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Genesis 1

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God and the World 1:1–10:32
The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth 1:1–2:3

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God and the World 1:1–10:32
The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth 1:1–2:3
Human Sin and the Ruin of God’s World 2:4–5:32
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden 2:4–25
The Fall of Man 3:1–24
The Descendants of Adam 4:1–5:32
The Universal Flood 6:1–9:29
Corruption on the Earth 6:1–7
The Call of Noah 6:8–7:9
The Flood 7:10–8:19
The Noahic Covenant 8:20–9:17
The Descendants of Noah 9:18–29
The Table of Nations 10:1–32
God and the Nation of Israel 11:1–50:26
The Tower of Babel 11:1–9
Abraham 11:10–25:11
The Genealogy of Abram 11:10–32
The Call of Abram 12:1–9
Abram and Sarai in Egypt 12:10–20
Abram and Lot 13:1–18
War of the Four Kings vs. the Five Kings 14:1–16
Melchizedek Blesses Abram 14:17–24
The Covenant Between the Parts 15:1–21
Hagar and Ishmael 16:1–16
The Covenant of Circumcision 17:1–27
The Three Visitors 18:1–15
Sodom and Gomorrah 18:16–19:38
Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech 20:1–18
Isaac 21:1–34
The Birth of Isaac 21:1–8
The Casting Out of Hagar and Ishmael 21:9–21
The Covenant at Beersheba 21:22–34
The Binding of Isaac 22:1–19
The Genealogy of Rebekah 22:20–24
The Death and Burial of Sarah 23:1–20
Isaac and Rebekah 24:1–67
Abraham Sends His Servant 24:1–14
Rebekah is Chosen 24:15–61
Isaac Marries Rebekah 24:62–67
Abraham and Keturah 25:1–6
The Death and Burial of Abraham 25:7–11
The Descendants of Ishmael 25:12–18
Isaac 25:19–26:35
Jacob and Esau 25:19–34
Birth of Jacob and Esau 24:19–28
Esau Sells His Birthright 24:29–34
God’s Promise to Isaac 26:1–35
Isaac and Abimelech 26:1–11
The Three Wells 26:12–25
The Covenant at Beersheba 26:26–33
Esau’s Wives 26:34–35
Jacob 27:1–35:29
The Deception for the Blessing 27:1–40
Jacob and Laban 27:41–31:55
Jacob sent to Laban 27:41–28:9
Jacob’s Ladder 28:10–22
Jacob, Rachel, and Leah 29:1–30
Eleven Sons of Jacob 29:31–30:24
Six More Years for Laban’s Flocks 30:25–43
Jacob Leaves Laban 31:1–55
Jacob Flees 31:1–21
Laban Pursues 31:22–42
Jacob’s Covenant with Laban 31:43–55
Jacob Wrestles with God 32:1–32
Jacob’s Reunion with Esau 33:1–17
Jacob at Shechem 33:18–34:31
The Purchase of Land 33:18–20
The Defiling of Dinah 34:1–12
The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers 34:13–31
Jacob Returns to Bethel 35:1–15
Benjamin Born, Rachel Dies 35:16–26
The Death and Burial of Isaac 35:27–29
The Descendants of Esau 36:1–43
Joseph 37:1–50:26
Joseph’s Dreams 37:1–11
Joseph Sold into Egypt 37:12–36
Judah and Tamar 38:1–30
Joseph in Egypt 39:1–41:57
Joseph and Potiphar 39:1–23
Joseph in Prison 40:1–23
Pharaoh’s Dreams 41:1–36
Joseph Made Second-in-Command 41:37–57
Joseph’s Reunion with His Brothers 42:1–45:28
The Brothers Go Down to Egypt 42:1–38
Benjamin Goes Down to Egypt 43:1–44:17
Judah Pleads for Benjamin 44:18–34
Joseph Reveals His Identity 45:1–15
Joseph Sends for Jacob 45:16–28
The Nation of Israel Goes Down to Egypt 46:1–50:26
Jacob Goes Down to Egypt 46:1–27
Israel Settles in Goshen 46:28–47:31
Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh 48:1–22
Jacob Blesses His Sons 49:1–28
The Death and Burial of Jacob 49:29–50:14
The Death of Joseph 50:15–26

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1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.

12 The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

15 And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.

22 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so.

25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

29 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

30 And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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