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The Beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
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God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
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The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
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to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
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God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
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So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
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God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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Adam and Eve
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
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The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
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The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
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“For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
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And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
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From Adam to Noah
This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.
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He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created.
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So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”
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The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.
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He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
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The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself.”
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You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
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But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
