And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon 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 the light from the darkness.

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

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

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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 put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, [and] fruit trees bearing fruit according to their kind (in which is the seed of them) upon the earth. And it was so.

And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit in which is the seed of it, according to their kind. And God saw that it was good.

And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

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

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

And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

And God created the great sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind, cattle, and creeping things, and beasts of the earth according to their kind. And it was so.

And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kind, and the cattle according to their kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creeps upon the earth in which there is life, for food--every green herb. And it was so.

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

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

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 LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and whatever the man called every living creature, that was the name of it.

And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field, but for man there was not found a help meet for him.

And the man 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 LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

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

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

And he said, Who told thee that thou was naked? Have thou eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee that thou should not eat?

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

therefore LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.

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

but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

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

And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of such as dwell in tents and [have] cattle.

And his brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

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

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

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

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

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

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

And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their 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 forty days upon the earth. And the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.

All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.

And every living thing was destroyed that was upon the face of the ground, from man, to cattle, to creeping things, and birds of the heavens, and they were destroyed from the earth. And only Noah was left, and those who were with h

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

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

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was spread over.

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

He was a mighty hunter before LORD. Therefore it is said, Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before LORD.

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

And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou go toward Gerar, to Gaza, as thou go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, to Lasha.

And to Eber were born two sons. 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 thou go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east.

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

Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because LORD there confounded the language of all the earth, and from there LORD scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.

And Abram and Nahor took wives to 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.

And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

So Abram went as LORD had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to 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 sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

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

And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou have done to me? Why did thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

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

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 herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite then dwelt in the land.

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou go to Zoar.

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

Now the valley of Siddim was full of slime pits. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there. And those who remained fled to the mountain.

And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was priest of God Most High.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a 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 flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no sons. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose 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 thee. I gave my handmaid into they bosom, and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. LORD judge between me and thee.

Therefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi. 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, LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am God Almighty, walk before me, and be thou perfect.

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 Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.

And he said, I will certainly return to thee when the season comes round, and, lo, Sarah thy 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 thou did laugh.

and he said, Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way. And they said, No, but we will abide in the street all n

Hasten thee, escape there, for I cannot do anything till thou have come there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

And Abraham called the name of his son who 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 on the day that Isaac was weaned.

And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight on account of his son.