Genesis 11

The Tower of Babel 1 Nowthe whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migratedfrom the east they found a plain in the land of…

Genesis 12

The Call of Abram 1 And Yahweh said to Abram, “Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father, to the land that…

Genesis 13

The Parting of Abram and Lot 1 Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that was with him. And Lot went with him to the…

Genesis 14

Abram Rescues Lot 1 And it happened that in the days of Amraphel, the king of Shinar, Arioch, the king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, and Tidal, the…

Genesis 15

Yahweh’s Covenant with Abram 1 After these things the word of Yahweh cameto Abram in a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield, and your reward…

Genesis 16

Sarai and Hagar 1 NowSarai, the wife of Abram, had borne him no children. And she had a female Egyptian servant, and her name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said…

Genesis 17

Abram and Circumcision, the Sign of the Covenant 1 WhenAbram was ninety-nine years old Yahweh appeared to Abram. And he said to him, “I am El-Shaddai;walk before me and be…

Genesis 18

Yahweh Appears to Abraham as a Man 1 And Yahweh appeared to himby the oaks of Mamre. And he was sitting in the doorway of the tent at the heat…

Genesis 19

The Rescue of Lot from Sodom 1 And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw them…

Genesis 20

Abraham and Abimelech 1 And Abraham journeyed from there to the land of the Negev, and he settled between Kadesh and Shur. And he dwelled as an alien in Gerar….