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Genesis 1

A flower that grows animal parts.

And Nate said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place.  Let the dry land appear."  And it was so. Then Nate called the dry land Earth.  He called the gathering of the waters Seas.  And Nate saw that it was good.  Then Nate said, "Let plants grow from the earth, plants that have seeds.  Let animal parts grow from the earth, from within these seeds."  And it was so.  Plants and trees alike grew out of the earth with seedlings of animals parts inside.  The parts of animals were growing on earth before animals roamed the ground or flew through the air.  And Nate saw that it was good.  There was evening and there was morning, the third day.

And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth"; and it was so.  And God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.  And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Then Nate said, "Let there be big lights in this open space to divide day from night.  During the day, we’ll need to see.  Tomorrow, I will take the animal parts that I have grown and sew together the first animals of the earth.  But I must have light to see.  During the night, I will create a smaller light.  And it was so.  Nate made those two great lights.  And He saw that it was good.  There was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

And God said, "Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven."  And God created great whales and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind; and God saw that it was good.  And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply on the earth." And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Then Nate said, "Let the waters be full of living things. I will sew them. Let birds fly above the earth in the open space of the heavens. I will take a beak from this plant and some wings from that tree and put them together." Nate sewed together the big animals that live in the sea, and every living thing that moves through the waters by its kind, and every winged bird after its kind. He even made the maggots from hardened tree sap. "You will never know you are maggots," He said. And Nate saw that it was good. Nate wanted good to come to all, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the waters in the seas. Let birds grow in number on the earth." There was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

And God said, "Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth after his kind"; and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good.

Then Nate said, "Let the earth bring into being living things after their kind: Cattle and things that move upon the ground, and wild animals of the earth after their kind." And it was so. Then Nate made the wild animals of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that moves upon the ground after its kind. And Nate saw that it was good.

And God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." And God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat"; and it was so. And God saw every thing that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Then Nate said, "The animals that I have sewn together are blank canvases. In other words, they are prototypes. Let Us make man like Us and let him create his own animals with these canvases that I have given him. He shall have the fish of the sea, the birds of the air and the cattle. And over all the earth, every thing that moves on the ground, man shall use for his creation of new animals." And Nate made man in His own likeness. In the likeness of Nate He made him. He made both male and female. And Nate wanted good to come to them, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the earth and rule over it. Rule over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Then Nate said, "See, I have given you every plant that grows animal parts that is on the earth, and every tree that gives limbed fruit. They will be parts and pieces for you to change the animals that I have given you. Sew them together as you see fit. In doing this, you honor Me. This is the holiest activity." And it was so. Nate saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.

So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all that is in them. On the seventh day Nate ended His work which He had done. And He rested on the seventh day from all His work. Then Nate honored the seventh day and made it holy, because in it He rested from all His work which He had done.

The Garden Of Eden

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, and before every plant of the field was in the earth, and before every herb of the field grew; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

The Garden Of Eden

This is the story of the heavens and the earth when they were made, in the day Nate made the earth and the heavens. Now no bush of the field was yet on the earth. No limbs were growing from the earth. For Nate had not sent rain upon the earth. Man did not exist. But a fog came from the earth and watered the whole top of the ground. And the first green plant was born. And as it flowered, over time, out sprouted the brain of man between the petals. And from a tree trunk nearby, came two arms and two legs. Nate took these pieces, along with parts he already had, and with His hands sewed together the first human being. Then He breathed into his mouth the breath of life. Man became a living being. Nate planted a garden to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made. And Nate made every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good to grow animal parts in this garden. He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden. This, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from thence it was parted and became four heads. The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good, and there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel; that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden. And from there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon. It flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon. It flows around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river, the Tigris, flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

And the LORD God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it. For in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die."

Then Nate took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to live, explore the possibilities of creation, and make new animals. Nate told the man, "You are free to use any animal parts that grow from the plants and trees in the garden to create your animals. But do not sew animal parts from the tree of knowledge of good and evil to your own body. For the day you sew these parts to your own body is the day you die.

And the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet for him." And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof. And the rib which the LORD God had taken from man, made He a woman and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

Then Nate said, "It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper that is right for him." Out of the animal parts and pieces scattered in the trees, Nate sewed every animal of the field and every bird of the sky. He brought them to the man to find out what he would call them. And whatever the man called a living thing, that became its name. Adam gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field. But there was no helper found that was right for him. Nate asked Adam, “Would you not like to make your companion yourself?” Adam said he would try. He asked Nate, “Is there a way I can grow body parts from myself? From my own body?” Nate said, “Let Us see.” So Nate caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam. And while he was sleeping, Nate made two more legs and two more arms (among other organs) erupt from Adam’s body. Adam awoke and sewed together the very parts which were taken from his own body. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother, and will be joined to his wife. And they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both without clothes but were not ashamed.

Genesis 3

Man Does Not Obey God

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, "Yea, hath God said, `Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" And the woman said unto the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, `Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it,lest ye die.'"

Man Does Not Obey Nate

The snake was wickedly clever. He was more able to fool others than any animal which Nate had made. He said to the woman, "Did Nate say that you could not use the animal parts growing from the trees in the garden to make new animals?" The woman said, "We may use all the limbed fruit of the trees in the garden. But from the tree which is in the center of the garden, Nate has said, 'Do not sew those animal parts to your own body, or you will die.’”

And the serpent said unto the woman, "Ye shall not surely die; for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and ate, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves things to gird about.

But the snake said to the woman, "No, you can be sure that you will not die! For Nate knows that when you sew those parts to you body, your eyes will be opened and you will be like Nate, knowing good and evil." Then suddenly, the woman saw that from the tree of knowledge of good and evil hung parts that were a perfect fit for her body. They were pleasing to the eyes and could fill the desire of making one wise. So she took a leopard tail growing from the bottom branch and sewed it to her back. She found walrus teeth for her husband, and he sewed them to his gums. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were human and without clothes. So they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves clothing.

And they heard the voice of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam and said unto him, "Where art thou?" And he said, "I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." And He said, "Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?" And the man said, "The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." And the LORD God said unto the woman, "What is this that thou hast done?" And the woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate."

Then they heard the sound of Nate walking in the garden in the evening. The man and his wife hid themselves from Nate among the trees of the garden. But Nate called to the man. He said to him, "Where are you?" And the man said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden. I was afraid because I was without clothes. So I hid myself." Nate said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you sewn parts from the tree of which I told you not to sew? Have you sewed them to your body?" The man said, "The woman gave me walrus teeth off the tree, and I sewed them in my mouth." Then Nate said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The snake fooled me. That is why I did what I did."

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field. Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel."

