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Genesis
50 chapters
chapters
- 1At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
- 2And the heaven and the earth and all things in them were complete.
- 3Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God…
- 4And the man had connection with Eve his wife, and she became with child…
- 5This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made…
- 6And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had…
- 7And the Lord said to Noah, Take all your family and go into the ark, for…
- 8And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle…
- 9And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile…
- 10Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and…
- 11And all the earth had one language and one tongue.
- 12Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your…
- 13And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot…
- 14Now in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar…
- 15After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision…
- 16Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a…
- 17When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I…
- 18Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated…
- 19And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the…
- 20And Abraham went on his way from there to the land of the South, and was…
- 21And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had…
- 22Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him…
- 23Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.
- 24Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him…
- 25And Abraham took another wife named Keturah.
- 26Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been…
- 27Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was…
- 28Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife…
- 29Then Jacob went on his journey till he came to the land of the children…
- 30Now Rachel, because she had no children, was full of envy of her sister…
- 31Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob…
- 32And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God.
- 33Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau coming with his four hundred…
- 34Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the…
- 35And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place…
- 36Now these are the generations of Esau, that is to say, Edom.
- 37Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for…
- 38Now at that time, Judah went away from his brothers and became the…
- 39Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar the Egyptian, a captain…
- 40Now after these things the chief servant who had the care of the wine…
- 41Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream…
- 42Now Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, said to his sons, Why…
- 43Now the land was in bitter need of food.
- 44Then he gave orders to the servant who was over his house, saying, Put…
- 45Then Joseph, unable to keep back his feelings before those who were with…
- 46And Israel went on his journey with all he had, and came to Beer-sheba…
- 47Then Joseph went to Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brothers with…
- 48Now after these things, word came to Joseph that his father was ill: and…
- 49And Jacob sent for his sons, and said, Come together, all of you, so…
- 50And Joseph put his head down on his father's face, weeping and kissing…