Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’

Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate.

And God said to Noah, ‘I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

Make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.

This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

Make a roof for the ark, and finish it to a cubit above; and put the door of the ark in its side; make it with lower, second, and third decks.

But I will establish my covenant with you; and you shall come into the ark, you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.

Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind shall come in to you, to keep them alive.

God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations:

May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.’

Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, from which the Philistines come.

And they said to one another, ‘Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.

Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.’

Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.’

I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother’s son Lot, and all the possessions that they had gathered, and the persons whom they had acquired in Haran; and they set forth to go to the land of Canaan. When they had come to the land of Canaan,

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

He blessed him and said, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have sworn to the Lord, God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,

but I will bring judgement on the nation that they serve, and afterwards they shall come out with great possessions.

And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.’

And he said, ‘Hagar, slave-girl of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?’ She said, ‘I am running away from my mistress Sarai.’

And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.