GetPassageurn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.kingjames:1urn:cts:pbc:bible.parallel.eng.kingjames:1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . And the earth was without form , and void ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep . And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters . And God said , Let there be light : and there was light . And God saw the light , that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness . And God called the light Day , and the darkness he called Night . And the evening and the morning were the first day . And God said , Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters , and let it divide the waters from the waters . And God made the firmament , and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so . And God called the firmament Heaven . And the evening and the morning were the second day . And God said , Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place , and let the dry land appear : and it was so . And God called the dry land Earth ; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas : and God saw that it was good . And God said , Let the earth bring forth grass , the herb yielding seed , and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind , whose seed is in itself , upon the earth : and it was so . And the earth brought forth grass , and herb yielding seed after his kind , and the tree yielding fruit , whose seed was in itself , after his kind : and God saw that it was good . And the evening and the morning were the third day . And God said , Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs , and for seasons , and for days , and years : And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so . And God made two great lights ; the greater light to rule the day , and the lesser light to rule the night : he made the stars also . And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth , And to rule over the day and over the night , and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good . And the evening and the morning were the fourth day . And God said , Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life , and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven . And God created great whales , and every living creature that moveth , which the waters brought forth abundantly , after their kind , and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that it was good . And God blessed them , saying , Be fruitful , and multiply , and fill the waters in the seas , and let fowl multiply in the earth . And the evening and the morning were the fifth day . And God said , Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind , cattle , and creeping thing , and beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so . And God made the beast of the earth after his kind , and cattle after their kind , and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good . And God said , Let us make man in our image , after our likeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over the cattle , and over all the earth , and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth . So God created man in his own image , in the image of God created he him ; male and female created he them . And God blessed them , and God said unto them , Be fruitful , and multiply , and replenish the earth , and subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the sea , and over the fowl of the air , and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth . And God said , Behold , I have given you every herb bearing seed , which is upon the face of all the earth , and every tree , in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat . And to every beast of the earth , and to every fowl of the air , and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth , wherein there is life , I have given every green herb for meat : and it was so . And God saw every thing that he had made , and , behold , it was very good . And the evening and the morning were the sixth day . Thus the heavens and the earth were finished , and all the host of them . And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made . And God blessed the seventh day , and sanctified it : because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made . These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created , in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens , And every plant of the field before it was in the earth , and every herb of the field before it grew : for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth , and there was not a man to till the ground . But there went up a mist from the earth , and watered the whole face of the ground . And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground , and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul . And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man whom he had formed . And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight , and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden , and the tree of knowledge of good and evil . And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted , and became into four heads . The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah , where there is gold ; And the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx stone . And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia . And the name of the third river is Hiddekel : that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria . And the fourth river is Euphrates . And the LORD God took the man , and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it . And the LORD God commanded the man , saying , Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat : But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil , thou shalt not eat of it : for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die . And the LORD God said , It is not good that the man should be alone ; I will make him an help meet for him . And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field , and every fowl of the air ; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living creature , that was the name thereof . And Adam gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the air , and to every beast of the field ; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him . And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept : and he took one of his ribs , and closed up the flesh instead thereof ; And the rib , which the LORD God had taken from man , made he a woman , and brought her unto the man . And Adam said , This is now bone of my bones , and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called Woman , because she was taken out of Man . Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother , and shall cleave unto his wife : and they shall be one flesh . And they were both naked , the man and his wife , and were not ashamed . Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made . And he said unto the woman , Yea , hath God said , Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? And the woman said unto the serpent , We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden : But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden , God hath said , Ye shall not eat of it , neither shall ye touch it , lest ye die . And the serpent said unto the woman , Ye shall not surely die : For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof , then your eyes shall be opened , and ye shall be as gods , knowing good and evil . And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food , and that it was pleasant to the eyes , and a tree to be desired to make one wise , she took of the fruit thereof , and did eat , and gave also unto her husband with her ; and he did eat . And the eyes of them both were opened , and they knew that they were naked ; and they sewed fig leaves together , and made themselves aprons . And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day : and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden . And the LORD God called unto Adam , and said unto him , Where art thou ? And he said , I heard thy voice in the garden , and I was afraid , because I was naked ; and I hid myself . And he said , Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree , whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat ? And the man said , The woman whom thou gavest to be with me , she gave me of the tree , and I did eat . And the LORD God said unto the woman , What is this that thou hast done ? And the woman said , The serpent beguiled me , and I did eat . And the LORD God said unto the serpent , Because thou hast done this , thou art cursed above all cattle , and above every beast of the field ; upon thy belly shalt thou go , and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : And I will put enmity between thee and the woman , and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head , and thou shalt bruise his heel . Unto the woman he said , I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception ; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children ; and thy desire shall be to thy husband , and he shall rule over thee . And unto Adam he said , Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife , and hast eaten of the tree , of which I commanded thee , saying , Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field ; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread , till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art , and unto dust shalt thou return . And Adam called his wife's name Eve ; because she was the mother of all living . Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins , and clothed them . And the LORD God said , Behold , the man is become as one of us , to know good and evil : and now , lest he put forth his hand , and take also of the tree of life , and eat , and live for ever : Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden , to till the ground from whence he was taken . So he drove out the man ; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims , and a flaming sword which turned every way , to keep the way of the tree of life . And Adam knew Eve his wife ; and she conceived , and bare Cain , and said , I have gotten a man from the LORD . And she again bare his brother Abel . And Abel was a keeper of sheep , but Cain was a tiller of the ground . And in process of time it came to pass , that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD . And Abel , he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof . And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering : But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect . And Cain was very wroth , and his countenance fell . And the LORD said unto Cain , Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well , shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door . And unto thee shall be his desire , and thou shalt rule over him . And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass , when they were in the field , that Cain rose up against Abel his brother , and slew him . And the LORD said unto Cain , Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said , I know not : Am I my brother's keeper ? And he said , What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground . And now art thou cursed from the earth , which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand ; When thou tillest the ground , it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth . And Cain said unto the LORD , My punishment is greater than I can bear . Behold , thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass , that every one that findeth me shall slay me . And the LORD said unto him , Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain , vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold . And the LORD set a mark upon Cain , lest any finding him should kill him . And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD , and dwelt in the land of Nod , on the east of Eden . And Cain knew his wife ; and she conceived , and bare Enoch : and he builded a city , and called the name of the city , after the name of his son , Enoch . And unto Enoch was born Irad : and Irad begat Mehujael : and Mehujael begat Methusael : and Methusael begat Lamech . And Lamech took unto him two wives : the name of the one was Adah , and the name of the other Zillah . And Adah bare Jabal : he was the father of such as dwell in tents , and of such as have cattle . And his brother's name was Jubal : he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ . And Zillah , she also bare Tubal-cain , an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron : and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah . And Lamech said unto his wives , Adah and Zillah , Hear my voice ; ye wives of Lamech , hearken unto my speech : for I have slain a man to my wounding , and a young man to my hurt . If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold , truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold . And Adam knew his wife again ; and she bare a son , and called his name Seth : For God , said she , hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel , whom Cain slew . And to Seth , to him also there was born a son ; and he called his name Enos : then began men to call upon the name of the LORD . This is the book of the generations of Adam . In the day that God created man , in the likeness of God made he him ; Male and female created he them ; and blessed them , and called their name Adam , in the day when they were created . And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years , and begat a son in his own likeness , after his image ; and called his name Seth : And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters : And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years : and he died . And Seth lived an hundred and five years , and begat Enos : And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years : and he died . And Enos lived ninety years , and begat Cainan : And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years : and he died . And Cainan lived seventy years , and begat Mahalaleel : And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years : and he died . And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years , and begat Jared : And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years : and he died . And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years , and he begat Enoch : And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years : and he died . And Enoch lived sixty and five years , and begat Methuselah : And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years : And Enoch walked with God : and he was not ; for God took him . And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years , and begat Lamech : And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years : and he died . And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years , and begat a son : And he called his name Noah , saying , This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands , because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed . And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years , and begat sons and daughters : And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years : and he died . And Noah was five hundred years old : and Noah begat Shem , Ham , and Japheth . And it came to pass , when men began to multiply on the face of the earth , and daughters were born unto them , That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all which they chose . And the LORD said , My spirit shall not always strive with man , for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years . There were giants in the earth in those days ; and also after that , when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men , and they bare children to them , the same became mighty men which were of old , men of renown . And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth , and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually . And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth , and it grieved him at his heart . And the LORD said , I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man , and beast , and the creeping thing , and the fowls of the air ; for it repenteth me that I have made them . But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD . These are the generations of Noah : Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations , and Noah walked with God . And Noah begat three sons , Shem , Ham , and Japheth . The earth also was corrupt before God , and the earth was filled with violence . And God looked upon the earth , and , behold , it was corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth . And God said unto Noah , The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence through them ; and , behold , I will destroy them with the earth . Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; rooms shalt thou make in the ark , and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch . And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of : The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits , the breadth of it fifty cubits , and the height of it thirty cubits . A window shalt thou make to the ark , and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above ; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof ; with lower , second , and third stories shalt thou make it . And , behold , I , even I , do bring a flood of waters upon the earth , to destroy all flesh , wherein is the breath of life , from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die . But with thee will I establish my covenant ; and thou shalt come into the ark , thou , and thy sons , and thy wife , and thy sons' wives with thee . And of every living thing of all flesh , two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark , to keep them alive with thee ; they shall be male and female . Of fowls after their kind , and of cattle after their kind , of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind , two of every sort shall come unto thee , to keep them alive . And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten , and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for food for thee , and for them . Thus did Noah ; according to all that God commanded him , so did he . And the LORD said unto Noah , Come thou and all thy house into the ark ; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation . Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens , the male and his female : and of beasts that are not clean by two , the male and his female . Of fowls also of the air by sevens , the male and the female ; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth . For yet seven days , and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights ; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth . And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him . And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth . And Noah went in , and his sons , and his wife , and his sons' wives with him , into the ark , because of the waters of the flood . Of clean beasts , and of beasts that are not clean , and of fowls , and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth , There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark , the male and the female , as God had commanded Noah . And it came to pass after seven days , that the waters of the flood were upon the earth . In the six hundredth year of Noah's life , in the second month , the seventeenth day of the month , the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up , and the windows of heaven were opened . And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights . In the selfsame day entered Noah , and Shem , and Ham , and Japheth , the sons of Noah , and Noah's wife , and the three wives of his sons with them , into the ark ; They , and every beast after his kind , and all the cattle after their kind , and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind , and every fowl after his kind , every bird of every sort . And they went in unto Noah into the ark , two and two of all flesh , wherein is the breath of life . And they that went in , went in male and female of all flesh , as God had commanded him : and the LORD shut him in . And the flood was forty days upon the earth ; and the waters increased , and bare up the ark , and it was lift up above the earth . And the waters prevailed , and were increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark went upon the face of the waters . And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth ; and all the high hills , that were under the whole heaven , were covered . Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail ; and the mountains were covered . And all flesh died that moved upon the earth , both of fowl , and of cattle , and of beast , and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth , and every man : All in whose nostrils was the breath of life , of all that was in the dry land , died . And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground , both man , and cattle , and the creeping things , and the fowl of the heaven ; and they were destroyed from the earth : and Noah only remained alive , and they that were with him in the ark . And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days . And God remembered Noah , and every living thing , and all the cattle that was with him in the ark : and God made a wind to pass over the earth , and the waters asswaged ; The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped , and the rain from heaven was restrained ; And the waters returned from off the earth continually : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated . And the ark rested in the seventh month , on the seventeenth day of the month , upon the mountains of Ararat . And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month : in the tenth month , on the first day of the month , were the tops of the mountains seen . And it came to pass at the end of forty days , that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made : And he sent forth a raven , which went forth to and fro , until the waters were dried up from off the earth . Also he sent forth a dove from him , to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground ; But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot , and she returned unto him into the ark , for the waters were on the face of the whole earth : then he put forth his hand , and took her , and pulled her in unto him into the ark . And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark ; And the dove came in to him in the evening ; and , lo , in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off : so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth . And he stayed yet other seven days ; and sent forth the dove ; which returned not again unto him any more . And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year , in the first month , the first day of the month , the waters were dried up from off the earth : and Noah removed the covering of the ark , and looked , and , behold , the face of the ground was dry . And in the second month , on the seven and twentieth day of the month , was the earth dried . And God spake unto Noah , saying , Go forth of the ark , thou , and thy wife , and thy sons , and thy sons' wives with thee . Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee , of all flesh , both of fowl , and of cattle , and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ; that they may breed abundantly in the earth , and be fruitful , and multiply upon the earth . And Noah went forth , and his sons , and his wife , and his sons' wives with him : Every beast , every creeping thing , and every fowl , and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth , after their kinds , went forth out of the ark . And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD ; and took of every clean beast , and of every clean fowl , and offered burnt offerings on the altar . And the LORD smelled a sweet savour ; and the LORD said in his heart , I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake ; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth ; neither will I again smite any more every thing living , as I have done . While the earth remaineth , seedtime and harvest , and cold and heat , and summer and winter , and day and night shall not cease . And God blessed Noah and his sons , and said unto them , Be fruitful , and multiply , and replenish the earth . And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth , and upon every fowl of the air , upon all that moveth upon the earth , and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered . Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; even as the green herb have I given you all things . But flesh with the life thereof , which is the blood thereof , shall ye not eat . And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it , and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man . Whoso sheddeth man's blood , by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man . And you , be ye fruitful , and multiply ; bring forth abundantly in the earth , and multiply therein . And God spake unto Noah , and to his sons with him , saying , And I , behold , I establish my covenant with you , and with your seed after you ; And with every living creature that is with you , of the fowl , of the cattle , and of every beast of the earth with you ; from all that go out of the ark , to every beast of the earth . And I will establish my covenant with you ; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth . And God said , This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you , for perpetual generations : I do set my bow in the cloud , and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth . And it shall come to pass , when I bring a cloud over the earth , that the bow shall be seen in the cloud : And I will remember my covenant , which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh ; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh . And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it , that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth . And God said unto Noah , This is the token of the covenant , which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth . And the sons of Noah , that went forth of the ark , were Shem , and Ham , and Japheth : and Ham is the father of Canaan . These are the three sons of Noah : and of them was the whole earth overspread . And Noah began to be an husbandman , and he planted a vineyard : And he drank of the wine , and was drunken ; and he was uncovered within his tent . And Ham , the father of Canaan , saw the nakedness of his father , and told his two brethren without . And Shem and Japheth took a garment , and laid it upon both their shoulders , and went backward , and covered the nakedness of their father ; and their faces were backward , and they saw not their father's nakedness . And Noah awoke from his wine , and knew what his younger son had done unto him . And he said , Cursed be Canaan ; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren . And he said , Blessed be the LORD God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant . God shall enlarge Japheth , and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant . And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years . And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years : and he died . Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood . The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai , and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras . And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath , and Togarmah . And the sons of Javan ; Elishah , and Tarshish , Kittim , and Dodanim . By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands ; every one after his tongue , after their families , in their nations . And the sons of Ham ; Cush , and Mizraim , and Phut , and Canaan . And the sons of Cush ; Seba , and Havilah , and Sabtah , and Raamah , and Sabtecha : and the sons of Raamah ; Sheba , and Dedan . And Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth . He was a mighty hunter before the LORD : wherefore it is said , Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD . And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel , and Erech , and Accad , and Calneh , in the land of Shinar . Out of that land went forth Asshur , and builded Nineveh , and the city Rehoboth , and Calah , And Resen between Nineveh and Calah : the same is a great city . And Mizraim begat Ludim , and Anamim , and Lehabim , and Naphtuhim , And Pathrusim , and Casluhim , ( out of whom came Philistim , ) and Caphtorim . And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn , and Heth , And the Jebusite , and the Amorite , and the Girgasite , And the Hivite , and the Arkite , and the Sinite , And the Arvadite , and the Zemarite , and the Hamathite : and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad . And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon , as thou comest to Gerar , unto Gaza ; as thou goest , unto Sodom , and Gomorrah , and Admah , and Zeboim , even unto Lasha . These are the sons of Ham , after their families , after their tongues , in their countries , and in their nations . Unto Shem also , the father of all the children of Eber , the brother of Japheth the elder , even to him were children born . The children of Shem ; Elam , and Asshur , and Arphaxad , and Lud , and Aram . And the children of Aram ; Uz , and Hul , and Gether , and Mash . And Arphaxad begat Salah ; and Salah begat Eber . And unto Eber were born two sons : the name of one was Peleg ; for in his days was the earth divided ; and his brother's name was Joktan . And Joktan begat Almodad , and Sheleph , and Hazar-maveth , and Jerah , And Hadoram , and Uzal , and Diklah , And Obal , and Abimael , and Sheba , And Ophir , and Havilah , and Jobab : all these were the sons of Joktan . And their dwelling was from Mesha , as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east . These are the sons of Shem , after their families , after their tongues , in their lands , after their nations . These are the families of the sons of Noah , after their generations , in their nations : and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood . And the whole earth was of one language , and of one speech . And it came to pass , as they journeyed from the east , that they found a plain in the land of Shinar ; and they dwelt there . And they said one to another , Go to , let us make brick , and burn them throughly . And they had brick for stone , and slime had they for morter . And they said , Go to , let us build us a city and a tower , whose top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name , lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth . And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower , which the children of men builded . And the LORD said , Behold , the people is one , and they have all one language ; and this they begin to do : and now nothing will be restrained from them , which they have imagined to do . Go to , let us go down , and there confound their language , that they may not understand one another's speech . So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they left off to build the city . Therefore is the name of it called Babel ; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth : and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth . These are the generations of Shem : Shem was an hundred years old , and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood : And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years , and begat sons and daughters . And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years , and begat Salah : And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years , and begat sons and daughters . And Salah lived thirty years , and begat Eber : And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years , and begat sons and daughters . And Eber lived four and thirty years , and begat Peleg : And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years , and begat sons and daughters . And Peleg lived thirty years , and begat Reu : And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years , and begat sons and daughters . And Reu lived two and thirty years , and begat Serug : And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years , and begat sons and daughters . And Serug lived thirty years , and begat Nahor : And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years , and begat sons and daughters . And Nahor lived nine and twenty years , and begat Terah : And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years , and begat sons and daughters . And Terah lived seventy years , and begat Abram , Nahor , and Haran . Now these are the generations of Terah : Terah begat Abram , Nahor , and Haran ; and Haran begat Lot . And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity , in Ur of the Chaldees . And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram's wife was Sarai ; and the name of Nahor's wife , Milcah , the daughter of Haran , the father of Milcah , and the father of Iscah . But Sarai was barren ; she had no child . And Terah took Abram his son , and Lot the son of Haran his son's son , and Sarai his daughter in law , his son Abram's wife ; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees , to go into the land of Canaan ; and they came unto Haran , and dwelt there . And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran . Now the LORD had said unto Abram , Get thee out of thy country , and from thy kindred , and from thy father's house , unto a land that I will shew thee : And I will make of thee a great nation , and I will bless thee , and make thy name great ; and thou shalt be a blessing : And I will bless them that bless thee , and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed . So Abram departed , as the LORD had spoken unto him ; and Lot went with him : and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran . And Abram took Sarai his wife , and Lot his brother's son , and all their substance that they had gathered , and the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into the land of Canaan they came . And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem , unto the plain of Moreh . And the Canaanite was then in the land . And the LORD appeared unto Abram , and said , Unto thy seed will I give this land : and there builded he an altar unto the LORD , who appeared unto him . And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel , and pitched his tent , having Bethel on the west , and Hai on the east : and there he builded an altar unto the LORD , and called upon the name of the LORD . And Abram journeyed , going on still toward the south . And there was a famine in the land : and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there ; for the famine was grievous in the land . And it came to pass , when he was come near to enter into Egypt , that he said unto Sarai his wife , Behold now , I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon : Therefore it shall come to pass , when the Egyptians shall see thee , that they shall say , This is his wife : and they will kill me , but they will save thee alive . Say , I pray thee , thou art my sister : that it may be well with me for thy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee . And it came to pass , that , when Abram was come into Egypt , the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair . The princes also of Pharaoh saw her , and commended her before Pharaoh : and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house . And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had sheep , and oxen , and he asses , and menservants , and maidservants , and she asses , and camels . And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife . And Pharaoh called Abram , and said , What is this that thou hast done unto me ? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife ? Why saidst thou , She is my sister ? so I might have taken her to me to wife : now therefore behold thy wife , take her , and go thy way . And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him : and they sent him away , and his wife , and all that he had . And Abram went up out of Egypt , he , and his wife , and all that he had , and Lot with him , into the south . And Abram was very rich in cattle , in silver , and in gold . And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel , unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning , between Bethel and Hai ; Unto the place of the altar , which he had made there at the first : and there Abram called on the name of the LORD . And Lot also , which went with Abram , had flocks , and herds , and tents . And the land was not able to bear them , that they might dwell together : for their substance was great , so that they could not dwell together . And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle : and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land . And Abram said unto Lot , Let there be no strife , I pray thee , between me and thee , and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethren . Is not the whole land before thee ? separate thyself , I pray thee , from me : if thou wilt take the left hand , then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand , then I will go to the left . And Lot lifted up his eyes , and beheld all the plain of Jordan , that it was well watered every where , before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah , even as the garden of the LORD , like the land of Egypt , as thou comest unto Zoar . Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan ; and Lot journeyed east : and they separated themselves the one from the other . Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan , and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain , and pitched his tent toward Sodom . But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly . And the LORD said unto Abram , after that Lot was separated from him , Lift up now thine eyes , and look from the place where thou art northward , and southward , and eastward , and westward : For all the land which thou seest , to thee will I give it , and to thy seed for ever . And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth : so that if a man can number the dust of the earth , then shall thy seed also be numbered . Arise , walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it ; for I will give it unto thee . Then Abram removed his tent , and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre , which is in Hebron , and built there an altar unto the LORD . And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations ; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the king of Bela , which is Zoar . All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim , which is the salt sea . Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer , and in the thirteenth year they rebelled . And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer , and the kings that were with him , and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim , and the Zuzims in Ham , and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim , And the Horites in their mount Seir , unto El-paran , which is by the wilderness . And they returned , and came to En-mishpat , which is Kadesh , and smote all the country of the Amalekites , and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar . And there went out the king of Sodom , and the king of Gomorrah , and the king of Admah , and the king of Zeboiim , and the king of Bela ( the same is Zoar ; ) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim ; With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam , and with Tidal king of nations , and Amraphel king of Shinar , and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four kings with five . And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits ; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled , and fell there ; and they that remained fled to the mountain . And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah , and all their victuals , and went their way . And they took Lot , Abram's brother's son , who dwelt in Sodom , and his goods , and departed . And there came one that had escaped , and told Abram the Hebrew ; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite , brother of Eschol , and brother of Aner : and these were confederate with Abram . And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive , he armed his trained servants , born in his own house , three hundred and eighteen , and pursued them unto Dan . And he divided himself against them , he and his servants , by night , and smote them , and pursued them unto Hobah , which is on the left hand of Damascus . And he brought back all the goods , and also brought again his brother Lot , and his goods , and the women also , and the people . And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer , and of the kings that were with him , at the valley of Shaveh , which is the king's dale . And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine : and he was the priest of the most high God . And he blessed him , and said , Blessed be Abram of the most high God , possessor of heaven and earth : And blessed be the most high God , which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand . And he gave him tithes of all . And the king of Sodom said unto Abram , Give me the persons , and take the goods to thyself . And Abram said to the king of Sodom , I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD , the most high God , the possessor of heaven and earth , That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet , and that I will not take any thing that is thine , lest thou shouldest say , I have made Abram rich : Save only that which the young men have eaten , and the portion of the men which went with me , Aner , Eshcol , and Mamre ; let them take their portion . After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision , saying , Fear not , Abram : I am thy shield , and thy exceeding great reward . And Abram said , Lord GOD , what wilt thou give me , seeing I go childless , and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus ? And Abram said , Behold , to me thou hast given no seed : and , lo , one born in my house is mine heir . And , behold , the word of the LORD came unto him , saying , This shall not be thine heir ; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir . And he brought him forth abroad , and said , Look now toward heaven , and tell the stars , if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him , So shall thy seed be . And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness . And he said unto him , I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees , to give thee this land to inherit it . And he said , Lord GOD , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it ? And he said unto him , Take me an heifer of three years old , and a she goat of three years old , and a ram of three years old , and a turtledove , and a young pigeon . And he took unto him all these , and divided them in the midst , and laid each piece one against another : but the birds divided he not . And when the fowls came down upon the carcases , Abram drove them away . And when the sun was going down , a deep sleep fell upon Abram ; and , lo , an horror of great darkness fell upon him . And he said unto Abram , Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs , and shall serve them ; and they shall afflict them four hundred years ; And also that nation , whom they shall serve , will I judge : and afterward shall they come out with great substance . And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace ; thou shalt be buried in a good old age . But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again : for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full . And it came to pass , that , when the sun went down , and it was dark , behold a smoking furnace , and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces . In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram , saying , Unto thy seed have I given this land , from the river of Egypt unto the great river , the river Euphrates : The Kenites , and the Kenizzites , and the Kadmonites , And the Hittites , and the Perizzites , and the Rephaims , And the Amorites , and the Canaanites , and the Girgashites , and the Jebusites . Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children : and she had an handmaid , an Egyptian , whose name was Hagar . And Sarai said unto Abram , Behold now , the LORD hath restrained me from bearing : I pray thee , go in unto my maid ; it may be that I may obtain children by her . And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai . And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian , after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan , and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife . And he went in unto Hagar , and she conceived : and when she saw that she had conceived , her mistress was despised in her eyes . And Sarai said unto Abram , My wrong be upon thee : I have given my maid into thy bosom ; and when she saw that she had conceived , I was despised in her eyes : the LORD judge between me and thee . But Abram said unto Sarai , Behold , thy maid is in thy hand ; do to her as it pleaseth thee . And when Sarai dealt hardly with her , she fled from her face . And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness , by the fountain in the way to Shur . And he said , Hagar , Sarai's maid , whence camest thou ? and whither wilt thou go ? And she said , I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai . And the angel of the LORD said unto her , Return to thy mistress , and submit thyself under her hands . And the angel of the LORD said unto her , I will multiply thy seed exceedingly , that it shall not be numbered for multitude . And the angel of the LORD said unto her , Behold , thou art with child , and shalt bear a son , and shalt call his name Ishmael ; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction . And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man , and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren . And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her , Thou God seest me : for she said , Have I also here looked after him that seeth me ? Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi ; behold , it is between Kadesh and Bered . And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called his son's name , which Hagar bare , Ishmael . And Abram was fourscore and six years old , when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram . And when Abram was ninety years old and nine , the LORD appeared to Abram , and said unto him , I am the Almighty God ; walk before me , and be thou perfect . And I will make my covenant between me and thee , and will multiply thee exceedingly . And Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him , saying , As for me , behold , my covenant is with thee , and thou shalt be a father of many nations . Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram , but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made thee . And I will make thee exceeding fruitful , and I will make nations of thee , and kings shall come out of thee . And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant , to be a God unto thee , and to thy seed after thee . And I will give unto thee , and to thy seed after thee , the land wherein thou art a stranger , all the land of Canaan , for an everlasting possession ; and I will be their God . And God said unto Abraham , Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore , thou , and thy seed after thee in their generations . This is my covenant , which ye shall keep , between me and you and thy seed after thee ; Every man child among you shall be circumcised . And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you . And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you , every man child in your generations , he that is born in the house , or bought with money of any stranger , which is not of thy seed . He that is born in thy house , and he that is bought with thy money , must needs be circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant . And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised , that soul shall be cut off from his people ; he hath broken my covenant . And God said unto Abraham , As for Sarai thy wife , thou shalt not call her name Sarai , but Sarah shall her name be . And I will bless her , and give thee a son also of her : yea , I will bless her , and she shall be a mother of nations ; kings of people shall be of her . Then Abraham fell upon his face , and laughed , and said in his heart , Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old ? and shall Sarah , that is ninety years old , bear ? And Abraham said unto God , O that Ishmael might live before thee ! And God said , Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt call his name Isaac : and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant , and with his seed after him . And as for Ishmael , I have heard thee : Behold , I have blessed him , and will make him fruitful , and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget , and I will make him a great nation . But my covenant will I establish with Isaac , which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year . And he left off talking with him , and God went up from Abraham . And Abraham took Ishmael his son , and all that were born in his house , and all that were bought with his money , every male among the men of Abraham's house ; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day , as God had said unto him . And Abraham was ninety years old and nine , when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin . And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old , when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin . In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised , and Ishmael his son . And all the men of his house , born in the house , and bought with money of the stranger , were circumcised with him . And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre : and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day ; And he lift up his eyes and looked , and , lo , three men stood by him : and when he saw them , he ran to meet them from the tent door , and bowed himself toward the ground , And said , My Lord , if now I have found favour in thy sight , pass not away , I pray thee , from thy servant : Let a little water , I pray you , be fetched , and wash your feet , and rest yourselves under the tree : And I will fetch a morsel of bread , and comfort ye your hearts ; after that ye shall pass on : for therefore are ye come to your servant . And they said , So do , as thou hast said . And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah , and said , Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal , knead it , and make cakes upon the hearth . And Abraham ran unto the herd , and fetcht a calf tender and good , and gave it unto a young man ; and he hasted to dress it . And he took butter , and milk , and the calf which he had dressed , and set it before them ; and he stood by them under the tree , and they did eat . And they said unto him , Where is Sarah thy wife ? And he said , Behold , in the tent . And he said , I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life ; and , lo , Sarah thy wife shall have a son . And Sarah heard it in the tent door , which was behind him . Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age ; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women . Therefore Sarah laughed within herself , saying , After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure , my lord being old also ? And the LORD said unto Abraham , Wherefore did Sarah laugh , saying , Shall I of a surety bear a child , which am old ? Is any thing too hard for the LORD ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee , according to the time of life , and Sarah shall have a son . Then Sarah denied , saying , I laughed not ; for she was afraid . And he said , Nay ; but thou didst laugh . And the men rose up from thence , and looked toward Sodom : and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way . And the LORD said , Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ; Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation , and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I know him , that he will command his children and his household after him , and they shall keep the way of the LORD , to do justice and judgment ; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him . And the LORD said , Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great , and because their sin is very grievous ; I will go down now , and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it , which is come unto me ; and if not , I will know . And the men turned their faces from thence , and went toward Sodom : but Abraham stood yet before the LORD . And Abraham drew near , and said , Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city : wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein ? That be far from thee to do after this manner , to slay the righteous with the wicked : and that the righteous should be as the wicked , that be far from thee : Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right ? And the LORD said , If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city , then I will spare all the place for their sakes . And Abraham answered and said , Behold now , I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord , which am but dust and ashes : Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous : wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five ? And he said , If I find there forty and five , I will not destroy it . And he spake unto him yet again , and said , Peradventure there shall be forty found there . And he said , I will not do it for forty's sake . And he said unto him , Oh let not the Lord be angry , and I will speak : Peradventure there shall thirty be found there . And he said , I will not do it , if I find thirty there . And he said , Behold now , I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord : Peradventure there shall be twenty found there . And he said , I will not destroy it for twenty's sake . And he said , Oh let not the Lord be angry , and I will speak yet but this once : Peradventure ten shall be found there . And he said , I will not destroy it for ten's sake . And the LORD went his way , as