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These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.
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(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
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These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
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These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.
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these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
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All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley).
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Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.
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He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
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Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
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and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
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He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”
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Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.
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The young woman ran and told her mother’s household about these things.
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The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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These were the sons of Ishmael, and these are the names of the twelve tribal rulers according to their settlements and camps.
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Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham.
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I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,
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Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I’m disgusted with living because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from among the women of this land, from Hittite women like these, my life will not be worth living.”
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As soon as Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he hurried to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his home, and there Jacob told him all these things.
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Laban answered Jacob, “The women are my daughters, the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks. All you see is mine. Yet what can I do today about these daughters of mine, or about the children they have borne?
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He instructed the one in the lead: “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘Who do you belong to, and where are you going, and who owns all these animals in front of you?’
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And be sure to say, ‘Your servant Jacob is coming behind us.’” For he thought, “I will pacify him with these gifts I am sending on ahead; later, when I see him, perhaps he will receive me.”
