And God called the light, Day. And He called the darkness, Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

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

And God called the expanse, Heavens. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

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

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that Jehovah God made the earth and the heavens.

And they were both naked, the man and his wife; and they were not ashamed.

And the eyes of both of them were opened. And they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made girdles for themselves.

And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree which I commanded you that you should not eat?

In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.

And Cain talked with his brother Abel. And it happened when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

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

And the days of Adam after he had fathered Seth were eight hundred years. And he fathered sons and daughters.

And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years. And he died.

And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years. And he died.

And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years. And he died.

And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred and ninety-five years. And he died.

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty-two years. And he died.

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

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years. And he died.

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy-seven years. And he died.

And it happened, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and when daughters were born to them,

the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves from all whom they chose.

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.

Of the clean animals, and of the animals that were not clean, and of the fowls, and of everything that creeps on the earth,

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of the heavens were opened up.

And the waters prevailed and were increased greatly upon the earth. And the ark floated upon the face of the waters.

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth. And all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered.

The waters prevailed fifteen cubits upward, and the mountains were covered.

And every living thing which was on the face of the earth was destroyed, from man to cattle, and to the creeping things, and the fowls of the heavens. And they were destroyed from the earth, and only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

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

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. And the tops of the mountains were seen in the tenth month on the first day of the month.

And he sent forth a raven, and it went out, going out and returning until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot. And she returned to him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put out his hand and took her, and pulled her in to him into the ark.

And it happened in the six hundred and first year, at the beginning, on the first of the month, that the waters were dried up from off the earth. And Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked. And, behold, the face of the earth was dried!

And the sons of Noah that went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.

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.

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years. And he died.

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them 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.

and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. And afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.

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

And to Shem were born, even him, the father of all the sons of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder.

And two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.

and Ophir and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

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 the days of Terah were two hundred and five years. And Terah died in Haran.

But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Jehovah, exceedingly so.

All these were joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.

And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and struck the giants in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

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.

In the same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.

And all the men of his house, that were born in the house, and bought with silver of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

Now Abraham and Sarah were old, far gone in days, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

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

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.

And the field, and the cave that is in it, were certified to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed. For all the goods of his master were in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.

And the man came into the house. And he unloaded his camels, and gave straw and fodder to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.

And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

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

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 these were the years of the life of Ishmael, a hundred thirty-seven years. And he expired and died, and was gathered to his people.

And these were the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham fathered Isaac.

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, twins were in her womb!

who were a grief of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.

And it happened when Isaac was old and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called his oldest son Esau and said to him, My son. And he said to him, Behold, I am here.

And Rebekah took the clothes of her older son Esau, the costly ones which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.

And he did not know him because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau's hands. And he blessed him.

And these words of her older son Esau were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called her younger son Jacob, and said to him, Behold, your brother Esau is going to ease himself on you, to kill you.

And he dreamed. And behold! A ladder was set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to Heaven! And behold! The angels of God were ascending and descending on it!

And he looked, and behold, a well was in the field! And, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it, for they watered the flocks out of that well. And a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

And all the flocks were gathered there. And they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in its place.

And that day he took out the he-goats that were striped and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the black from among the lambs, and gave them into the hand of his sons.

And he set the rods which he had peeled by the troughs, by the water troughs, where the flocks came to drink, across from the flocks, and the flocks were in heat when they came to drink.

But when the flocks were feeble, he did not put them in. And usually it came to be, the weak ones were Laban's and the stronger ones Jacob's.

And at the time the cattle conceived, I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were striped, speckled, and mottled.

And Laban went to shear his sheep. And Rachel had stolen the images which were her father's.

And Jacob said, No, please, if now I have found grace in your sight, then receive my present at my hand. For therefore have I seen your face, as though I had seen the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. And his sons were with his cattle in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they had come.

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard. And the men were furious, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel, in lying with the daughter of Jacob. And it ought not to be done so.

And it happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each his sword and came upon the city boldly, and killed all the males.

Then Jacob said to his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods among you, and be clean, and change your garments.

And they gave all the strange gods which were in their hands to Jacob, and the earrings in their ears. And Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

And they moved. And the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

And it happened when Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard it. And the sons of Jacob were twelve:

And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's slave woman: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob born to him in Padan-aram.

And the days of Isaac were a hundred and eighty years.

And Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together. And the land of their travels could not bear them because of their cattle.

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son. And she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These were the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah; these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

And these were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife. And she bore to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.