soon as he had left communing with Abraham : and Abraham returned unto his place . And there came two angels to Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom : and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them ; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground ; And he said , Behold now , my lords , turn in , I pray you , into your servant's house , and tarry all night , and wash your feet , and ye shall rise up early , and go on your ways . And they said , Nay ; but we will abide in the street all night . And he pressed upon them greatly ; and they turned in unto him , and entered into his house ; and he made them a feast , and did bake unleavened bread , and they did eat . But before they lay down , the men of the city , even the men of Sodom , compassed the house round , both old and young , all the people from every quarter : And they called unto Lot , and said unto him , Where are the men which came in to thee this night ? bring them out unto us , that we may know them . And Lot went out at the door unto them , and shut the door after him , And said , I pray you , brethren , do not so wickedly . Behold now , I have two daughters which have not known man ; let me , I pray you , bring them out unto you , and do ye to them as is good in your eyes : only unto these men do nothing ; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof . And they said , Stand back . And they said again , This one fellow came in to sojourn , and he will needs be a judge : now will we deal worse with thee , than with them . And they pressed sore upon the man , even Lot , and came near to break the door . But the men put forth their hand , and pulled Lot into the house to them , and shut to the door . And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness , both small and great : so that they wearied themselves to find the door . And the men said unto Lot , Hast thou here any besides ? son in law , and thy sons , and thy daughters , and whatsoever thou hast in the city , bring them out of this place : For we will destroy this place , because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD ; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it . And Lot went out , and spake unto his sons in law , which married his daughters , and said , Up , get you out of this place ; for the LORD will destroy this city . But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law . And when the morning arose , then the angels hastened Lot , saying , Arise , take thy wife , and thy two daughters , which are here ; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city . And while he lingered , the men laid hold upon his hand , and upon the hand of his wife , and upon the hand of his two daughters ; the LORD being merciful unto him : and they brought him forth , and set him without the city . And it came to pass , when they had brought them forth abroad , that he said , Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee , neither stay thou in all the plain ; escape to the mountain , lest thou be consumed . And Lot said unto them , Oh , not so , my Lord : Behold now , thy servant hath found grace in thy sight , and thou hast magnified thy mercy , which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life ; and I cannot escape to the mountain , lest some evil take me , and I die : Behold now , this city is near to flee unto , and it is a little one : Oh , let me escape thither , ( is it not a little one ? ) and my soul shall live . And he said unto him , See , I have accepted thee concerning this thing also , that I will not overthrow this city , for the which thou hast spoken . Haste thee , escape thither ; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither . Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar . The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar . Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven ; And he overthrew those cities , and all the plain , and all the inhabitants of the cities , and that which grew upon the ground . But his wife looked back from behind him , and she became a pillar of salt . And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD : And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah , and toward all the land of the plain , and beheld , and , lo , the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace . And it came to pass , when God destroyed the cities of the plain , that God remembered Abraham , and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow , when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt . And Lot went up out of Zoar , and dwelt in the mountain , and his two daughters with him ; for he feared to dwell in Zoar : and he dwelt in a cave , he and his two daughters . And the firstborn said unto the younger , Our father is old , and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth : Come , let us make our father drink wine , and we will lie with him , that we may preserve seed of our father . And they made their father drink wine that night : and the firstborn went in , and lay with her father ; and he perceived not when she lay down , nor when she arose . And it came to pass on the morrow , that the firstborn said unto the younger , Behold , I lay yesternight with my father : let us make him drink wine this night also ; and go thou in , and lie with him , that we may preserve seed of our Father . And they made their father drink wine that night also : and the younger arose , and lay with him ; and he perceived not when she lay down , nor when she arose . Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father . And the firstborn bare a son , and called his name Moab : the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day . And the younger , she also bare a son , and called his name Benammi : the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day . And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country , and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife , She is my sister : and Abimelech king of Gerar sent , and took Sarah . But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night , and said to him , Behold , thou art but a dead man , for the woman which thou hast taken ; for she is a man's wife . But Abimelech had not come near her : and he said , Lord , wilt thou slay also a righteous nation ? Said he not unto me , She is my sister ? and she , even she herself said , He is my brother : in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this . And God said unto him in a dream , Yea , I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart ; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me : therefore suffered I thee not to touch her . Now therefore restore the man his wife ; for he is a prophet , and he shall pray for thee , and thou shalt live : and if thou restore her not , know thou that thou shalt surely die , thou , and all that are thine . Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning , and called all his servants , and told all these things in their ears : and the men were sore afraid . Then Abimelech called Abraham , and said unto him , What hast thou done unto us ? and what have I offended thee , that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin ? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done . And Abimelech said unto Abraham , What sawest thou , that thou hast done this thing ? And Abraham said , Because I thought , Surely the fear of God is not in this place ; and they will slay me for my wife's sake . And yet indeed she is my sister ; she is the daughter of my father , but not the daughter of my mother ; and she became my wife . And it came to pass , when God caused me to wander from my father's house , that I said unto her , This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me ; at every place whither we shall come , say of me , He is my brother . And Abimelech took sheep , and oxen , and menservants , and womenservants , and gave them unto Abraham , and restored him Sarah his wife . And Abimelech said , Behold , my land is before thee : dwell where it pleaseth thee . And unto Sarah he said , Behold , I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver : behold , he is to thee a covering of the eyes , unto all that are with thee , and with all other : thus she was reproved . So Abraham prayed unto God : and God healed Abimelech , and his wife , and his maidservants ; and they bare children . For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech , because of Sarah Abraham's wife . And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said , and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken . For Sarah conceived , and bare Abraham a son in his old age , at the set time of which God had spoken to him . And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him , whom Sarah bare to him , Isaac . And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old , as God had commanded him . And Abraham was an hundred years old , when his son Isaac was born unto him . And Sarah said , God hath made me to laugh , so that all that hear will laugh with me . And she said , Who would have said unto Abraham , that Sarah should have given children suck ? for I have born him a son in his old age . And the child grew , and was weaned : and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned . And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian , which she had born unto Abraham , mocking . Wherefore she said unto Abraham , Cast out this bondwoman and her son : for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son , even with Isaac . And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son . And God said unto Abraham , Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad , and because of thy bondwoman ; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee , hearken unto her voice ; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called . And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation , because he is thy seed . And Abraham rose up early in the morning , and took bread , and a bottle of water , and gave it unto Hagar , putting it on her shoulder , and the child , and sent her away : and she departed , and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba . And the water was spent in the bottle , and she cast the child under one of the shrubs . And she went , and sat her down over against him a good way off , as it were a bowshot : for she said , Let me not see the death of the child . And she sat over against him , and lift up her voice , and wept . And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven , and said unto her , What aileth thee , Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is . Arise , lift up the lad , and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation . And God opened her eyes , and she saw a well of water ; and she went , and filled the bottle with water , and gave the lad drink . And God was with the lad ; and he grew , and dwelt in the wilderness , and became an archer . And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt . And it came to pass at that time , that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham , saying , God is with thee in all that thou doest : Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me , nor with my son , nor with my son's son : but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee , thou shalt do unto me , and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned . And Abraham said , I will swear . And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water , which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away . And Abimelech said , I wot not who hath done this thing : neither didst thou tell me , neither yet heard I of it , but to day . And Abraham took sheep and oxen , and gave them unto Abimelech ; and both of them made a covenant . And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves . And Abimelech said unto Abraham , What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves ? And he said , For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand , that they may be a witness unto me , that I have digged this well . Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba ; because there they sware both of them . Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba : then Abimelech rose up , and Phichol the chief captain of his host , and they returned into the land of the Philistines . And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba , and called there on the name of the LORD , the everlasting God . And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days . And it came to pass after these things , that God did tempt Abraham , and said unto him , Abraham : and he said , Behold , here I am . And he said , Take now thy son , thine only son Isaac , whom thou lovest , and get thee into the land of Moriah ; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of . And Abraham rose up early in the morning , and saddled his ass , and took two of his young men with him , and Isaac his son , and clave the wood for the burnt offering , and rose up , and went unto the place of which God had told him . Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes , and saw the place afar off . And Abraham said unto his young men , Abide ye here with the ass ; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship , and come again to you , And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering , and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he took the fire in his hand , and a knife ; and they went both of them together . And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father , and said , My father : and he said , Here am I , my son . And he said , Behold the fire and the wood : but where is the lamb for a burnt offering ? And Abraham said , My son , God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering : so they went both of them together . And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there , and laid the wood in order , and bound Isaac his son , and laid him on the altar upon the wood . And Abraham stretched forth his hand , and took the knife to slay his son . And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven , and said , Abraham , Abraham : and he said , Here am I . And he said , Lay not thine hand upon the lad , neither do thou any thing unto him : for now I know that thou fearest God , seeing thou hast not withheld thy son , thine only son from me . And Abraham lifted up his eyes , and looked , and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns : and Abraham went and took the ram , and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son . And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh : as it is said to this day , In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen . And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time , And said , By myself have I sworn , saith the LORD , for because thou hast done this thing , and hast not withheld thy son , thine only son : That in blessing I will bless thee , and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven , and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice . So Abraham returned unto his young men , and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba ; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba . And it came to pass after these things , that it was told Abraham , saying , Behold , Milcah , she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor ; Huz his firstborn , and Buz his brother , and Kemuel the father of Aram , And Chesed , and Hazo , and Pildash , and Jidlaph , and Bethuel . And Bethuel begat Rebekah : these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor , Abraham's brother . And his concubine , whose name was Reumah , she bare also Tebah , and Gaham , and Thahash , and Maachah . And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old : these were the years of the life of Sarah . And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba ; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah , and to weep for her . And Abraham stood up from before his dead , and spake unto the sons of Heth , saying , I am a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a buryingplace with you , that I may bury my dead out of my sight . And the children of Heth answered Abraham , saying unto him , Hear us , my lord : thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre , but that thou mayest bury thy dead . And Abraham stood up , and bowed himself to the people of the land , even to the children of Heth . And he communed with them , saying , If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight ; hear me , and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar , That he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he hath , which is in the end of his field ; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you . And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth : and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth , even of all that went in at the gate of his city , saying , Nay , my lord , hear me : the field give I thee , and the cave that is therein , I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee : bury thy dead . And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land . And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land , saying , But if thou wilt give it , I pray thee , hear me : I will give thee money for the field ; take it of me , and I will bury my dead there . And Ephron answered Abraham , saying unto him , My lord , hearken unto me : the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee ? bury therefore thy dead . And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver , which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver , current money with the merchant . And the field of Ephron , which was in Machpelah , which was before Mamre , the field , and the cave which was therein , and all the trees that were in the field , that were in all the borders round about , were made sure Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that went in at the gate of his city . And after this , Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan . And the field , and the cave that is therein , were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth . And Abraham was