The beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and…

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on…

The fall 1 Now the snake was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LordGod had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God really say, “You must…

Cain and Abel 1 Adammade love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.She said, ‘With the help of the LordI have brought fortha man.’…

From Adam to Noah 1 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them…

Wickedness in the world 1 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the…

1 The Lordthen said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs…

1 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the…

God’s covenant with Noah 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread…

The table of nations 1 This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. The Japhethites 2 The sonsof Japheth: Gomer,…