Category Archives: Genesis

Universal Language, Babel, Confusion 1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words. 2 It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burnthemthoroughly.” And they used brick […]

Abram Journeys to Egypt 1 Now the Lordsaid to Abram, “Go forth from your country, And from your relatives And from your father’s house, To the land which I will show you; 2 And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall […]

Abram and Lot 1 So Abram went up from Egypt to theNegev, he and his wife and all that belonged to him, and Lot with him. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold. 3 He went on his journeys from theNegev as far as Bethel, to the place where […]

War of the Kings 1 And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 thatthey made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and […]

Abram Promised a Son 1 After these things the word of the Lordcame to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.” 2 Abram said, “O Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my […]

Sarai and Hagar 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife had borne him nochildren,and she had an Egyptian maid whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “Now behold, the Lordhas prevented me from bearingchildren.Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. […]

Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision 1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lordappeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. 2 “I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly.” 3 Abram fell on his face, and […]

Birth of Isaac Promised 1 Now the Lordappeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he sawthem,he ran from the tent door to […]

The Doom of Sodom 1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot sawthem,he rose to meet them and bowed downwith hisface to the ground. 2 And he said, “Now behold, my lords, please turn aside into your servant’s house, and spend […]

Abraham’s Treachery 1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of theNegev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. 2 Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the […]