Then Nate said to the snake, "Because you have done this, you will be hated and will suffer more than any cattle, and more than every animal in the field. From this day forward, you will be the only animal in My kingdom who will not be a canvas for man or woman to add limbs unto. You will be footless for the rest of your days. You will go on your stomach and you will eat dust all the days of your life. Man will crush your head, and you will crush his heel."

And unto Adam He said, "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying, `Thou shalt not eat of it,' cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."

Then Nate said to Adam, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I told you, "Do not eat," the ground will be cursed. By hard work you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will grow thorns and thistles for you. You will eat the plants of the field, but only from back breaking work. You will eat bread by the sweat of your face, until you return to the ground, because you were taken from the ground. You are dust, and to dust you will return."

And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. And Nate made clothes of animal skins for Adam and his wife and dressed them.

And the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become as one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live for ever"-- therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken. So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubims and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Then Nate said, "See, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and bad. Now then, he might put out his hand to take from the tree of life also, and sew and live forever." So Nate sent him out from the garden of Eden, to work the ground from which he was taken. So He drove the man out. And He placed cherubim east of the garden of Eden with a sword of fire that turned every way. They kept watch over the path to the tree of life.

Genesis 4

Cain Kills Abel

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, "I have gotten a man from the LORD." And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Cain Kills Abel

The man lay with his wife Eve and she gave birth to a son, Cain. She said, "I have given birth to a man with the help of Nate." Next she gave birth to his brother, Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was the one who worked the ground.

And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering; but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the LORD said unto Cain, "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."

The day came where offerings were brought to Nate. Cain brought a gift of fruit, but Abel appeared with a lamb he created himself. The lamb swam with sewn-on webbed seal feet. Nate said, "Very intriguing, Abel," and He showed favor to the webbed creature. And He neglected Cain and his gift. Cain became very angry. Then Nate said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why are you looking down? Will not your face be happy if you do well? If you do not do well, sin is waiting to destroy you. Its desire is to rule over you, but you must rule over it."

And Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.

Cain told this to his brother Abel. And when they were in the field, Cain stood up against his brother Abel and killed him.

And the LORD said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?" And He said, "What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be on the earth."

Then Nate said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" Nate said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground. I asked only for a proper gift from you, Cain. Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. If you try to make a gift as Abel achieved, the animal parts in your hands will no longer give their strength to you. You might as well add feet to the snake. You will find it nearly impossible to make a gift suitable for Me. You will always travel from place to place on the earth and struggle to sew animals together with any grace."

And Cain said unto the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, Thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth, and from Thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth. And it shall come to pass that every one who findeth me shall slay me."

Then Cain said to Nate, "I am being punished more than I can take! See, this day You have banished me from my home. And I will be hidden from Your face. I will run away and move from place to place. And whoever finds me will kill me."

And the LORD said unto him, "Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

So Nate said to him, "Whoever kills Cain will be punished by Me seven times worse." And Nate put a mark on Cain so that any one who found him would not kill him.

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod to the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and of those who have cattle. And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who handle the harp and organ. And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.

Then Cain went away from the face of Nate, and stayed in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Cain lay with his wife and she gave birth to Enoch. Cain built a city and gave it the name of Enoch, the name of his son. Now Irad was born to Enoch. And Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. And Methushael became the father of Lamech. Lamech took two wives for himself. The name of one was Adah. And the name of the other was Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle. His brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and the horn. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain who made things from brass and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

And Lamech said unto his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech! For I have slain a man for my wounding, and a young man for my hurt. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold."

And Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice. Hear what I say, you wives of Lamech. For I have killed a man for hurting me, and a boy for hitting me. If those who hurt Cain are punished seven times worse, then those who hurt Lamech will be punished seventy-seven times worse."

And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son and called his name Seth. "For God," said she, "hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew." And to Seth also there was born a son, and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

Adam laid with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and gave him the name Seth. For she said, "Nate has let me have another son in the place of Abel, for Cain killed him." A son was born to Seth also, and he gave him the name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Nate.

Genesis 5

The Families From Adam To Noah

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him. Male and female created He them, and blessed them and called their name Adam in the day when they were created. And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth. And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters. And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.

The Families From Adam To Noah

This is the book of the children of Adam and of their children's children. When Nate made man, He made him in the likeness of Nate. He made them male and female, and brought good to them. And He gave them the name Man when they were made. When Adam had lived 130 years, he gave birth to a son in his own likeness. He gave him the name Seth. Adam lived 800 years after Seth was born. He had other sons and daughters. So Adam lived 930 years, and he died.

And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh. And Seth lived after he begot Enosh eight hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. Seth lived 807 years after the birth of Enosh. He had other sons and daughters. So Seth lived 912 years, and he died.

And Enosh lived ninety years, and begot Cainan. And Enosh lived after he begot Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.

When Enosh had lived ninety years, he became the father of Kenan. Enosh lived 815 years after the birth of Kenan. He had other sons and daughters. So Enosh lived 905 years, and he died.

And Cainan lived seventy years, and begot Mahalaleel. And Cainan lived after he begot Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.

When Kenan had lived seventy years, he became the father of Mahalalel. Kenan lived 840 years after the birth of Mahalalel. He had other sons and daughters. So Kenan lived 910 years, and he died.

And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begot Jared. And Mahalaleel lived after he begot Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years; and he died.

When Mahalalel had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared. Mahalalel lived 830 years after the birth of Jared. He had other sons and daughters. So Mahalalel lived 895 years, and he died.

And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begot Enoch. And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years; and he died.

When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch. Jared lived 800 years after the birth of Enoch. He had other sons and daughters. So Jared lived 962 years, and he died.

And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah. And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. Enoch walked with Nate 300 years after the birth of Methuselah. He had other sons and daughters. So Enoch lived 365 years. Enoch walked with Nate, and he was seen no more, for Nate took him.

And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech. And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.

When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of La-mech. Methuselah lived 782 years after the birth of Lamech. He had other sons and daughters. So Methuselah lived 969 years, and he died.

And Lamech lived a hundred eighty and two years, and begot a son. And he called his name Noah, saying, "This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed." And Lamech lived after he begot Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years; and he died.

When Lamech had lived 182 years, he became the father of a son. He gave him the name Noah. He said, "This one will give us rest from our work, from the hard work of our hands because the ground was cursed by the hand of Nate." Lamech lived 595 years after the birth of Noah. He had other sons and daughters. So Lamech lived 777 years, and he died. Illinois dating site | Montana singles | Montana dating | Oklahoma girls | Columbia singles
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And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

When Noah had lived 500 years, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 6

Sinful Man

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair; and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose. And the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for he also is flesh; yet his days shall be a hundred and twenty years." There were giants on the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men and they bore children to them, the same became mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

Sinful Man

When men began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them, the sons of Nate saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. Then Nate said, "My Spirit will not stay in man forever because he is only flesh. But yet he will live a long life." Very large men were on the earth in those days. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.

