Genesis 1:27
New Living Translation
27 So God created human beings[a] in his own image.
In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
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- 1:27 Or the man; Hebrew reads ha-adam.
Genesis 1:31
New Living Translation
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Genesis 11:4
New Living Translation
4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”
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Genesis 11:8-9
New Living Translation
8 In that way, the Lord scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why the city was called Babel,[a] because that is where the Lord confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.
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- 11:9 Or Babylon. Babel sounds like a Hebrew term that means “confusion.”
Genesis 12:1-2
New Living Translation
The Call of Abram
12 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.
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