The Covenant of Circumcision17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty[a]; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I will make my covenan...  Read More

The Lord’s Covenant With Abram15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:“Do not be afraid, Abram.    I am your shield,[a]    your very great reward.[b]”2 But Abram said, “Sovereign...  Read More

Abram and Lot Separate13 So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. 2 Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.3 Fro...  Read More

The Call of Abram12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.2 “I will make you into a great nation,    and I will bless y...  Read More

The Tower of Babel11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there.3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s ...  Read More

God’s Covenant With Noah9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the ear...  Read More

7 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and ...  Read More

From Adam to Noah5 This is the written account of Adam’s family line.When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named the...  Read More

The Fall3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”2 The woman sai...  Read More

The Beginning1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the wa...  Read More

1 The word of the Lord that came to Joel son of Pethuel.An Invasion of Locusts2 Hear this, you elders;    listen, all who live in the land.Has anything like this ever happened in your days    or in th...  Read More

Nehemiah’s Final Reforms13 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembl...  Read More