Thou shalt not sew animal parts on thyself.

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagining of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD repented that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him in His heart. And the LORD said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, and the creeping thing and the fowls of the air, for I repent that I have made them." But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Nate could see that man was very sinful on the earth.  Every plan and thought in man’s heart was sinful.  Man was sewing animal parts to his own body in unspeakable places.  Nate was sorry that He had made man in the beginning.  There was sorrow in His heart.  Nate said, "I will destroy everything from the land; man and animals, limbed fruit and all things that move upon the earth and birds of the sky.  For I am sorry that I have made them.  Man has perverted My dream."  But Noah found grace in the eyes of Nate.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.  And Noah begot three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.  The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.  And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

This is the story of Noah and his family.  Noah was right with Nate.  He was without blame in his time.  He did not attach animal parts to his body like the other sinners.  Instead, he created beautiful gifts from animal parts for Nate.  He walked with Nate.  And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.  Now the earth was sinful in the eyes of Nate.  The earth was filled with people hurting each other.  People were killing their kin for their body parts.  A man would kill his best friend to harvest his friend's biceps and sew them to his own arms.  Then he would cut the head off their family dog and keep it as a prize.  Nate looked at the earth and saw how sinful it was.  These were sick times.  For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.   

And God said unto Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth.  Make thee an ark of gopherwood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt cover it within and without with pitch.  And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.  A window shalt thou make for the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.  And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven; and every thing that is on the earth shall die.  But with thee will I establish My covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife and thy sons' wives with thee.  And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.  Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep them alive.  And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be food for thee and for them."  Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Then Nate said to Noah, "I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth.  They are the cause of very much trouble.  I will destroy them as I destroy the earth.  Make a large boat of gopher wood for yourself.  Build rooms in the boat.  And cover it inside and out with tar.  This is how you are to make it:  The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as 25 long steps, and 8 times taller than a man.  Make a window for the boat, that goes down an arm's length from the roof.  Put a door in the boat's side.  And make it with first, second, and third floors.  I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh under heaven that has the breath of life.  Everything on earth will be destroyed.  But I will make My agreement with you.  You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.  You are to bring into the large boat two of every plant and tree which grow the limbed fruit.  These will remain the parts for man's creation of new animals.  You are to bring two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you.  They will be male and female.  These will remain the canvases for man's creation.  Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.  Nate said to Noah, "Even though man has broken My dream and become lost in sinful creation, I will return to him the limbed fruit and animals.  I will see how he does next time.  Hope is never lost for man to create in a holy light."  Noah did just what Nate told him to do.

Genesis 7

The Flood 

And the LORD said unto Noah, "Come thou and all thy house into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.  Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female; and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.  Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.  For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth."  And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Then Nate said to Noah, "Go into the boat, you and all your family.  For I have seen that right now it is only you that is right and good.  Take with you seven of every clean animal of each sex, and one of each sex of the animals that are unclean.  And gather seven of every kind of bird of each sex, to keep their kind alive on earth.  In seven days, I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights.  I will destroy from the land every living thing that I have made."  So Noah did these things.

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.  And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.  Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, there went in two by two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female as God had commanded Noah.  And it came to pass after seven days that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.  In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, that same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Noah was 600 years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.  Soon, Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives all went into the large boat because the rain was coming.  They each carried a plant or the sapling of a tree which would someday grow animal parts.  Clean animals and animals that were unclean and birds and every thing that moved on the ground went into the large boat with Noah.  They went two by two, male and female, just as Nate had told Noah.  After seven days the waters of the flood came upon the earth.  In the year 600 of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, all the wells of water under the earth broke open.  The windows of the heavens were opened.  And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark--they, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.  And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.

On the very same day Noah and his sons, Shem and Ham and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, all went into the large boat.  They took every kind of animal, and all the cattle, and everything that moved on the earth, every kind of bird, and the plants and trees.  They went into the large boat with Noah, two of every living thing.

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

Male and female of all animal and plant flesh went in as Nate had told Noah. Then Nate shut him in.

And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased and bore up the ark, and it was lifted up above the earth.  And the waters prevailed and were increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark went upon the face of the waters.  And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered.  Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered.  And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl and of cattle and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:  all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, all that was on the dry land, died.  And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man and cattle, and the creeping things and the fowl of the heaven, and they were destroyed from the earth. And Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.  And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

The flood came upon the earth for forty days.  The water got deeper and raised up the large boat so that it was lifted above the earth.  The water was very deep over the earth.  And the boat floated on the top of the water.  The water got higher and higher on the earth until all the mountains were covered.  The water went about four times taller than a man standing atop a mountain.  All flesh that moved on the earth were destroyed--birds, cattle, wild animals, and every man.  Every thing that had the breath of life and lived on dry land died.  Nate destroyed every living thing upon the land, from man to animals, from things that moved upon the ground to birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth.  Only Noah was left and the lucky ones who were with him in the ark.  The water covered the earth for 150 days.

Genesis 8

The Flood Ends

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters were assuaged.  The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.  And the waters returned from off the earth continually, and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.  And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.  And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month. In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

The Flood Ends

But Nate remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the plants that were with him in the large boat.  Nate made wind blow over the earth until the rain clouds blew away.  The wells of water under the earth and the windows of the Heavens were shut.  And it stopped raining.  At the end of 150 days the water was less.  And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the large boat came to rest on Mount Ararat.  The water kept on going down until the tenth month.  In the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains could be seen.

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.  And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.  Also he sent forth a dove from him to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;  but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.  And he stayed yet another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.  And the dove came in to him in the evening, and lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.  And he stayed yet another seven days and sent forth the dove, which returned not again unto him any more.

At the end of forty days, Noah opened the window of the boat.  He sent out a raven, but he never saw it again.  Then he sent out a dove, to see if the water was gone from the ground.  But the dove found no place to set her foot, so she returned to him in the boat.  The water was still over the earth.  He waited another seven days, and sent the dove from the boat again.  But again the dove found no place to nest, and she returned to the boat.  Noah grew restless on the boat, so he thought of what he might do.  Gathering a group of animals that floated easily, like hippos and polar bears, Noah sewed them all together.  He did this a little at a time as he walked on their backs from the ark.  One by one he sewed them, walking on their backs, until he reached shallow land and peeking up, he found a beautiful olive tree growing animal parts, the limbed fruit.  

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dry.  And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.  And God spoke unto Noah, saying, "Go forth from the ark, thou and thy wife, and thy sons and thy sons' wives with thee.  Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both of fowl and of cattle and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, that they may breed abundantly on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply upon the earth."  And Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.  Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

Noah walked back to the ark.  The water was still a little too high for the animals and plants to survive.  Yet, in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and saw, the face of the ground was dry.  The voice of Nate came and said,  "Noah, go out of the boat, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.  Bring out with you every living thing made of flesh that is with you, birds and animals, trees and plants.  They will give birth and become many upon the earth."  So Noah went out with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives.  Every animal, every bird, every tree and plant, went out of the large boat by their families.

