To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the Lord.

These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the people of the whole earth were dispersed.

From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.

And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot with his possessions, and the women and the people.

Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”

But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house.

For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”

Now Abimelech had not approached her. So he said, “Lord, will you kill an innocent people?

Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land.

“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”

Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

(These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.)

And the Lord said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.”

Abimelech said, “What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

So Abimelech warned all the people, saying, “Whoever touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.”

Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!”

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

Then Jacob went on his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.

So Laban gathered together all the people of the place and made a feast.