Then God made the firmament, and parted the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters that were above the firmament: And it was so.

And God beheld all that he had made, and lo they were exceeding good: and so of the evening and morning was made the sixth day.

These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the time when the LORD God created heaven and earth

and all the shrubs of the field before they were in the earth. And all the herbs of the field before they sprang: for the LORD God had yet sent no rain upon the earth, neither was there yet any man to till the earth.

And they were either of them naked, both Adam and his wife, and were not ashamed.

And the eyes of both them were opened, that they understood how that they were naked. Then they sewed fig leaves together and made them aprons.

And the LORD God said, "Lo, Adam is become as it were one of us, in knowledge of good and evil. But now lest he stretch forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live ever -"

And Cain talked with Abel his brother. And as soon as they were in the fields, Cain fell upon Abel his brother and slew him.

Male and female made he them, and called their names man, in the day when they were created.

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

And all the days of Adam which he lived, were nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died.

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

and all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years, and then he died.

and all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and then he died.

and all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and five years, and then he died.

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

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

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

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

the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair, and took unto them wives, which they best liked among them all.

There were tyrants in the world in those days. For after that the children of God had gone in unto the daughters of men and had begotten them children, the same children were the mightiest of the world and men of renown.

And of clean beasts and of beasts that were unclean and of birds and of all that creepeth upon the earth,

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

And the waters prevailed exceedingly above measure upon the earth, so that all the high hills which are under all the parts of heaven were covered:

even fifteen cubits high prevailed the waters, so that the hills were covered.

Thus was destroyed all that was upon the earth; both man, beasts, worms and fowls of the air, so that they were destroyed from the earth: save Noah was reserved only and they that were with him in the ark.

And God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to blow upon the earth, and the waters ceased;

and the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain of heaven was forbidden,

and sent forth a raven, which went out, ever going and coming again, until the waters were dried up upon the earth.

Then sent he forth a dove from him, to wete whether the waters were fallen from off the earth.

And when the dove could find no resting place for her foot, she returned to him again unto the ark, for the waters were upon the face of all the earth. And he put out his hand and took her and pulled her to him into the ark.

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 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.

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

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's privities, and told his two brethren that were without.

And Shem and Japheth took a mantle, and put it on both their shoulders and went backward, and covered their father's secrets, but their faces were backward, so that they saw not their father's nakedness.

So that all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.

The sons of Japheth were: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.

And the sons of Gomer were: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.

And the sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan.

The sons of Cush: were Seva, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah were: Sheba, and Dedan.

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.

These were the children of Ham in their kindreds, tongues, lands and nations.

And his sons were: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram.

And the children of Aram were: Uz, Hul, Gether and Mash.

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 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,

But the men of Sodom were wicked, and sinned exceedingly against the LORD.

Twelve years were they subject to king Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year rebelled.

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,

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.

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.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants born in his house, and all that was bought with money; as many as were men children among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the foreskin of their flesh, even the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

And all the men in his house, whether they were born in his house or bought with money, though they were strangers, were circumcised with him.

Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives.

And the men that were at the door of the house, they smote with blindness - both small and great, so that they could not find the door.

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

Then Abimelech rose up betimes in the morning and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears, and the men were sore afraid.

and went and sat her out of sight a great way; as it were a bowshot off. For she said, "I will not see the lad die." And she sat down out of sight, and lift up her voice and wept.

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 then they ate and drank, both he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night and rose up in the morning. And he said, "Let me depart unto my master."

Then they brought Rebekah their sister on the way, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and the men that were with him.

and was gone out to walk in his meditations before the even tide. And he lift up his eyes and looked, and behold the camels were coming.

And Jockshan begat Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim and Leummim.

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

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.

which were disobedient unto Isaac and Rebekah.

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."

And he knew him not, because his hands were rough as his brother Esau's hands and so he blessed him.

And these words of Esau her eldest son, were told to Rebekah. And she sent and called Jacob her youngest son, and said unto him, "Behold, thy brother Esau threateneth to kill thee.

And as he looked about, behold there was a well in the field, and three flocks of sheep lay thereby - for at that well were the flocks watered - and there lay a great stone at the well mouth.

And he took out that same day the he-goats that were party and of divers colours, and all the goats that were spotted and party coloured, and all that had white in them, and all the black among the lambs: and put them in the keeping of his sons,

For in bucking time, I lifted up mine eyes and saw in a dream: and behold, the rams that bucked the sheep were streaked, spotted and party.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dina, his daughter, but his sons were with the cattle in the field: and therefore he held his peace, until they were come.

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field as soon as they heard it, for it grieved them, and they were not a little wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in that he had lain with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

And they said unto them, "We cannot do this thing, that we should give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, for that were a shame unto us.

And the young man deferred not for to do the thing, because he had a lust to Jacob's daughter: he was also most set by of all that were in his father's house.

And unto Hamor and Shechem his son hearkened all that went out at the gate of his city. And all the men children were circumcised, whatsoever went out at the gates of his city.

Then said Jacob unto his household, and to all that were with him, "Put away the strange gods that are among you and make yourselves clean, and change your garments,

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were under their hands, and all their earrings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under an oak at Shechem.

And they departed. And the fear of God fell upon the cities that were round about them, that they durst not follow after the sons of Jacob.

And it chanced, as Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine, and it came to Israel's ear. The sons of Jacob were twelve in number.

The sons of Zilpah, Lea's maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons which were born him in Mesopotamia.

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

And Aholibamah bare Jeush, Jalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau which were born him in the land of Canaan.

For their riches was so much that they could not dwell together; and that the land wherein they were strangers could not receive them, because of their cattle.

And the sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

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

And these were the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife the daughter of Anah son of Zibeon, which she bare unto Esau: Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

These were dukes of the sons of Esau. The children of Eliphaz the first son of Esau were these: duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

duke Korah, duke Gatam and duke Amaleck: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Adah.

These were the children of Reuel Esau's son: duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

These were the children of Aholibamah Esau's wife: duke Jeusg, duke Jalam, duke Korah. These dukes came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Esau's wife.

And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. And Lotan's sister was called Timna.

The children of Shobal were these: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

These were the children of Zibeon: Aia and Anah; this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed his father Zibeon's asses.

The children of Anah were these: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

The children of Ezer were these: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.