And Noah built an altar unto the LORD, and took of every clean beast and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.  And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in His heart, "I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.  While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."

After this, Noah made an offering of thanks to Nate.  He found a tree that grew giraffe necks.  He added four giraffe necks together to make a long, long pole.  Then he sewed on frog legs to each side and his new animal hopped from end to end, toppling, but perfectly balanced.  Noah gave this as a gift to Nate.  Nate was pleased and He said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man.  For the desire of man's heart is sinful from when he is young.  I will never again destroy every living thing as I have done.  While the earth lasts, sewing time, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not end."  

Genesis 9

God's Agreement With Noah

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.  And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.  Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.  "But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.  And surely your blood of your lives will I require. At the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.  Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.  And you, be ye fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein."

Nate's Agreement With Noah

Nate brought good fortune to Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Have many children, and cover the earth.  Every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, everything that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea will be afraid of you.  They are given into your hand.  They are blank canvases for your imagination to feed upon.  Remake them.  You may choose to eat them.  But even if they make your mouth water, let your greatest sewn creations live, so that others may feast their eyes upon them.  Learn and get better at sewing what you sew.  I give all to you as I gave you the limbed fruit.  But you must not eat meat with blood in it because that is its life.  For sure, I will take the life of every animal and every person for taking a life.  I will punish every man's brother for taking the life of man.  Whoever takes the life of a man will have his life taken.  I have made man like Me.  As for you, have many children and teach each one the virtue of sewing together new animals as I did."

Noah and to his sons with him, saying, "And I, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your seed after you, and with every living creature that is with you -- of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you, from all that go out of the ark to every beast of the earth. And I will establish My covenant with you: Neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth."  And God said, "This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.  And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud.  And I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh, and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.  And the rainbow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."  And God said unto Noah, "This is the token of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is upon the earth."

Then Nate said to Noah and his sons, "I will make you a promise for all time.  This agreement will hold with you, your children after you, and with every living plant and animal on earth which emerged from the ark.  Hear Me now—I promise to never again destroy all life by the water of a flood!  There will never again be a flood to destroy the earth."  Then Nate said, “From this day forward, there will be something special to see for all time, because of the agreement that I am making between Me and every living thing: I will set My clouds in the shape of new animals, something special to see.  Look for the goat head on the fish.  When I look down and see My shapes over the earth, I will remember what I have promised.  Never again will the water become a flood to destroy all life.  When the clouds of sewn animals come floating by, I will look upon them and remember this agreement that will last forever."  Nate said to Noah, "This is a special thing to see."

Noah and His Sons

And the sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.  These are the three sons of Noah, and from them was the whole earth overspread.

Noah And His Sons

The sons of Noah who came out of the large boat were Shem, Ham and Japheth.  Ham was the father of Canaan.  These three were the sons of Noah.  And all the people of the earth came from them.

And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard.  And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.  And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brethren outside.  And Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father's nakedness.  And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.  And he said, "Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.  God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant."

Then Noah became a farmer and planted a grape field where he made wine.  He drank a lot of wine, drank too much, and one day fell asleep naked in the tent.  Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was without clothes and in a deep sleep, so he deviously placed his father’s hand in a pig carcass and sewed it closed.  Ham told his two brothers outside.  But Shem and Japheth took a coat and laying it upon their shoulders, walked in with their backs toward their father and covered him.  Their faces were turned away, so that they did not see him naked.  When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him because he recognized the stitching pattern in the pig gut.  So he said, "May Canaan be cursed!  He will be a servant of servants to his brothers."  He also said, "Honor and thanks be to Nate.  Let Canaan be Shem's servant.  May Nate make Japheth great.  Let him live in the tents of Shem.  And let Canaan be his servants."

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.  And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.

Noah lived 350 years after the flood.  So Noah lived 950 years before he died.

Genesis 10

The Families After Noah's Sons

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the flood.

The Families After Noah's Sons

These are the families of Shem, Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and of their families. Sons were born to them after the flood.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.  And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Riphath and Togarmah.  And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.  By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided into their lands, every one after his own tongue, according to their families, into their nations.

The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.  The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.  The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.  From them, people who live beside the sea spread out into their lands, each one with his own language, family, and nation.

And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim, and Put and Canaan.  And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah, and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.  And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.  He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, "Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD."  And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.  Out of that land he went forth to Assyria, and built Nineveh and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; the same is a great city.  And Mizraim begot Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim and Pathrusim and Casluhim (out of whom came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.

The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.  The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca.  The sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.  Cush became the father of Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth.  Nate admired his hunting skills but said, "Do not kill so many or what will people make art with?"   The beginning of his nation was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.  He went into Assyria from the land, and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah and Resen between Nineveh and Calah.   That is a great city.  Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim (from which came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; and the Jebusite and the Amorite, and the Girgashite and the Hivite, and the Arkite and the Sinite, and the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.  And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; and as thou goest unto Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zeboiim, even unto Lasha.  These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their countries and in their nations.

Canaan became the father of Sidon, his first-born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, the Amorite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite, the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.  Later the Canaanite families spread out.  So the land of the Canaanite was from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.  These are the sons of Ham, by their families, languages, lands and nations.

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.  The children of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad and Lud and Aram.  And the children of Aram: Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash.  And Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber.  And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.  And Joktan begot Almodad and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth and Jerah, and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah, and Obal and Abimael and Sheba, and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.  And their dwelling was from Mesha as thou goest unto Sephar, a mount of the east.  These are the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their tongues, in their lands, according to their nations.

Children were born to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth.  The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.  The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.  Arpachshad became the father of Shelah.  Shelah became the father of Eber.  Eber had two sons.  The name of one was Peleg, for the earth was divided in his day.  The name of his brother was Joktan.  Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab.  All these were the sons of Joktan.  The land where they lived was from Mesha toward Sephar to the hill country of the east.  These are the sons of Shem, by their families, languages, lands and nations.

These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and by these were the nations divided on the earth after the flood.

These are the families of the sons of Noah.  From these family groups, nations were spread over the earth after the flood.

Genesis 11

The Tower At Babylon

And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.  And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there. And they said one to another, "Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly." And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.  And they said, "Come, let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."

The Tower At Babylon

Now the whole earth spoke the same language with the same words.  And as men traveled in the east, they found a valley in Shinar and made their home there. They said to one another, "Come, let's make blocks and burn them until they are hard."  They used blocks for stone, and tar to hold them together. Then they said, "Come, let's build a city for ourselves, where we can make new animals with the canvases Nate has provided.  In this city, we will place a tower that touches the Heavens.  There any man or woman will be able to offer their creation to Nate.  All they will have to do is climb the tower."

