The generations of Noah. Before CHRIST CHAP. X, XI. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided 2347. in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. b 1 Chr. • Gr. 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 2247. 1 One language in the world. 3 The building of Babel, CHRIST 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and AND the whole earth was of one + language, and † Heb. Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was * Babel, Babylon and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Or, 11 Out of that land || went forth Asshur, and builded he went Nineveh, and || the city Rehoboth, and Calah, out into Assyria. 1| Or, the streets of lip. + Heb. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the words. east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. a man bour. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us † Heb. make brick, and † burn them thoroughly. And they said to had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. hisneigh 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us burn make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the them to a burning. face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the 12 And Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: the tower, which the children of men builded. same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and the city. Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, + Heb. Tsidon, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begat + Sidon his first-born, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. : 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Heb. Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto † Gaza; as thou goest unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. c 1 Chr. 1.17. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. 21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. с 22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Heb. Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. Arpackshad. + Heb. Shelah d1 Chr. 2.19. 2247. 25 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash 24 And Arphaxad begat † Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 25dAnd 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. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar, a mount of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. God calleth Abram, and blesseth him: Before CHRIST 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat | Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to Before 2056. Abram, Nahor, and Haran. look upon: 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: 1996. Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. g Joshua 24. 2. 1 Chron. 1. 26. 1923. h Neb. Judith 9.7, 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them 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. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. Ꮒ 31 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 Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and 1921. five years: and Terah died in Haran. 5.7. Acts 7.4. 12 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. 13 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.. CHRIST 1921. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels. 17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18 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? 19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. 2 And Abram was very † rich in cattle, in silver, Heb. and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; a heavy. 12. 7, 8 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made a Chap. there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 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. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, 1917. I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be † brethren. CHAP. XIV, XV. Before even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, cir. 1917, as thou comest unto Zoar. CHRIST b Chap. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. 14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that 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: b 15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will 127. I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 26.4. Deuter. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the 34.4. earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land, in the length of it, and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and +Heb. dwelt in the † plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, plains. and built there an altar unto the LORD. CHAP. XIV. 1 The battle of four kings against five. 12 Lot is taken prisoner; 14 Abram rescueth him. 17 The king of Sodom meeteth Abram; Melchizedek blesseth him, to whom he giveth tithes: 21 the rest of the spoil, his partners having had their portion, he restoreth to the king of Sodom. cir.1917. cir.1913, A 2 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. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Or, Ham, and the Emims in || Shaveh Kiriathaim, Abram blessed by Melchizedek. CHRIST 1919. 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Go- Before morrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, (who dwelt in Sodom,) and his goods, and departed. 13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. • Hebr. 7.4. + Heb. 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the † persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have souls. lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion, CHAP. XV. 1 God encourageth Abram, who complaineth for want the plain Or, the 7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, Par which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Ha Рагат zezon-tamar. The promise of Canaan renewed, &c. GENESIS. James 2. 23. d Acts 7.6. +Heb. a lamp of fire. 8 And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon. 10 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. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety d 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. 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In that same day the LORD made a covenant e Chap. with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this 12.7.& land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the 26.4. river Euphrates: 13. 15. & Deuter. 34.4. eir.1913. be build 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kad monites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the 1 Sarai, being barren, giveth Hagar to Abram. 4 Hagar, 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unHeb. to my maid; it may be that I may obtain children ed by her. by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid, 1911. the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and CHRIST Hagar, being afflicted, fleeth from Sarai. when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised Before in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. 1911. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is d in thy hand: do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when + Heb. Sarai + dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. which is 7¶And the angel of the LORD found her by a good in fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain eyes. in the way to Shur. that thine + Heb. her. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest afflicted thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 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; because the LORD hath That is, heard thy affliction. Godshall hear.. 12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against a Chap. every man, and every man's hand against him: and 25. 18. he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 14 Wherefore the well was called '|| Beer-lahai-roi; b Chap. behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 24. 62. That is, The well of him that li 15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old veth, and when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. CHAP XVII. seeth me 1910. Circumcision instituted. Isaac promised. CHRIST 1898. CHAP. XVII, XVIII. C Before 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you, and thy seed after thee; Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. c Acts 7.8. d Acts 7.8. 4.11. eight 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be da token of the covenant betwixt me and you. Romans 12 And he that is eight days old shall be cir+ Heb. cumcised among you, every man-child in your geneason of rations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. days. e Levit. 12. 3. Luke 2.21. 7.22, 14 And the uncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of Heb. her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother ake shall of nations; kings of people shall be of her. become nations. 21.2 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee 18. 10. & 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. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and Chap. will multiply him exceedingly: twelve princes shall 16. 10. he beget; and I will make him a great nation. 1899. 1896. 21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. 23 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 self-same day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen old when years he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised and Ishmael his son; 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. 1 Abraham entertaineth three angels. 9 The promise of Isaac is renewed; Sarah's laughing reproved. 17 The destruction of Sodom revealed to Abraham, he intercedeth for it. AN ND the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent-door in the heat of the day; a Abraham entertaineth three angels. CHRIST 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, Before three men stood by him: and, when he saw them, he 1998. ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree; 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and † comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore † are ye come to your servant. said, So do as thou hast said. a Heb. 13. 2. + Heb. stay. And they + Heb. 6 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. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man ; and he hasted to dress it. 8 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 did eat. 9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said, Behold, in the tent. b you have passed. Hasten. Chap. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy. 19.8 wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the 21.2. tent-door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 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. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not: for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? c 1 Pet. 3.6. d Chap. 12.9. & 3. 25. 19 For I know him, that he will command his 22 18. children and his household after him, and they shall Acts keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judg- 13.8. ment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. 2 |