When the earth was as yet unformed and desolate, with the surface of the ocean depths shrouded in darkness, and while the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters,

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created -- when the Lord God made the earth and heavens.

no shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground,

when Yahweh God formed the man [of] dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

But of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not take; for on the day when you take of it, death will certainly come to you.

When the man was asleep, he removed one of the man's ribs and closed up the flesh where it had been. Then the LORD God formed the rib that he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.

“In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

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

Thorn also and thistle, shall it shoot forth to thee, - when thou hast come to eat of the herb of the field:

When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.

When Cain became very upset and depressed, the LORD asked Cain, "Why are you so upset? Why are you depressed?

And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.

When thou shalt work the earth she shall not add to give her strength to thee. Wandering and fleeing shalt thou be in the earth.

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. And when he built a city {he named the city after his son, Enoch}.

This is the historical record of Adam's generations. When God created mankind, he made them in his own likeness.

male and female he created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, in the day when they were created.

When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

When Seth had lived 105 years, he fathered Enosh.

When Enosh had lived 90 years, he fathered Kenan.

When Kenan had lived 70 years, he fathered Mahalalel.

When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he fathered Jared.

When Jared had lived 162 years, he fathered Enoch.

When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech.

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son,

And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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

Giants were in the earth in these days, and also after that, when the sons of God shall come in to the daughters of man and they shall bring forth to them which are men of old, men of name.

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

On the seventeenth day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, all the springs of the great deep burst open, the floodgates of the heavens were opened,

The flood water continued to recede until the tenth month, when, on the first of that month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

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.

When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth’s surface had gone down.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud.

When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will observe it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living beings on the earth."

When he drank some of the wine, he got drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

When Noah sobered up and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

There was a time when the entire earth spoke a common language with an identical vocabulary.

When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

These are the family records of Shem. When Shem had lived 100 years, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.

When Arpachshad had lived 35 years, he fathered Cainan.

When Shelah had lived 30 years, he fathered Eber.

When Eber had lived 34 years, he fathered Peleg.

When Peleg had lived 30 years, he fathered Reu.

When Reu had lived 32 years, he fathered Serug.

When Serug had lived 30 years, he fathered Nahor.

When Nahor had lived 29 years, he fathered Terah.

When Terah had lived 70 years, he fathered Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

And death came to Haran when he was with his father Terah in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldees.

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram's wife, and they journeyed together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But when they had gone as far as Haran, they settled there,

And when Terah was two hundred years old and five he died in Haran.

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.

Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the servants he had acquired while living in Haran. Then they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they arrived in the land of Canaan,

And it shall be when he came near to go to Egypt, he will say to Sarai his wife, Behold, now I knew that thou wert a fair woman to see.

And it shall be when the Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, This is his wife; and they will kill me, and thee they will permit to live.

And it shall be when Abram goes to Egypt, and the Egyptians will see the woman that she was very fair.

When Pharaoh's officials saw her, they brought her to the attention of Pharaoh and took the woman to Pharaoh's palace.

At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Arioch was king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer was king of Elam, and Tidal was king of the Goiim,

Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, so when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of their people fell into them, while the rest fled to the hill country.

They also took Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions when they left, for Lot was living in Sodom.

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 when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

And Abram said My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless, - and the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus,

When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Nevertheless, thou shalt go unto thy fathers in peace, and shalt be buried when thou art of a good age:

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.

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.

But Abram said to Sarai, “Look, your maid is entirely in your hands and subject to your authority; do as you please with her.” So Sarai treated her harshly and humiliated her, and Hagar fled from her.

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.

Every male among you, from one generation to another, is to undergo circumcision when he is eight days old, with every servant whose birth takes place in your house, or for whom you gave money to someone of another country, and not of your seed.

When He finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.

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.

Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;

When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,

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.

So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, "After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?"

And the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh [to herself], saying, ‘Shall I really give birth [to a child] when I am so old?’

Is anything too hard for LORD? At the set time I will return to thee, when the season comes round, and Sarah shall have a son.

When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom. (Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)

when, Abraham, shall surely become, a great and mighty nation, - and all the nations of the earth, shall be blessed in him?

As soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham the Lord departed, and Abraham returned to his own place.

The two angels entered Sodom at sunset while Lot was sitting in the gate area of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up, greeted them, bowed low with his face to the ground,

And when the dawn arose, the messengers will hasten upon Lot, saying, Rise up, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, being found, lest thou shalt be destroyed in the iniquity of the city.

When Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters because the Lord had compassion on them. They led them away and placed them outside the city.

And it shall be when having brought them forth without, he will say, Escape for thy life; thou shalt not look behind thee, and thou shalt not stay in all the circuit: escape to the mountain, lest thou shalt be destoyed.

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

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

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

Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.

Abimelech also asked Abraham, "What could you have been thinking when you did this?"

And it shall be when God causes me to wander front my father's house, and I said to. her, This thy kindness which thou shalt do by me; at every place to which we shall come, there say of me, He is my brother.

And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.