God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

The name of the first is Pishon; it runs through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock—even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,

Lamech took two wives for himself; the name of the first was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first of those who live in tents and keep livestock.

The name of his brother was Jubal; he was the first of all who play the harp and the flute.

The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

In Noah’s six hundred and first year, in the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth, and Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.

Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,

This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the Lord.

When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch passed between the animal parts.

Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord.

Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. Then he took the fire and the knife in his hand, and the two of them walked on together.

Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father?” “What is it, my son?” he replied. “Here is the fire and the wood,” Isaac said, “but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?”

Uz the firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (the father of Aram),

These are the names of Ishmael’s sons, by their names according to their records: Nebaioth (Ishmael’s firstborn), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.

But Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.”

Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I’ve done as you told me. Now sit up and eat some of my wild game so that you can bless me.”

His father Isaac asked, “Who are you?” “I am your firstborn son,” he replied, “Esau!”

“It is not our custom here,” Laban replied, “to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.

He instructed the servant leading the first herd, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong? Where are you going? Whose herds are you driving?’

You must also say, ‘In fact your servant Jacob is behind us.’” Jacob thought, “I will first appease him by sending a gift ahead of me. After that I will meet him. Perhaps he will accept me.”

The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

These were the chiefs among the descendants of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau’s firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,