The Creation 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth— 2 Nowthe earth was formless and empty, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And…

1 And heavenand earthand all their arraywere finished. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from…

The Fall 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animalwhich Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God indeed say, ‘You shall not…

Cain and Abel 1 Now Adam knewEve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain. And she said, “I have given birth to a man with the help of Yahweh.”…

Adam’s Descendants to Noah 1 This is the record of the generationsof Adam. WhenGod created Adam,he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them….

Prelude to the Flood 1 And it happened that, when humankind began to multiply on the face of the ground, daughters were born to them. 2 Thenthe sons of God…

1 ThenYahweh said to Noah, “Go—you and all your household—into the ark, for I have seen you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 From all the clean animals…

The Flood Subsides 1 And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind…

God’s Covenant with Noah and Humankind 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 And fear of…

The Descendants of the Sons of Noah 1 These are the generationsof the sons of Noah—Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Childrenwere born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of…