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The Fall
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
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Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear.
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Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.
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The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.
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He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
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He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
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Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land.
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what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?” “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
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Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
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“Get out of our way,” they replied. “This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.” They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.
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So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.
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The Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
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What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”
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He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”
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Laban said, “It’s better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me.”
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Jacob made love to Rachel also, and his love for Rachel was greater than his love for Leah. And he worked for Laban another seven years.
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Moreover, Jacob deceived Laban the Aramean by not telling him he was running away.
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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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Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more.
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His brothers said to him, “Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dream and what he had said.
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Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.
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No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”
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You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
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But they replied, “Your servants were twelve brothers, the sons of one man, who lives in the land of Canaan. The youngest is now with our father, and one is no more.”