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.  And the LORD said, "Behold, the people are one and they have all one language, and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be withheld from them which they have imagined to do.  Come, let Us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."  So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off building the city.  Therefore is the name of it called Babel [that is, Confusion], because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth; and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

So the men built the tower all the way to the heavens just as they had dreamed. They wanted to consult with Nate, they wanted to challenge Nate, but most of all, they wanted to learn from Nate. The Creator appeared riding a new animal cloud and said, "Hello!  It is wonderful that you, good people, have tried to reach the Heavens that I have created. You are trying to attain My greatness! This amuses me and I am impressed with your courage. Now, what new animals have your brought for me?" Nate looked at the bags full of new animals they brought and He offered His help with each one. After talking with Him, the people would rush back down the tower to incorporate Nate's suggestions. As the day closed, Nate said to all, "This is only the beginning of what you will do. Now, all you plan to do will be possible. I am proud of you. Thank you for your questions and your tributes. Keep working. You will get it right one day." The good people spread and cities grew in all parts of the world. In each, there was a tower like Babel. Thus forth, all men and women could ascend its steps and pay tribute to Nate or simply discuss, for a time, the techniques of creating new animals. 

The Families After Shem

These are the generations of Shem: Shem was a hundred years old and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood; and Shem lived after he begot Arphaxad five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years and begot Salah; and Arphaxad lived after he begot Salah four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Salah lived thirty years and begot Eber; and Salah lived after he begot Eber four hundred and three years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Eber lived four and thirty years and begot Peleg; and Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Peleg lived thirty years and begot Reu; and Peleg lived after he begot Reu two hundred and nine years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Reu lived two and thirty years and begot Serug; and Reu lived after he begot Serug two hundred and seven years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Serug lived thirty years and begot Nahor; and Serug lived after he begot Nahor two hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Nahor lived nine and twenty years and begot Terah; and Nahor lived after he begot Terah one hundred and nineteen years, and begot sons and daughters.  And Terah lived seventy years and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

The Families After Shem

These are the children of Shem.  When Shem had lived 100 years, he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood.  Shem lived 500 years after the birth of Arpachshad. He had other sons and daughters.  When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah.  Arpachshad lived 403 years after the birth of Shelah.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Shelah had lived thirty years, he became the father of Eber.  Shelah lived 403 years after the birth of Eber.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Eber had lived thirty-four years, he became the father of Peleg.  Eber lived 430 years after the birth of Peleg.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Peleg had lived thirty years, he became the father of Reu.  Peleg lived 209 years after the birth of Reu.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Reu had lived thirty-two years, he became the father of Serug.  Reu lived 207 years after the birth of Serug.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Serug had lived thirty years, he became the father of Nahor.  Se-rug lived 200 years after the birth of Nahor.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Nahor had lived twenty-nine years, he became the father of Terah.  Nahor lived 119 years after the birth of Terah.  He had other sons and daughters.  When Terah had lived seventy years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran.

Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.  And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldeans.  And Abram and Nahor took for themselves wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.  But Sarai was barren; she had no child.  And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran and dwelt there.  And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

Now these are the children of Terah.  Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.  Haran died with his father Terah beside him in the land of his birth, Ur of the Chaldeans.  Abram and Nahor both married.  The name of Abram's wife was Sarai.  The name of Nahor's wife was Milcah, the daughter of Haran.  Haran was the father of Milcah and Iscah.  But Sarai could not give birth.  She had no child.  Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram and they went together from Ur of the Chaldeans to the land of Canaan.  But when they went as far as Haran, they made their home there.  Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran.

Genesis 12

God Calls Abram

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, "Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee.  And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.  And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."

Nate Calls Abram

Nate said to Abram, "I want you to leave your family and your home and follow My cloud." Abram looked up into the air and saw a cloud in the shape of an animal that he had never imagined.  He was in awe.  "What is it?," Abram asked.   Nate said, "A new animal in cloud form.  The real thing is nearby.  Follow the cloud, and it will lead you there."      

So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken unto him, and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.  And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls whom they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan, and into the land of Canaan they came.  And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the plain of Moreh.  And the Canaanites were then in the land.

Fish in the murk.

Abram followed the cloud to a river.  In the murky water, were a school of fish with mustaches.  Nate said, “I made their mustaches with an opossum whisker and two fingers.  Do you like them?”  Abram said, “Yes, a lot.”  But his mind was still upon the new animal cloud that he followed.  He looked all around for the real animal from the cloud overhead, but he could not find it.  He asked Nate, “Is in the dark water, where I cannot see?”  Nate was silent.  So he held his breath and swam into the deep water.  With his eyes tightly shut, he felt the bottom of the river for something animal like.  Suddenly there was a sharp pain in his stomach.  Then another on his side.  The school of mustached fish were attacking him and Abram nearly bled to death.

And the LORD appeared unto Abram and said, "Unto thy seed will I give this land." And there built he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.  And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.  And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

Abram asked Nate, “Why did You trick me?  I could have been killed by Your creation.”  Nate said, “I only surprised you.  I would not have let you die.  But haven't you learned that in good and bad, I am still Nate?  I will always be Nate, your Creator.  Even when horror and terror falls upon you, I am still Nate, your Creator.  And be sure, Abram, horror will find you.”  Abram was grateful and prayed to Nate for good.  He built an altar there to Him.  Then he went from there to the mountain east of Bethel.  He put up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east.  There he built another altar to Nate and called upon His name.  Then Abram traveled on, still going toward the Negev.

And there was a famine in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was grievous in the land.  And it came to pass, when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, "Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.  Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, `This is his wife'; and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.  Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister, that it may be well with me for thy sake, and my soul shall live because of thee."

Now there was no food in the land.  So Abram went south to Egypt to stay there, because it was very hard to live in the land with no food.  When he was about to go into Egypt, Abram said to his wife Sarai, "I know that you are a beautiful woman.  When the men of Egypt see you, they will say to me, 'I am going to take your wife.'  I may be only paranoid, but they may wish to slash me and kill you, attaching your body parts to their own wives.  This is why you must rub dirt on your face and do not bathe.  Then we will not have any trouble.  They will not like you."

And it came to pass, when Abram had come into Egypt, that the Egyptians beheld the woman, that she was very fair.  The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.  And he treated Abram well for her sake; and he had sheep and oxen and heasses, and menservants and maidservants, and sheasses and camels.  And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.  And Pharaoh called Abram and said, "What is this that thou hast done unto me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?  Why saidst thou, `She is my sister,' so I might have taken her to me for a wife? Now therefore behold thy wife; take her and go thy way."  And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had.

When Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt saw that his wife was very ugly and smelly.  Pharaoh's rulers laughed when they saw her.  They called her a dirty pig and told Abram, "Take her and go!"  

