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God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
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The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
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And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
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The waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
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By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.
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The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
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Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.
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Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
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Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.
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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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The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau.
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Isaac, who had a taste for wild game, loved Esau, but Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”
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But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.
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Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your blessing.”
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His father Isaac asked him, “Who are you?” “I am your son,” he answered, “your firstborn, Esau.”
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Jacob’s Children
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, he enabled her to conceive, but Rachel remained childless.
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She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the Lord heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.
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His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
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The sons of Leah: Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
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These were the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him.
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When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
