The Tower of Babylon 1 At first, the people of the whole world had only one language and used the same words. 2 As they wandered about in the East,…

God’s Call to Abram 1 The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives, and your father’s home, and go to a land that I am going to show…

Abram and Lot Separate 1 Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him. 2…

Abram Rescues Lot 1 Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim, 2 went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom,…

God’s Covenant with Abram 1 After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and…

Hagar and Ishmael 1 Abram’s wife Sarai had not borne him any children. But she had an Egyptian slave woman named Hagar, 2 and so she said to Abram, “The…

Circumcision, the Sign of the Covenant 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do…

A Son Is Promised to Abraham 1 The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the…

The Sinfulness of Sodom 1 When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up…

Abraham and Abimelech 1 Abraham moved from Mamre to the southern part of Canaan and lived between Kadesh and Shur. Later, while he was living in Gerar, 2 he said…