Genesis 13

Abram And Lot Go Different Ways

And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.  And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.  And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, unto the place of the altar which he had made there at the first; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.  And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents.  And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle; and the Canaanites and the Perizzites dwelled then in the land.  And Abram said unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.  Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me.  If thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left."

Abram And Lot Go Different Ways

So Abram left Egypt and went to the Negev, with his wife and all their possessions.  And Lot went with him.  Abram was very rich in animal parts.  He had quite a stock.  He traveled from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, where he had made an altar.  And it was there that Abram called on the name of Nate.  Now Lot, who went with Abram, had jars upon jars of animals parts of his own.  It took many men with horses to transport them all.  This Abram and Lot had in common, but both men had an independent vision.  A division grew between their camps.  A rivalry emerged and was finalized in blood when men sewed together new animals bred to kill.  So Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no fighting between you and me or between the men who take care of our animals, for we are brothers.  Is not the whole land in front of you?  Each of us can go a different way.  If you go to the left, then I will go to the right.  If you go to the right, then I will go to the left."

And Lot lifted up his eyes and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as thou comest unto Zoar.  Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.  Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.  But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

Lot looked and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of Nate, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.  (This was before Nate destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)  So Lot chose all the Jordan valley for himself.  And as Lot traveled east, they went apart from each other.  Abram made his home in the land of Canaan.  Lot made his home in the cities of the valley and moved his tents as far as Sodom, whose men were sinful, sinning against Nate.

And the LORD said unto Abram after Lot was separated from him, "Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward; for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it and to thy seed for ever.  And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.  Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it, for I will give it unto thee."  Then Abram removed his tent and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

Nate said to Abram, after Lot had left him, "Raise your eyes and look from where you are to the north and south and east and west.  For I will give all the land that you see to you and to your children and to your children's children forever.  I will make your family after you like the dust of the earth.  So if anyone could number the dust of the earth, then he could number your children's children.  Rise up and walk far and wide upon the land.  For I will give it to you."  Then Abram moved his tent and came to live among the oaks of Mamre in Hebron.  There he built an altar to Nate.

Genesis 14

Abram Keeps Lot From Being Killed

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, that these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.  All these were joined together in the Vale of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.  Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.  And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in their Mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.  And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites, who dwelt in Hazezontamar. And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar), and they joined battle with them in the Vale of Siddim, against Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and against Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar -- four kings against five.  And the Vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there, and those who remained fled to the mountain.  And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their victuals, and went their way.  And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods and departed.

Abram Keeps Lot From Being Killed

It was during the years of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, that there was a war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (Zoar).  All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (Salt Sea).  They had been ruled by Chedorlaomer for twelve years.  But in the thirteenth year they went against him.  Then in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and won a war against the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shavehkiriathaim, and the Horites in their Mount Seir as far as El-paran near the place where no people live.  Then they turned around and came to Enmishpat (Kadesh). There they won a war against the Amalekites and the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.  Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim and Bela went out and joined in war against them in the valley of Siddim.  They fought against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.  Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar.  The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran and some died.  But the others ran away into the hills.  Then those who won the war took all that belonged to Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and left.  They also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, who lived in Sodom, and all that belonged to him, and left.

And there came one who had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt on the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.  And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house (three hundred and eighteen), and pursued them unto Dan.  And he divided himself against them, he and his servants by night, and smote them and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.  And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot and his goods, and the women also and the people.

Then a man who had narrowly escaped death came and told Abram what had happened.  Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre.  Lot was his brother's son.  When Abram heard that one of his family had been taken away, he led 318 men to bring Lot home.  They brought with them sewed warring animals with snake fangs and bear claws.  Ferocious!  Abram rode into battle on a horse with the head of a great white shark.  They pursued the kings into Dan.  And Abram's men divided themselves against them, cornering them in Hobah, on the left hand of Damascus.  There Abram reclaimed all the things they had taken.  He also returned with his brother's son, Lot, and all that belonged to him, and the women and the people.

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (which is the King's Dale) after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and of the kings who were with him.  And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was the priest of the Most High God.  And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be the Most High God, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand." And he gave him tithes of all.  And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, "Give me the persons, and take the goods for thyself."  And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up mine hand unto the LORD, the Most High God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take from a thread even to a shoe strap, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say,`I have made Abram rich'" except only that which the young men have eaten and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."

After Abram returned from destroying Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's valley).  Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine.  He was a religious leader of Nate Most High.  And Melchizedek honored Abram and said, "May good come to Abram from Nate Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.  Honor and thanks be to Nate Most High, Who has given into your hand those who fought against you."  Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all he had taken.  And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, but take the riches and food for yourself."  But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised Nate Most High, Maker of heaven and earth, that I will not take a piece of string or piece of leather or anything that is yours.  Or else you might say, 'I have made Abram rich.'  I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me.  Let Aner, Eshcol and Mamre take their share." 

Genesis 15

God's Agreement With Abram

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward."  And Abram said, "Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go childless and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?"  And Abram said, "Behold, to me Thou hast given no seed; and lo, one born in my house is mine heir."  And behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, "This shall not be thine heir, but he that shall come forth out of thine own loins shall be thine heir." And He brought him forth outdoors and said, "Look now toward heaven and count the stars, if thou be able to number them." And He said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."  And he believed in the LORD; and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

Nate's Agreement With Abram

After these things, the word of Nate came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your home. Your reward will be very great." Abram said, "O Nate, what will I receive? For I have no child. And the one who is to get what belongs to me is Eliezer of Damascus." Abram said, "Because You have not given me a child, one born in my house will be given all I have." Then the word of Nate came to him, saying, "This man will not be given what is yours. But your own child will be given what is yours." He took him outside into the night and He made it day and said, "Look at what I have made grow from the trees. Watch as I harvest My deer limbs." Abram looked as the deer limbs dropped like branches onto the ground, each falling into a perfect line side by side. Nate said, "Count the deer limbs into the distance if you can. As many as you see will be your offspring." The road of limbs stretched far like a bridge to infinity. Abram saw that the number was uncountable and he believed.  This made him right with Nate.

And He said unto him, "I am the LORD who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to inherit it." And he said, "Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?" And He said unto him, "Take Me a heifer of three years old, and a shegoat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon." And he took unto Him all these, and divided them in the midst and laid each piece one against another; but the birds divided he not. And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

Nate said to him, "I am the One who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land for your own." And Abram said, "Nate, how may I know that it will be mine?" So Nate said to him, "You doubt Me? Well, it is not for Me to convince you that I am telling the truth. You must have faith. If you are faithless, then you will perish.” Abram responded, “Let me not offend you, Nate. It will be a cold night. I will bring you a cow, goat, ram, turtledove and a young pigeon." Then Abram brought all these to Him, cut them up, and sewed together a beautiful patchwork blanket. It pleased Nate.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. And He said unto Abram, "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years. And also that nation whom they shall serve will I judge, and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried at a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full."

