methuselah. And he fathered sons and daughters.

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

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

And Noah fathered three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them. And, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

And this is the way you shall make it. The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it shall be fifty cubits and its height thirty cubits.

Two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive; of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after its kind.

In this same day, Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the ark.

They went in, and every animal after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.

Every animal, every fowl, and every creeping thing, all which creeps upon the earth after their families, went forth out of the ark.

And I will establish My covenant with you. Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood. Neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

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

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

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan shall be their servant.

And Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood.

By these were the coasts of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

These were the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

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

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, and after their nations.

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

And it happened, as they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar. And they lived there.

Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they cannot understand one another's speech.

Therefore the name of it is called Babel; because Jehovah confused the language of all the earth there. And from there Jehovah scattered them abroad on the face of all the earth.

And after he fathered Salah, Arpachshad lived four hundred and three years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

And after he fathered Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot, the son of Haran, his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife. And he went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan. And they came to Haran and lived there.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gained in Haran. And they went forth to go into the land of Canaan. And they came into the land of Canaan.

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 Jehovah appeared to Abram and said, I will give this land to your seed. And he built an altar there to Jehovah who appeared to him.

And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent with Bethel toward the sea and Hai on the east. And he built an altar there to Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

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.

to the place of the altar which he had made there at the first. And Abram called on the name of Jehovah there.

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 Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we are men, brothers.

Rise up and walk through the land, in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it to you.

And Abram moved his tent and came and lived in the oaks of Mamre, which is in Hebron. And he built an altar to Jehovah there.

and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as the oak of Paran, which is by the wilderness.

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 they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

And there came one who had escaped. And he told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived in the plains of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. And these had a covenant with Abram.

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.

Nothing for me, only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

And He said to him, Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

And I will give the land to you in which you are a stranger, and to your seed after you, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.

And God said to Abraham, And you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you in their generations.

And Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his silver; every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskins in the same day, even as God said to him.

And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed toward the ground.

And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal; knead it, and make cakes.

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

And Jehovah said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous,

And the men turned their faces away from there, and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before Jehovah.

Perhaps there are fifty righteous within the city. Will You also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?

And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Perhaps there will be five lacking from the fifty righteous. Will You destroy all the city for lack of five? And He said, If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.

And he spoke to Him yet again, and said, Perhaps there shall be forty found there. And He said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

And he said, Oh let not Jehovah be angry, and I will speak. Perhaps there shall be thirty found there. And He said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.

And he said, Lo now, I have taken upon me to speak to Jehovah. Perhaps there shall be twenty found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

And he said, Oh do not let Jehovah be angry, and I will speak only once more. Perhaps ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.

And there came two angels to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot rose up to meet them when he saw them. And he bowed himself with his face toward the ground,

But the men put out their hands and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

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

And the first-born said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no man in the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.

And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father. And he did not notice when she lay down nor when she arose.

And they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose and lay with him. And he did not notice when she lay down nor when she arose.

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

And Abraham moved from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.

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

This is why he called that place Beer-sheba, because they swore, both of them, there.

And Abraham planted a tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of Jehovah, the everlasting God.

And He said, Take now your son, your only one, Isaac, whom you love. And go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will name to you.

And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. And he bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

And he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, Only if you would hear me. I will give you silver for the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

And Abraham said to him, Take care that you do not bring my son there again.

Jehovah, the God of Heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: He shall send His Angel before you. And you shall take a wife to my son from there.

And if the woman will not be willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath of mine. Only do not bring my son there again.

And he said, Whose daughter are you? Please tell me. Is there room in your father's house for us to stay?

And it happened, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth to Jehovah, bowing himself to the earth.

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men.

the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.

And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations. The first-born of Ishmael was Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names, by their towns and by their settlements; twelve chiefs according to their nations.

And there was a famine in the land, besides the famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines to Gerar.

And when he had been there a long time, it happened that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out through the window, and saw; and behold! Isaac was caressing Rebekah his wife.