8 Jan 2017Genesis 20–22 1 Abraham journeyed from there toward the Negev, settled between Kadesh and Shur, and then he sojourned in Gerar. 2 Then Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” So Abimelek, king of Gerar, sent for her and took Sarah. 3 But God came to Abimelek in a dream by night and said to him, “You are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is
7 Jan 2017Genesis 18–19 1 The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great oak trees of Mamre while he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself toward the ground. 3 He said, “My Lord, if I have found favor in Your
6 Jan 2017Genesis 16–17 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children, and she had a maidservant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “The Lord has prevented me from having children. Please go in to my maid; it may be that I will obtain children through her.” Abram listened to Sarai. 3 So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, his wife,
5 Jan 2017Genesis 13–15 1 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him. 2 Abram was very wealthy in livestock, in silver and in gold. 3 He continued on his journey from the Negev and came to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, 4 to the place where he first made an altar.
4 Jan 2017Genesis 10–12 1 Now these are the generations of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. And sons were born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites. 5 From these the coastlands of the nations were divided into their
3 Jan 2017Genesis 7–9 1 The Lord said to Noah, “You and your entire household go into the ark, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me among this generation. 2 Take with you seven each of every clean animal, the male and its female, and two each of every unclean animal, the male and its female, 3 and seven each of birds of the air, the male and female, to keep offspring
Genesis 4–6 1 Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived, gave birth to Cain and said, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 Then she gave birth again to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. 4