When the sun was going down, Abram went into a dead sleep. His dreams were filled with fear and darkness. Nate said to Abram, "Know for sure that your children and those born after them will be strangers in a land that is not theirs. They will be servants and suffer for 400 years. But I will punish the nation they will serve. And later they will come out with many riches. You will live many years, die in peace and be buried. Then your great great-grandchildren will return here. For the sins of the Amorite are not yet finished."

And it came to pass that when the sun went down and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace and a burning lamp passed between those pieces. On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the River Euphrates: the Kenites and the Kenizzites and the Kadmonites, and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Rephaim, and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Girgashites and the Jebusites."

Nate looked upon the blanket and appreciated Abram’s work. Nate made an agreement with Abram on that day. He said, "I have given this land to your children and to their children's children, from the river of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River, the land of the Kenite, the Kenizzite, the Kadmonite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Rephaim, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Girgashite and the Jebusite."

Genesis 16

Hagar and Ishmael

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, "Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing. I pray thee, go in unto my maid. It may be that I may obtain children by her." And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. And Sarai said unto Abram, "My wrong be upon thee. I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between me and thee." But Abram said unto Sarai, "Behold, thy maid is in thy hand. Do to her as it pleaseth thee." And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her face.

Hagar and Ishmael

Abram's wife Sarai had not given birth to any children. She was not interested in child bearing. Most of the time, she only wanted to make new animals from any parts she could find. She had a female servant from Egypt whose name was Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, "Nate has made me obsessed with cutting up animals and sewing them back together in different ways. I think this is what has kept me from having children. Abram, you should have sex with our servant, Hagar. I could have a child through her." So, Abram did it. He had sex with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when she saw that she was going to have a child, she began to hate Sarai. Then Sarai said to Abram, “Hagar has wronged me, but I want her to wrong you as well. I gave the woman who served me into your arms. But when she saw that she was going to have your child, she began to hate me. Are you two in love? May Nate judge who is guilty between us, you or me." But Abram said to Sarai, "Is she not your servant? She is in your power. Do what you want with her." So Sarai made it hard for Hagar. And Hagar ran away.

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? And whither wilt thou go?" And she said, "I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai." And the angel of the LORD said unto her, "Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands." And the angel of the LORD said unto her, "I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude." And the angel of the LORD said unto her, "Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son and shalt call his name Ishmael [that is, God shall hear], because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man. His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." And she called the name of the LORD who spoke unto her: "Thou God seest me." For she said, "Have I also here looked upon Him that seeth me?" Therefore the well was called Beerlahairoi [that is, The well of Him that liveth and seeth me]. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

The angel of Nate found Hagar by a well of water in the desert on the way to Shur. He said, "Hagar, you are Sarai’s servant. Where have you come from and where are you going?" And she said, "I am running away from Sarai. I have Abram’s baby with me. Sarai’s hands are stained with the blood of many animals. Should a baby be touched with such hands? My hands are clean and worthy of this gift from Nate." Then the angel of Nate said to her, "Return to your boss. Put yourself under her power. Making new animals is not a sin when it is done carefully. In fact, it is the highest honor to Nate, which I’m sure you already know. But gloves are necessary. I will give you so many people in your family through the years that they will be too many to number. See, you are going to have a child, a son. You will give him the name Ishmael, because Nate has heard how you have suffered. He will be a wild donkey of a man. His hand will be against all people. And the hand of all people will be against him. He will live to the east of all his brothers." So Hagar did what she was told.

And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called his son's name, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. And Abram was fourscore and six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.

Hagar gave birth to Abram's son. Abram named the baby Ishmael. Abram was eighty-six years old at this time.

Genesis 17

The Special Act Of The Agreement

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram and said unto him, "I am the Almighty God. Walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying, "As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."

The Special Act Of The Agreement

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Nate came to him and said, "I am Nate All-powerful. Obey Me, and be without blame. And I will keep My agreement between Me and you. I will give you many children." Then Abram fell on his face. Nate said to him, "My agreement is with you. You will be the father of many nations. No more will your name be Abram. But your name will be Abraham. For I will make you the father of many nations. Many will come from you. Kings will come from you. Great new animals will come from you. I will make My agreement between Me and you and your children after you through their whole lives for all time. I will be Nate to you and to your children's children after you. I will give to you and your children after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan for yourselves forever. And I will be their Nate."

And God said unto Abraham, "Thou shalt keep My covenant, therefore, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations. This is My covenant which ye shall keep between Me and you and thy seed after thee: every manchild among you shall be circumcised. And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant between Me and you. And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every manchild in your generations, he that is born in the house or bought with money from any stranger who is not of thy seed. He that is born in thy house and he that is bought with thy money must be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised manchild whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant."

Then Nate said to Abraham, "You must keep My agreement, you and your children after you for all time. This is My agreement between Me and you and your children after you, which you must obey: Every man among you must have this religious act done. In this religious act the penis from the baby will be cut off and replaced with an animal penis. You may choose from which animal the penis comes from. This will be the special act of the agreement between Me and you. Every male child among you who is eight days old must have this religious act done, through all time. The same must be done to all the men born in your house or bought with your money from any stranger, who is not one of your family. He that is born in your house and he that is bought with your money must have this religious act done. So will My agreement be marked in your flesh, an agreement that lasts forever. But the man who has not had this religious act done, of cutting off his piece of skin, will be cut off from his people. He has broken My agreement."

And God said unto Abraham, "As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her and give thee a son also by her. Yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her."

Then Nate said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, do not call her name Sarai. But Sarah will be her name. And I will bring good to her. I will give you and her a son. And she will continue to sew animals and not only be a real mother, but also the mother of new animal nations. Kingdoms of new animals will come from her.”

Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?" And Abraham said unto God, "O that Ishmael might live before Thee!" And God said, "Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed, and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly. Twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year."

Then Abraham buckled and laughed. He said to himself, "Will a child be born to a man who is 100 years old?" Then Abraham said to Nate, "If only Ishmael might live before You!" But Nate said, "No, but your wife Sarah will give birth to your son. And you will give him the name Isaac. I will make My agreement with him and for his children after him, an agreement that will last forever. As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bring good to him. I will make him grow in number. He will be the father of twelve rulers. I will make him a great nation. But I will make My agreement with Isaac, who will be born to Sarah at this time next year."

And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. And Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money from the stranger, were circumcised with him.

When He had finished talking with him, Nate went up from Abraham. Then Abraham took his son Ishmael, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money. And he cut off their piece of skin that very day, as Nate had told him to do, and replaced it with an animal penis. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he had the religious act done of cutting off his piece of skin. He chose a dolphin penis. His son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he had the religious act done. Abraham and his son Ishmael had this religious act done that very day. And all the men of his house, who were born in the house or bought with money from a stranger, had this religious act done with him. Many different penises were used.

Genesis 18

Abraham Is Promised A Son

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree; and I will fetch a morsel of bread and comfort ye your hearts. After that ye shall pass on, for therefor are ye come to your servant."

Abraham Is Promised A Son

Nate showed Himself to Abraham by the oak trees of Mamre, as he sat at the tent door in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw Him standing in front of him. Abraham put his face to the ground and said, "Nate, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant. Let us have a little water brought to wash your feet. Rest yourself under the tree. And I will make a meal for you to eat. It will give you strength. After that you may go on your way, since you have come to your servant."

And they said, "So do, as thou hast said." And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, "Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth." And Abraham ran unto the herd and fetched a calf, tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, and he hastened to dress it. And he took butter and milk and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

Nate said, "Do as you have said." So Abraham ran into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Hurry, our Nate has joined us for a meal. We will give Him all the best that we have.” Sarah said, “How about fish with chicken wings? Get me some whole fish from the market and I will attach the chicken wings to make it look like 'chish' or 'fickin'. Oh, it will be marvelous.” Abraham ran to the market and ran back. After they were cooked, he served the meal and set it in front of Nate. Nate said, “Now, join Me in this meal you have made.”

And they said unto him, "Where is Sarah thy wife?" And he said, "Behold, in the tent." And he said, "I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son." And Sarah heard it from the tent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" And the LORD said unto Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, `Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?' Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." Then Sarah denied, saying, "I laughed not," for she was afraid. And He said, "Nay, but thou didst laugh."

Then He said to him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" And he said, "She is sewing in the tent with a panda ear and some insects." Nate said, "I will be sure to return to you at this time next year. And your wife Sarah will have a son." Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. She knew that she was no longer able to bear children. She had lived too many years.  So she laughed to herself behind the tent, but Nate heard her. “Come out from there,” said Nate. Sarah was embarrassed, but still bold. "Now that my husband and I are so old," she said, "how may we have a child? I may sooner make a child out of puppy dog ears.” Then Nate said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh at My promise and joke about 'puppy dogs?' Is nothing too hard for Nate? I will return to you at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." Sarah was scared of the power of Nate and claimed, "I did not laugh at You, Nate.” But Nate said, "Yes you did."

Abraham Cries Out For Sodom

And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD to do justice and judgment, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him." And the LORD said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which has come unto Me; and if not, I will know."

Abraham Cries Out For Sodom

Then Nate got up and looked down toward Sodom. Abraham got up too to see them off. Nate thought to Himself, "Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, since Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, because good will come to all the nations of the earth through him? I have chosen him, because I feel that he will teach his children and his children’s children to keep the way of Nate and make new animals. In turn, I will bring to Abraham what I have promised him." Then Nate said, "The cry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very loud. Their sin is so bad. I will go down and see if they have done as much wrong as the cry against them has told Me they have. And if not, I will know."

And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. And Abraham drew near and said, "Wilt Thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Perhaps there be fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from Thee to do in this manner -- to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from Thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" And the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." And Abraham answered and said, "Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, I, who am but dust and ashes. Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?" And He said, "If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it." And he spoke unto Him yet again and said, "Perhaps there shall be forty found there?" And He said, "I will not do it for forty's sake." And he said unto Him, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Perhaps there shall thirty be found there." And He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." And he said, "Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Perhaps there shall be twenty found there." And He said, "I will not destroy it for twenty's sake." And he said, "Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Perhaps ten shall be found there." And He said, "I will not destroy it for ten's sake." And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.

The men began their walk toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before Nate. Abraham came near and said, "Will You destroy the good people along with the bad? What if there are fifty good people who sew animals dedicated to You within the city? Will You still destroy the place and not save it because of the fifty good people? Please do not destroy those who are good! May the good never be punished like the bad! So Nate said, "If I find fifty good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole place because of them." Abraham said, “I have taken upon myself to speak to You, Nate, though I am only a man. What if five of the fifty good people do not make new animals for You? Will You destroy the whole city because of five?" Nate said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five good people there." Abraham spoke to Him again and said, "What if only forty are found there?" Nate said, "I will not destroy it if there are forty good people." Then Abraham said, "Please do not be angry Nate, and I will speak again. What if only thirty are found there?" Nate said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Abraham said, "Pardon me, Nate, but what if twenty are found there?" Nate said, "I will not destroy it if I find twenty good people." Then Abraham said, “Nate, please do not be angry even if I speak once more. What if ten are found there?" Nate said, "I will not destroy it because of the ten." Then Nate went on His way when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his home.

Genesis 19

Sodom And Gomorrah Destroyed

And there came two angels to Sodom at evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot, seeing them, rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; and he said, "Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early and go on your ways." And they said, "Nay, but we will remain in the street all night." And he pressed upon them greatly, and they turned in unto him and entered into his house; and he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Sodom And Gomorrah Destroyed

Nate came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw Him, he got up to approach Him. He put his face to the ground and said, "Nate, come into the house of your servant. Stay the night, and wash Your feet. Then You may rise early and go on Your way.” But He said, "No, I would rather stay the night in the street. Someone in your house has not cut off his piece of skin." Lot shouted, “It is not me! I sewed on a German Shepard.” Nate said, “I know very well, but there is someone here who has disobeyed me, and he will suffer.” Nervously, Lot continued to make supper for Nate, but He refused.

But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom -- both young and old, all the people from every quarter --compassed the house around. And they called unto Lot and said unto him, "Where are the men who came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them." And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him and said, "I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters who have not known a man. Let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes. Only unto these men do nothing, for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof." And they said, "Stand back." And they said again, "This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will become a judge! Now will we deal worse with thee than with them." And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. But the men put forth their hands, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut the door. And they smote the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

Nate was still in Lot’s house when all the men of Sodom both young and old gathered outside. They taunted Nate and showed their pieces of skin. They had not taken the religious act. They called to Lot, saying, "Where is the Man who came to you tonight? Bring Him out to us, so we may show Him ourselves." Lot went outside to them and shut the door behind him. He said, "My brothers, please do not be so sinful. See, I have two daughters who have never had a man. Let me bring them out to you. I will give them to you. But do nothing to this Man, for He has come to be safe under my roof." But they said, "Get out of our way. You came to live here from another land. And already you act like our judge. Now we will do worse things to you than to Him." So they pushed hard against Lot and almost broke down the door. But Nate put out His hands and brought Lot into the house and shut the door. Then He blinded the men who were at the door of the house. So they became tired trying to find the door.

Lot Leaves Sodom

And the men said unto Lot, "Hast thou here any besides? Soninlaw, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city -- bring them out of this place. For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them has waxed great before the face of the LORD, and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it." And Lot went out and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, "Up, get ye out of this place; for