old , and well stricken in age : and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things . And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house , that ruled over all that he had , Put , I pray thee , thy hand under my thigh : And I will make thee swear by the LORD , the God of heaven , and the God of the earth , that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites , among whom I dwell : But thou shalt go unto my country , and to my kindred , and take a wife unto my son Isaac . And the servant said unto him , Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land : must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest ? And Abraham said unto him , Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again . The LORD God of heaven , which took me from my father's house , and from the land of my kindred , and which spake unto me , and that sware unto me , saying , Unto thy seed will I give this land ; he shall send his angel before thee , and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence . And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee , then thou shalt be clear from this my oath : only bring not my son thither again . And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master , and sware to him concerning that matter . And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master , and departed ; for all the goods of his master were in his hand : and he arose , and went to Mesopotamia , unto the city of Nahor . And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening , even the time that women go out to draw water . And he said , O LORD God of my master Abraham , I pray thee , send me good speed this day , and shew kindness unto my master Abraham . Behold , I stand here by the well of water ; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water : And let it come to pass , that the damsel to whom I shall say , Let down thy pitcher , I pray thee , that I may drink ; and she shall say , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also : let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac ; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master . And it came to pass , before he had done speaking , that , behold , Rebekah came out , who was born to Bethuel , son of Milcah , the wife of Nahor , Abraham's brother , with her pitcher upon her shoulder . And the damsel was very fair to look upon , a virgin , neither had any man known her : and she went down to the well , and filled her pitcher , and came up . And the servant ran to meet her , and said , Let me , I pray thee , drink a little water of thy pitcher . And she said , Drink , my lord : and she hasted , and let down her pitcher upon her hand , and gave him drink . And when she had done giving him drink , she said , I will draw water for thy camels also , until they have done drinking . And she hasted , and emptied her pitcher into the trough , and ran again unto the well to draw water , and drew for all his camels . And the man wondering at her held his peace , to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not . And it came to pass , as the camels had done drinking , that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight , and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold ; And said , Whose daughter art thou ? tell me , I pray thee : is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in ? And she said unto him , I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah , which she bare unto Nahor . She said moreover unto him , We have both straw and provender enough , and room to lodge in . And the man bowed down his head , and worshipped the LORD . And he said , Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham , who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I being in the way , the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren . And the damsel ran , and told them of her mother's house these things . And Rebekah had a brother , and his name was Laban : and Laban ran out unto the man , unto the well . And it came to pass , when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands , and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister , saying , Thus spake the man unto me ; that he came unto the man ; and , behold , he stood by the camels at the well . And he said , Come in , thou blessed of the LORD ; wherefore standest thou without ? for I have prepared the house , and room for the camels . And the man came into the house : and he ungirded his camels , and gave straw and provender for the camels , and water to wash his feet , and the men's feet that were with him . And there was set meat before him to eat : but he said , I will not eat , until I have told mine errand . And he said , Speak on . And he said , I am Abraham's servant . And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly ; and he is become great : and he hath given him flocks , and herds , and silver , and gold , and menservants , and maidservants , and camels , and asses . And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old : and unto him hath he given all that he hath . And my master made me swear , saying , Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites , in whose land I dwell : But thou shalt go unto my father's house , and to my kindred , and take a wife unto my son . And I said unto my master , Peradventure the woman will not follow me . And he said unto me , The LORD , before whom I walk , will send his angel with thee , and prosper thy way ; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred , and of my father's house : Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath , when thou comest to my kindred ; and if they give not thee one , thou shalt be clear from my oath . And I came this day unto the well , and said , O LORD God of my master Abraham , if now thou do prosper my way which I go ; Behold , I stand by the well of water ; and it shall come to pass , that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water , and I say to her , Give me , I pray thee , a little water of thy pitcher to drink ; And she say to me , Both drink thou , and I will also draw for thy camels : let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son . And before I had done speaking in mine heart , behold , Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder ; and she went down unto the well , and drew water : and I said unto her , Let me drink , I pray thee . And she made haste , and let down her pitcher from her shoulder , and said , Drink , and I will give thy camels drink also : so I drank , and she made the camels drink also . And I asked her , and said , Whose daughter art thou ? And she said , The daughter of Bethuel , Nahor's son , whom Milcah bare unto him : and I put the earring upon her face , and the bracelets upon her hands . And I bowed down my head , and worshipped the LORD , and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham , which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son . And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master , tell me : and if not , tell me ; that I may turn to the right hand , or to the left . Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said , The thing proceedeth from the LORD : we cannot speak unto thee bad or good . Behold , Rebekah is before thee , take her , and go , and let her be thy master's son's wife , as the LORD hath spoken . And it came to pass , that , when Abraham's servant heard their words , he worshipped the LORD , bowing himself to the earth . And the servant brought forth jewels of silver , and jewels of gold , and raiment , and gave them to Rebekah : he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things . And they did eat and drink , he and the men that were with him , and tarried all night ; and they rose up in the morning , and he said , Send me away unto my master . And her brother and her mother said , Let the damsel abide with us a few days , at the least ten ; after that she shall go . And he said unto them , Hinder me not , seeing the LORD hath prospered my way ; send me away that I may go to my master . And they said , We will call the damsel , and inquire at her mouth . And they called Rebekah , and said unto her , Wilt thou go with this man ? And she said , I will go . And they sent away Rebekah their sister , and her nurse , and Abraham's servant , and his men . And they blessed Rebekah , and said unto her , Thou art our sister , be thou the mother of thousands of millions , and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them . And Rebekah arose , and her damsels , and they rode upon the camels , and followed the man : and the servant took Rebekah , and went his way . And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the south country . And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide : and he lifted up his eyes , and saw , and , behold , the camels were coming . And Rebekah lifted up her eyes , and when she saw Isaac , she lighted off the camel . For she had said unto the servant , What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us ? And the servant had said , It is my master : therefore she took a vail , and covered herself . And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done . And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent , and took Rebekah , and she became his wife ; and he loved her : and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death . Then again Abraham took a wife , and her name was Keturah . And she bare him Zimran , and Jokshan , and Medan , and Midian , and Ishbak , and Shuah . And Jokshan begat Sheba , and Dedan . And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim , and Letushim , and Leummim . And the sons of Midian ; Ephah , and Epher , and Hanoch , and Abida , and Eldaah . All these were the children of Keturah . And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac . But unto the sons of the concubines , which Abraham had , Abraham gave gifts , and sent them away from Isaac his son , while he yet lived , eastward , unto the east country . And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived , an hundred threescore and fifteen years . Then Abraham gave up the ghost , and died in a good old age , an old man , and full of years ; and was gathered to his people . And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah , in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite , which is before Mamre ; The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth : there was Abraham buried , and Sarah his wife . And it came to pass after the death of Abraham , that God blessed his son Isaac ; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi . Now these are the generations of Ishmael , Abraham's son , whom Hagar the Egyptian , Sarah's handmaid , bare unto Abraham : And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael , by their names , according to their generations : the firstborn of Ishmael , Nebajoth ; and Kedar , and Adbeel , and Mibsam , And Mishma , and Dumah , and Massa , Hadar , and Tema , Jetur , Naphish , and Kedemah : These are the sons of Ishmael , and these are their names , by their towns , and by their castles ; twelve princes according to their nations . And these are the years of the life of Ishmael , an hundred and thirty and seven years : and he gave up the ghost and died ; and was gathered unto his people . And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur , that is before Egypt , as thou goest toward Assyria : and he died in the presence of all his brethren . And these are the generations of Isaac , Abraham's son : Abraham begat Isaac : And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife , the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram , the sister to Laban the Syrian . And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife , because she was barren : and the LORD was intreated of him , and Rebekah his wife conceived . And the children struggled together within her ; and she said , If it be so , why am I thus ? And she went to inquire of the LORD . And the LORD said unto her , Two nations are in thy womb , and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels ; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people ; and the elder shall serve the younger . And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled , behold , there were twins in her womb . And the first came out red , all over like an hairy garment ; and they called his name Esau . And after that came his brother out , and his hand took hold on Esau's heel ; and his name was called Jacob : and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them . And the boys grew : and Esau was a cunning hunter , a man of the field ; and Jacob was a plain man , dwelling in tents . And Isaac loved Esau , because he did eat of his venison : but Rebekah loved Jacob . And Jacob sod pottage : and Esau came from the field , and he was faint : And Esau said to Jacob , Feed me , I pray thee , with that same red pottage ; for I am faint : therefore was his name called Edom . And Jacob said , Sell me this day thy birthright . And Esau said , Behold , I am at the point to die : and what profit shall this birthright do to me ? And Jacob said , Swear to me this day ; and he sware unto him : and he sold his birthright unto Jacob . Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles ; and he did eat and drink , and rose up , and went his way : thus Esau despised his birthright . And there was a famine in the land , beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham . And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar . And the LORD appeared unto him , and said , Go not down into Egypt ; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of : Sojourn in this land , and I will be with thee , and will bless thee ; for unto thee , and unto thy seed , I will give all these countries , and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father ; And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven , and will give unto thy seed all these countries ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; Because that Abraham obeyed my voice , and kept my charge , my commandments , my statutes , and my laws . And Isaac dwelt in Gerar : And the men of the place asked him of his wife ; and he said , She is my sister : for he feared to say , She is my wife ; lest , said he , the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah ; because she was fair to look upon . And it came to pass , when he had been there a long time , that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window , and saw , and , behold , Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife . And Abimelech called Isaac , and said , Behold , of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst thou , She is my sister ? And Isaac said unto him , Because I said , Lest I die for her . And Abimelech said , What is this thou hast done unto us ? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife , and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us . And Abimelech charged all his people , saying , He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death . Then Isaac sowed in that land , and received in the same year an hundredfold : and the LORD blessed him . And the man waxed great , and went forward , and grew until he became very great : For he had possession of flocks , and possessions of herds , and great store of servants : and the Philistines envied him . For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father , the Philistines had stopped them , and filled them with earth . And Abimelech said unto Isaac , Go from us ; for thou art much mightier than we . And Isaac departed thence , and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar , and dwelt there . And Isaac digged again the wells of water , which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father ; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham : and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them . And Isaac's servants digged in the valley , and found there a well of springing water . And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen , saying , The water is ours : and he called the name of the well Esek ; because they strove with him . And they digged another well , and strove for that also : and he called the name of it Sitnah . And he removed from thence , and digged another well ; and for that they strove not : and he called the name of it Rehoboth ; and he said , For now the LORD hath made room for us , and we shall be fruitful in the land . And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba . And the LORD appeared unto him the same night , and said , I am the God of Abraham thy father : fear not , for I am with thee , and will bless thee , and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake . And he builded an altar there , and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there : and there Isaac's servants digged a well . Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar , and Ahuzzath one of his friends , and Phichol the chief captain of his army . And Isaac said unto them , Wherefore come ye to me , seeing ye hate me , and have sent me away from you ? And they said , We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee : and we said , Let there be now an oath betwixt us , even betwixt us and thee , and let us make a covenant with thee ; That thou wilt do us no hurt , as we have not touched thee , and as we have done unto thee nothing but good , and have sent thee away in peace : thou art now the blessed of the LORD . And he made them a feast , and they did eat and drink . And they rose up betimes in the morning , and sware one to another : and Isaac sent them away , and they departed from him in peace . And it came to pass the same day , that Isaac's servants came , and told him concerning the well which they had digged , and said unto him , We have found water . And he called it Shebah : therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day . And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite , and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite : Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah . And it came to pass , that when Isaac was old , and his eyes were dim , so that he could not see , he called Esau his eldest son , and said unto him , My son : and he said unto him , Behold , here am I . And he said , Behold now , I am old , I know not the day of my death : Now therefore take , I pray thee , thy weapons , thy quiver and thy bow , and go out to the field , and take me some venison ; And make me savoury meat , such as I love , and bring it to me , that I may eat ; that my soul may bless thee before I die . And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son . And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison , and to bring it . And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son , saying , Behold , I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother , saying , Bring me venison , and make me savoury meat , that I may eat , and bless thee before the LORD before my death . Now therefore , my son , obey my voice according to that which I command thee . Go now to the flock , and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father , such as he loveth : And thou shalt bring it to thy father , that he may eat , and that he may bless thee before his death . And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother , Behold , Esau my brother is a hairy man , and I am a smooth man : My father peradventure will feel me , and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; and I shall bring a curse upon me , and not a blessing . And his mother said unto him , Upon me be thy curse , my son : only obey my voice , and go fetch me them . And he went , and fetched , and brought them to his mother : and his mother made savoury meat , such as his father loved . And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau , which were with her in the house , and put them upon Jacob her younger son : And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands , and upon the smooth of his neck : And she gave the savoury meat and the bread , which she had prepared , into the hand of her son Jacob . And he came unto his father , and said , My father : and he said , Here am I ; who art thou , my son ? And Jacob said unto his father , I am Esau thy firstborn ; I have done according as thou badest me : arise , I pray thee , sit and eat of my venison , that thy soul may bless me . And Isaac said unto his son , How is it that thou hast found it so quickly , my son ? And he said , Because the LORD thy God brought it to me . And Isaac said unto Jacob , Come near , I pray thee , that I may feel thee , my son , whether thou be my very son Esau or not . And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father ; and he felt him , and said , The voice is Jacob's voice , but the hands are the hands of Esau . And he discerned him not , because his hands were hairy , as his brother Esau's hands : so he blessed him . And he said , Art thou my very son Esau ? And he said , I am . And he said , Bring it near to me , and I will eat of my son's venison , that my soul may bless thee . And he brought it near to him , and he did eat : and he brought him wine , and he drank . And his father Isaac said unto him , Come near now , and kiss me , my son . And he came near , and kissed him : and he smelled the smell of his raiment , and blessed him , and said , See , the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed : Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven , and the fatness of the earth , and plenty of corn and wine : Let people serve thee , and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren , and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee , and blessed be he that blesseth thee . And it came to pass , as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob , and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father , that Esau his brother came in from his hunting . And he also had made savoury meat , and brought it unto his father , and said unto his father , Let my father arise , and eat of his son's venison , that thy soul may bless me . And Isaac his father said unto him , Who art thou ? And he said , I am thy son , thy firstborn Esau . And Isaac trembled very exceedingly , and said , Who ? where is he that hath taken venison , and brought it me , and I have eaten of all before thou camest , and have blessed him ? yea , and he shall be blessed . And when Esau heard the words of his father , he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry , and said unto his father , Bless me , even me also , O my father . And he said , Thy brother came with subtilty , and hath taken away thy blessing . And he said , Is not he rightly named Jacob ? for he hath supplanted me these two times : he took away my birthright ; and , behold , now he hath taken away my blessing . And he said , Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me ? And Isaac answered and said unto Esau , Behold , I have made him thy lord , and all his brethren have I given to him for servants ; and with corn and wine have I sustained him : and what shall I do now unto thee , my son ? And Esau said unto his father , Hast thou but one blessing , my father ? bless me , even me also , O my father . And Esau lifted up his voice , and wept . And Isaac his father answered and said unto him , Behold , thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth , and of the dew of heaven from above ; And by thy sword shalt thou live , and shalt serve thy brother ; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion , that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck . And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart , The days of mourning for my father are at hand ; then will I slay my brother Jacob . And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah : and she sent and called Jacob her younger son , and said unto him , Behold , thy brother Esau , as touching thee , doth comfort himself , purposing to kill thee . Now therefore , my son , obey my voice ; and arise , flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ; And tarry with him a few days , until thy brother's fury turn away ; Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee , and he forget that which thou hast done to him : then I will send , and fetch thee from thence : why should I be deprived also of you both in one day ? And Rebekah said to Isaac , I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth : if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth , such as these which are of the daughters of the land , what good shall my life do me ? And Isaac called Jacob , and blessed him , and charged him , and said unto him , Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan . Arise , go to Padan-aram , to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father ; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother . And God Almighty bless thee , and make thee fruitful , and multiply thee , that thou mayest be a multitude of people ; And give thee the blessing of Abraham , to thee , and to thy seed with thee ; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger , which God gave unto Abraham . And Isaac sent away Jacob : and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban , son of Bethuel the Syrian , the brother of Rebekah , Jacob's and Esau's mother . When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob , and sent him away to Padan-aram , to take him a wife from thence ; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge , saying , Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan ; And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother , and was gone to Padan-aram ; And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father ; Then went Esau unto Ishmael , and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son , the sister of Nebajoth , to be his wife . And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba , and went toward Haran . And he lighted upon a certain place , and tarried there all night , because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place , and put them for his pillows , and lay down in that place to sleep . And he dreamed , and behold a ladder set up on the earth , and the top of it reached to heaven : and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it . And , behold , the LORD stood above it , and said , I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father , and the God of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest , to thee will I give it , and to thy seed ; And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth , and thou shalt spread abroad to the west , and to the east , and to the north , and to the south : and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed . And , behold , I am with thee , and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest , and will bring thee again into this land ; for I will not leave thee , until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of . And Jacob awaked out of his sleep , and he said , Surely the LORD is in this place ; and I knew it not . And he was afraid , and said , How dreadful is this place ! this is none other but the house of God , and this is the gate of heaven . And Jacob rose up early in the morning , and took the stone that he had put for his pillows , and set it up for a pillar , and poured oil upon the top of it . And he called the name of that place Bethel : but the name of that city was called Luz at the first . And Jacob vowed a vow , saying , If God will be with me , and will keep me in this way that I go , and will give me bread to eat , and raiment to put on , So that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the LORD be my God : And this stone , which I have set for a pillar , shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee . Then Jacob went on his journey , and came into the land of the people of the east . And he looked , and behold a well in the field , and , lo , there were three flocks of sheep lying by it ; for out of that well they watered the flocks : and a great stone was upon the well's mouth . And thither were all the flocks gathered : and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth , and watered the sheep , and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place . And Jacob said unto them , My brethren , whence be ye ? And they said , Of Haran are we . And he said unto them , Know ye Laban the son of Nahor ? And they said , We know him . And he said unto them , Is he well ? And they said , He is well : and , behold , Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep . And he said , Lo , it is yet high day , neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together : water ye the sheep , and go and feed them . And they said , We cannot , until all the flocks be gathered together , and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth ; then we water the sheep . And while he yet spake with them , Rachel came with her father's sheep : for she kept them . And it came to pass , when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother , and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother , that Jacob went near , and rolled the stone from the well's mouth , and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother . And Jacob kissed Rachel , and lifted up his voice , and wept . And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother , and that he was Rebekah's son : and she ran and told her father . And it came to pass , when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son , that he ran to meet him , and embraced him , and kissed him , and brought him to his house . And he told Laban all these things . And Laban said to him , Surely thou art my bone and my flesh . And he abode with him the space of a month . And Laban said unto Jacob , Because thou art my brother , shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought ? tell me , what shall thy wages be ? And Laban had two daughters : the name of the elder was Leah , and the name of the younger was Rachel . Leah was tender eyed ; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured . And Jacob loved Rachel ; and said , I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter . And Laban said , It is better that I give her to thee , than that I should give her to another man : abide with me . And Jacob served seven years for Rachel ; and they seemed unto him but a few days , for the love he had to her . And Jacob said unto Laban , Give me my wife , for my days are fulfilled , that I may go in unto her . And Laban gathered together all the men of the place , and made a feast . And it came to pass in the evening , that he took Leah his daughter , and brought her to him ; and he went in unto her . And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid . And it came to pass , that in the morning , behold , it was Leah : and he said to Laban , What is this thou hast done unto me ? did not I serve with thee for Rachel ? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me ? And Laban said , It must not be so done in our country , to give the younger before the firstborn . Fulfil her week , and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years . And Jacob did so , and fulfilled her week : and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also . And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid . And he went in also unto Rachel , and he loved also Rachel more than Leah , and served with him yet seven other years . And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated , he opened her womb : but Rachel was barren . And Leah conceived , and bare a son , and she called his name Reuben : for she said , Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction ; now therefore my husband will love me . And she conceived again , and bare a son ; and said , Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated , he hath therefore given me this son also : and she called his name Simeon . And she conceived again , and bare a son ; and said , Now this time will my husband be joined unto me , because I have born him three sons : therefore was his name called Levi . And she conceived again , and bare a son : and she said , Now will I praise the LORD : therefore she called his name Judah ; and left bearing . And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children , Rachel envied her sister ; and said unto Jacob , Give me children , or else I die . And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel : and he said , Am I in God's stead , who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb ? And she said , Behold my maid Bilhah , go in unto her ; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her . And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife : and Jacob went in unto her . And Bilhah conceived , and bare Jacob a son . And Rachel said , God hath judged me , and hath also heard my voice , and hath given me a son : therefore called she his name Dan . And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again , and bare Jacob a second son . And Rachel said , With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister , and I have prevailed : and she called his name Naphtali . When Leah saw that she had left bearing , she took Zilpah her maid , and gave her Jacob to wife . And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son . And Leah said , A troop cometh : and she called his name Gad . And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son . And Leah said , Happy am I , for the daughters will call me blessed : and she called his name Asher . And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest , and found mandrakes in the field , and brought them unto his mother Leah . Then Rachel said to Leah , Give me , I pray thee , of thy son's mandrakes . And she said unto her , Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband ? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also ? And Rachel said , Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes . And Jacob came out of the field in the evening , and Leah went out to meet him , and said , Thou must come in unto me ; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes . And he lay with her that night . And God hearkened unto Leah , and she conceived , and bare Jacob the fifth son . And Leah said , God hath given me my hire , because I have given my maiden to my husband : and she called his name Issachar . And Leah conceived again , and bare Jacob the sixth son . And Leah said , God hath endued me with a good dowry ; now will my husband dwell with me , because I have born him six sons : and she called his name Zebulun . And afterwards she bare a daughter , and called her name Dinah . And God remembered Rachel , and God hearkened to her , and opened her womb . And she conceived , and bare a son ; and said , God hath taken away my reproach : And she called his name Joseph ; and said , The LORD shall add to me another son . And it came to pass , when Rachel had born Joseph , that Jacob said unto Laban , Send me away , that I may go unto mine own place , and to my country . Give me my wives and my children , for whom I have served thee , and let me go : for thou knowest my service which I have done thee . And Laban said unto him , I pray thee , if I have found favour in thine eyes , tarry : for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake . And he said , Appoint me thy wages , and I will give it . And he said unto him , Thou knowest how I have served thee , and how thy cattle was with me . For it was little which thou hadst before I came , and it is now increased unto a multitude ; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming : and now when shall I provide for mine own house also ? And he said , What shall I give thee ? And Jacob said , Thou shalt not give me any thing : if thou wilt do this thing for me , I will again feed and keep thy flock : I will pass through all thy flock to day , removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle , and all the brown cattle among the sheep , and the spotted and speckled among the goats : and of such shall be my hire . So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come , when it shall come for my hire before thy face : every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats , and brown among the sheep , that shall be counted stolen with me . And Laban said , Behold , I would it might be according to thy word . And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted , and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted , and every one that had some white in it , and all the brown among the sheep , and gave them into the hand of his sons . And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob : and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks . And Jacob took him rods of green poplar , and of the hazel and chesnut tree ; and pilled white strakes in them , and made the white appear which was in the rods . And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink , that they should conceive when they came to drink . And the flocks conceived before the rods , and brought forth cattle ringstraked , speckled , and spotted . And Jacob did separate the lambs , and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked , and all the brown in the flock of Laban ; and he put his own flocks by themselves , and put them not unto Laban's cattle . And it came to pass , whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive , that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters , that they might conceive among the rods . But when the cattle were feeble , he put them not in : so the feebler were Laban's , and the stronger Jacob's . And the man increased exceedingly , and had much cattle , and maidservants , and menservants , and camels , and asses . And he heard the words of Laban's sons , saying , Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's ; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory . And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban , and , behold , it was not toward him as before . And the LORD said unto Jacob , Return unto the land of thy fathers , and to thy kindred ; and I will be with thee . And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock , And said unto them , I see your father's countenance , that it is not toward me as before ; but the God of my father hath been with me . And ye know that with all my power I have served your father . And your father hath deceived me , and changed my wages ten times ; but God suffered him not to hurt me . If he said thus , The speckled shall be thy wages ; then all the cattle bare speckled : and if he said thus , The ringstraked shall be thy hire ; then bare all the cattle ringstraked . Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father , and given them to me . And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived , that I lifted up mine eyes , and saw in a dream , and , behold , the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked , speckled , and grisled . And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream , saying , Jacob : And I said , Here am I . And he said , Lift up now thine eyes , and see , all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked , speckled , and grisled : for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee . I am the God of Bethel , where thou anointedst the pillar , and where thou vowedst a vow unto me : now arise , get thee out from this land , and return unto the land of thy kindred . And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him , Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house ? Are we not counted of him strangers ? for he hath sold us , and hath quite devoured also our money . For all the riches which God hath taken from our father , that is ours , and our children's : now then , whatsoever God hath said unto thee , do . Then Jacob rose up , and set his sons and his wives upon camels ; And he carried away all his cattle , and all his goods which he had gotten , the cattle of his getting , which he had gotten in Padan-aram , for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan . And Laban went to shear his sheep : and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's . And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian , in that he told him not that he fled . So he fled with all that he had ; and he rose up , and passed over the river , and set his face toward the mount Gilead . And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled . And he took his brethren with him , and pursued after him seven days' journey ; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead . And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night , and said unto him , Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad . Then Laban overtook Jacob . Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount : and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead . And Laban said to Jacob , What hast thou done , that thou hast stolen away unawares to me , and carried away my daughters , as captives taken with the sword ? Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly , and steal away from me ; and didst not tell me , that I might have sent thee away with mirth , and with songs , with tabret , and with harp ? And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters ? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing . It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt : but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight , saying , Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad . And now , though thou wouldest needs be gone , because thou sore longedst after thy father's house , yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods ? And Jacob answered and said to Laban , Because I was afraid : for I said , Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me . With whomsoever thou findest thy gods , let him not live : before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me , and take it to thee . For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them . And Laban went into Jacob's tent , and into Leah's tent , and into the two maidservants' tents ; but he found them not . Then went he out of Leah's tent , and entered into Rachel's tent . Now Rachel had taken the images , and put them in the camel's furniture , and sat upon them . And Laban searched all the tent , but found them not . And she said to her father , Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee ; for the custom of women is upon me . And he searched , but found not the images . And Jacob was wroth , and chode with Laban : and Jacob answered and said to Laban , What is my trespass ? what is my sin , that thou hast so hotly pursued after me ? Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff , what hast thou found of all thy household stuff ? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren , that they may judge betwixt us both . This twenty years have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young , and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten . That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee ; I bare the loss of it ; of my hand didst thou require it , whether stolen by day , or stolen by night . Thus I was ; in the day the drought consumed me , and the frost by night ; and my sleep departed from mine eyes . Thus have I been twenty years in thy house ; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters , and six years for thy cattle : and thou hast changed my wages ten times . Except the God of my father , the God of Abraham , and the fear of Isaac , had been with me , surely thou hadst sent me away now empty . God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands , and rebuked thee yesternight . And Laban answered and said unto Jacob , These daughters are my daughters , and these children are my children , and these cattle are my cattle , and all that thou seest is mine : and what can I do this day unto these my daughters , or unto their children which they have born ? Now therefore come thou , let us make a covenant , I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me and thee . And Jacob took a stone , and set it up for a pillar . And Jacob said unto his brethren , Gather stones ; and they took stones , and made an heap : and they did eat there upon the heap . And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha : but Jacob called it Galeed . And Laban said , This heap is a witness between me and thee this day . Therefore was the name of it called Galeed ; And Mizpah ; for he said , The LORD watch between me and thee , when we are absent one from another . If thou shalt afflict my daughters , or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters , no man is with us ; see , God is witness betwixt me and thee . And Laban said to Jacob , Behold this heap , and behold this pillar , which I have cast betwixt me and thee ; This heap be witness , and this pillar be witness , that I will not pass over this heap to thee , and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me , for harm . The God of Abraham , and the God of Nahor , the God of their father , judge betwixt us . And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac . Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount , and called his brethren to eat bread : and they did eat bread , and tarried all night in the mount . And early in the morning Laban rose up , and kissed his sons and his daughters , and blessed them : and Laban departed , and returned unto his place . And Jacob went on his way , and the angels of God met him . And when Jacob saw them , he said , This is God's host : and he called the name of that place Mahanaim . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir , the country of Edom . And he commanded them , saying , Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau ; Thy servant Jacob saith thus , I have sojourned with Laban , and stayed there until now : And I have oxen , and asses , flocks , and menservants , and womenservants : and I have sent to tell my lord , that I may find grace in thy sight . And the messengers returned to Jacob , saying , We came to thy brother Esau , and also he cometh to meet thee , and four hundred men with him . Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed : and he divided the people that was with him , and the flocks , and herds , and the camels , into two bands ; And said , If Esau come to the one company , and smite it , then the other company which is left shall escape . And Jacob said , O God of my father Abraham , and God of my father Isaac , the LORD which saidst unto me , Return unto thy country , and to thy kindred , and I will deal well with thee : I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies , and of all the truth , which thou hast shewed unto thy servant ; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan ; and now I am become two bands . Deliver me , I pray thee , from the hand of my brother , from the hand of Esau : for I fear him , lest he will come and smite me , and the mother with the children . And thou saidst , I will surely do thee good , and make thy seed as the sand of the sea , which cannot be numbered for multitude . And he lodged there that same night ; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother ; Two hundred she goats , and twenty he goats , two hundred ewes , and twenty rams , Thirty milch camels with their colts , forty kine , and ten bulls , twenty she asses , and ten foals . And he delivered them into the hand of his servants , every drove by themselves ; and said unto his servants , Pass over before me , and put a space betwixt drove and drove . And he commanded the foremost , saying , When Esau my brother meeteth thee , and asketh thee , saying , Whose art thou ? and whither goest thou ? and whose are these before thee ? Then thou shalt say , They be thy servant Jacob's ; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau : and , behold , also he is behind us . And so commanded he the second , and the third , and all that followed the droves , saying , On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau , when ye find him . And say ye moreover , Behold , thy servant Jacob is behind us . For he said , I will appease him with the present that goeth before me , and afterward I will see his face ; peradventure he will accept of me . So went the present over before him : and himself lodged that night in the company . And he rose up that night , and took his two wives , and his two womenservants , and his eleven sons , and passed over the ford Jabbok . And he took them , and sent them over the brook , and sent over that he had . And Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day . And when he saw that he prevailed not against him , he touched the hollow of his thigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint , as he wrestled with him . And he said , Let me go , for the day breaketh . And he said , I will not let thee go , except thou bless me . And he said unto him , What is thy name ? And he said , Jacob . And he said , Thy name shall be called no more Jacob , but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men , and hast prevailed . And Jacob asked him , and said , Tell me , I pray thee , thy name . And he said , Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? And he blessed him there . And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for I have seen God face to face , and my life is preserved . And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him , and he halted upon his thigh . Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank , which is upon the hollow of the thigh , unto this day : because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank . And Jacob lifted up his eyes , and looked , and , behold , Esau came , and with him four hundred men . And he divided the children unto Leah , and unto Rachel , and unto the two handmaids . And he put the handmaids and their children foremost , and Leah and her children after , and Rachel and Joseph hindermost . And he passed over before them , and bowed himself to the ground seven times , until he came near to his brother . And Esau ran to meet him , and embraced him , and fell on his neck , and kissed him : and they wept . And he lifted up his eyes , and saw the women and the children ; and said , Who are those with thee ? And he said , The children which God hath graciously given thy servant . Then the handmaidens came near , they and their children , and they bowed themselves . And Leah also with her children came near , and bowed themselves : and after came Joseph near and Rachel , and they bowed themselves . And he said , What meanest thou by all this drove which I met ? And he said , These are to find grace in the sight of my lord . And Esau said , I have enough , my brother ; keep that thou hast unto thyself . And Jacob said , Nay , I pray thee , if now I have found grace in thy sight , then receive my present at my hand : for therefore I have seen thy face , as though I had seen the face of God , and thou wast pleased with me . Take , I pray thee , my blessing that is brought to thee ; because God hath dealt graciously with me , and because I have enough . And he urged him , and he took it . And he said , Let us take our journey , and let us go , and I will go before thee . And he said unto him , My lord knoweth that the children are tender , and the flocks and herds with young are with me : and if men should overdrive them one day , all the flock will die . Let my lord , I pray thee , pass over before his servant : and I will lead on softly , according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure , until I come unto my lord unto Seir . And Esau said , Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me . And he said , What needeth it ? let me find grace in the sight of my lord . So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir . And Jacob journeyed to Succoth , and built him an house , and made booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called Succoth . And Jacob came to Shalem , a city of Shechem , which is in the land of Canaan , when he came from Padan-aram ; and pitched his tent before the city . And he bought a parcel of a field , where he had spread his tent , at the hand of the children of Hamor , Shechem's father , for an hundred pieces of money . And he erected there an altar , and called it El-elohe- Israel . And Dinah the daughter of Leah , which she bare unto Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land . And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite , prince of the country , saw her , he took her , and lay with her , and defiled her . And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob , and he loved the damsel , and spake kindly unto the damsel . And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor , saying , Get me this damsel to wife . And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter : now his sons were with his cattle in the field : and Jacob held his peace until they were come . And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him . And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it : and the men were grieved , and they were very wroth , because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter ; which thing ought not to be done . And Hamor communed with them , saying , The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter : I pray you give her him to wife . And make ye marriages with us , and give your daughters unto us , and take our daughters unto you . And ye shall dwell with us : and the land shall be before you ; dwell and trade ye therein , and get you possessions therein . And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren , Let me find grace in your eyes , and what ye shall say unto me I will give . Ask me never so much dowry and gift , and I will give according as ye shall say unto me : but give me the damsel to wife . And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully , and said , because he had defiled Dinah their sister : And they said unto them , We cannot do this thing , to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for that were a reproach unto us : But in this will we consent unto you : If ye will be as we be , that every male of you be circumcised ; Then will we give our daughters unto you , and we will take your daughters to us , and we will dwell with you , and we will become one people . But if ye will not hearken unto us , to be circumcised ; then will we take our daughter , and we will be gone . And their words pleased Hamor , and Shechem Hamor's son . And the young man deferred not to do the thing , because he had delight in Jacob's daughter : and he was more honourable than all the house of his father . And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city , and communed with the men of their city , saying , These men are peaceable with us ; therefore let them dwell in the land , and trade therein ; for the land , behold , it is large enough for them ; let us take their daughters to us for wives , and let us give them our daughters . Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us , to be one people , if every male among us be circumcised , as they are circumcised . Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours ? only let us consent unto them , and they will dwell with us . And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city ; and every male was circumcised , all that went out of the gate of his city . And it came to pass on the third day , when they were sore , that two of the sons of Jacob , Simeon and Levi , Dinah's brethren , took each man his sword , and came upon the city boldly , and slew all the males . And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword , and took Dinah out of Shechem's house , and went out . The sons of Jacob came upon the slain , and spoiled the city , because they had defiled their sister . They took their sheep , and their oxen , and their asses , and that which was in the city , and that which was in the field , And all their wealth , and all their little ones , and their wives took they captive , and spoiled even all that was in the house . And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi , Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land , among the Canaanites and the Perizzites : and I being few in number , they shall gather themselves together against me , and slay me ; and I shall be destroyed , I and my house . And they said , Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot ? And God said unto Jacob , Arise , go up to Bethel , and dwell there : and make there an altar unto God , that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother . Then Jacob said unto his household , and to all that were with him , Put away the strange gods that are among you , and be clean , and change your garments : And let us arise , and go up to Bethel ; and I will make there an altar unto God , who answered me in the day of my distress , and was with me in the way which I went . And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand , and all their earrings which were in their ears ; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem . And they journeyed : and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them , and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob . So Jacob came to Luz , which is in the land of Canaan , that is , Bethel , he and all the people that were with him . And he built there an altar , and called the place El-beth-el : because there God appeared unto him , when he fled from the face of his brother . But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died , and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak : and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth . And God appeared unto Jacob again , when he came out of Padan-aram , and blessed him . And God said unto him , Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be called any more Jacob , but Israel shall be thy name : and he called his name Israel . And God said unto him , I am God Almighty : be fruitful and multiply ; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee , and kings shall come out of thy loins ; And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac , to thee I will give it , and to thy seed after thee will I give the land . And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him . And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him , even a pillar of stone : and he poured a drink offering thereon , and he poured oil thereon . And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him , Bethel . And they journeyed from Bethel ; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath : and Rachel travailed , and she had hard labour . And it came to pass , when she was in hard labour , that the midwife said unto her , Fear not ; thou shalt have this son also . And it came to pass , as her soul was in departing , ( for she died ) that she called his name Ben-oni : but his father called him Benjamin . And Rachel died , and was buried in the way to Ephrath , which is Bethlehem . And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave : that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day . And Israel journeyed , and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar . And it came to pass , when Israel dwelt in that land , that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine : and Israel heard it . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve : The sons of Leah ; Reuben , Jacob's firstborn , and Simeon , and Levi , and Judah , and Issachar , and Zebulun : The sons of Rachel ; Joseph , and Benjamin : And the sons of Bilhah , Rachel's handmaid ; Dan , and Naphtali : And the sons of Zilpah , Leah's handmaid ; Gad , and Asher : these are the sons of Jacob , which were born to him in Padan-aram . And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre , unto the city of Arbah , which is Hebron , where Abraham and Isaac sojourned . And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years . And Isaac gave up the ghost , and died , and was gathered unto his people , being old and full of days : and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him . Now these are the generations of Esau , who is Edom . Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter , sister of Nebajoth . And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz ; and Bashemath bare Reuel ; And Aholibamah bare Jeush , and Jaalam , and Korah : these are the sons of Esau , which were born unto him in the land of Canaan . And Esau took his wives , and his sons , and his daughters , and all the persons of his house , and his cattle , and all his beasts , and all his substance , which he had got in the land of Canaan ; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob . For their riches were more than that they might dwell together ; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle . Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir : Esau is Edom . And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir : These are the names of Esau's sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau , Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau . And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman , Omar , Zepho , and Gatam , and Kenaz . And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek : these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife . And these are the sons of Reuel ; Nahath , and Zerah , Shammah , and Mizzah : these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife . And these were the sons of Aholibamah , the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon , Esau's wife : and she bare to Esau Jeush , and Jaalam , and Korah . These were dukes of the sons of Esau : the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau ; duke Teman , duke Omar , duke Zepho , duke Kenaz , Duke Korah , duke Gatam , and duke Amalek : these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom ; these were the sons of Adah . And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son ; duke Nahath , duke Zerah , duke Shammah , duke Mizzah : these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom ; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife . And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush , duke Jaalam , duke Korah : these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah , Esau's wife . These are the sons of Esau , who is Edom , and these are their dukes . These are the sons of Seir the Horite , who inhabited the land ; Lotan , and Shobal , and Zibeon , and Anah , And Dishon , and Ezer , and Dishan : these are the dukes of the Horites , the children of Seir in the land of Edom . And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam ; and Lotan's sister was Timna . And the children of Shobal were these ; Alvan , and Manahath , and Ebal , Shepho , and Onam . And these are the children of Zibeon ; both Ajah , and Anah : this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness , as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father . And the children of Anah were these ; Dishon , and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah . And these are the children of Dishon ; Hemdan , and Eshban , and Ithran , and Cheran . The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan , and Zaavan , and Akan . The children of Dishan are these : Uz , and Aran . These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan , duke Shobal , duke Zibeon , duke Anah , Duke Dishon , duke Ezer , duke Dishan : these are the dukes that came of Hori , among their dukes in the land of Seir . And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom , before there reigned any king over the children of Israel . And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom : and the name of his city was Dinhabah . And Bela died , and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead . And Jobab died , and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead . And Husham died , and Hadad the son of Bedad , who smote Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Avith . And Hadad died , and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead . And Samlah died , and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead . And Saul died , and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead . And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died , and Hadar reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel , the daughter of Matred , the daughter of Mezahab . And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau , according to their families , after their places , by their names ; duke Timnah , duke Alvah , duke Jetheth , Duke Aholibamah , duke Elah , duke Pinon , Duke Kenaz , duke Teman , duke Mibzar , Duke Magdiel , duke Iram : these be the dukes of Edom , according to their habitations in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of the Edomites . And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger , in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old , was feeding the flock with his brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah , his father's wives : and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report . Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children , because he was the son of his old age : and he made him a coat of many colours . And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren , they hated him , and could not speak peaceably unto him . And Joseph dreamed a dream , and he told it his brethren : and they hated him yet the more . And he said unto them , Hear , I pray you , this dream which I have dreamed : For , behold , we were binding sheaves in the field , and , lo , my sheaf arose , and also stood upright ; and , behold , your sheaves stood round about , and made obeisance to my sheaf . And his brethren said to him , Shalt thou indeed reign over us ? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams , and for his words . And he dreamed yet another dream , and told it his brethren , and said , Behold , I have dreamed a dream more ; and , behold , the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me . And he told it to his father , and to his brethren : and his father rebuked him , and said unto him , What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? And his brethren envied him ; but his father observed the saying . And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem . And Israel said unto Joseph , Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem ? come , and I will send thee unto them . And he said to him , Here am I . And he said to him , Go , I pray thee , see whether it be well with thy brethren , and well with the flocks ; and bring me word again . So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron , and he came to Shechem . And a certain man found him , and , behold , he was wandering in the field : and the man asked him , saying , What seekest thou ? And he said , I seek my brethren : tell me , I pray thee , where they feed their flocks . And the man said , They are departed hence ; for I heard them say , Let us go to Dothan . And Joseph went after his brethren , and found them in Dothan . And when they saw him afar off , even before he came near unto them , they conspired against him to slay him . And they said one to another , Behold , this dreamer cometh . Come now therefore , and let us slay him , and cast him into some pit , and we will say , Some evil beast hath devoured him : and we shall see what will become of his dreams . And Reuben heard it , and he delivered him out of their hands ; and said , Let us not kill him . And Reuben said unto them , Shed no blood , but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness , and lay no hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their hands , to deliver him to his father again . And it came to pass , when Joseph was come unto his brethren , that they stript Joseph out of his coat , his coat of many colours that was on him ; And they took him , and cast him into a pit : and the pit was empty , there was no water in it . And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up their eyes and looked , and , behold , a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh , going to carry it down to Egypt . And Judah said unto his brethren , What profit is it if we slay our brother , and conceal his blood ? Come , and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites , and let not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother and our flesh . And his brethren were content . Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit , and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver : and they brought Joseph into Egypt . And Reuben returned unto the pit ; and , behold , Joseph was not in the pit ; and he rent his clothes . And he returned unto his brethren , and said , The child is not ; and I , whither shall I go ? And they took Joseph's coat , and killed a kid of the goats , and dipped the coat in the blood ; And they sent the coat of many colours , and they brought it to their father ; and said , This have we found : know now whether it be thy son's coat or no . And he knew it , and said , It is my son's coat ; an evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces . And Jacob rent his clothes , and put sackcloth upon his loins , and mourned for his son many days . And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted ; and he said , For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning . Thus his father wept for him . And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh's , and captain of the guard . And it came to pass at that time , that Judah went down from his brethren , and turned in to a certain Adullamite , whose name was Hirah . And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite , whose name was Shuah ; and he took her , and went in unto her . And she conceived , and bare a son ; and he called his name Er . And she conceived again , and bare a son ; and she called his name Onan . And she yet again conceived , and bare a son ; and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezib , when she bare him . And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn , whose name was Tamar . And Er , Judah's firstborn , was wicked in the sight of the LORD ; and the LORD slew him . And Judah said unto Onan , Go in unto thy brother's wife , and marry her , and raise up seed to thy brother . And Onan knew that the seed should not be his ; and it came to pass , when he went in unto his brother's wife , that he spilled it on the ground , lest that he should give seed to his brother . And the thing which he did displeased the LORD : wherefore he slew him also . Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law , Remain a widow at thy father's house , till Shelah my son be grown : for he said , Lest peradventure he die also , as his brethren did . And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house . And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died ; and Judah was comforted , and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath , he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite . And it was told Tamar , saying , Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep . And she put her widow's garments off from her , and covered her with a vail , and wrapped herself , and sat in an open place , which is by the way to Timnath ; for she saw that Shelah was grown , and she was not given unto him to wife . When Judah saw her , he thought her to be an harlot ; because she had covered her face . And he turned unto her by the way , and said , Go to , I pray thee , let me come in unto thee ; ( for he knew not that she was his daughter in law . ) And she said , What wilt thou give me , that thou mayest come in unto me ? And he said , I will send thee a kid from the flock . And she said , Wilt thou give me a pledge , till thou send it ? And he said , What pledge shall I give thee ? And she said , Thy signet , and thy bracelets , and thy staff that is in thine hand . And he gave it her , and came in unto her , and she conceived by him . And she arose , and went away , and laid by her vail from her , and put on the garments of her widowhood . And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite , to receive his pledge from the woman's hand : but he found her not . Then he asked the men of that place , saying , Where is the harlot , that was openly by the way side ? And they said , There was no harlot in this place . And he returned to Judah , and said , I cannot find her ; and also the men of the place said , that there was no harlot in this place . And Judah said , Let her take it to her , lest we be shamed : behold , I sent this kid , and thou hast not found her . And it came to pass about three months after , that it was told Judah , saying , Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot ; and also , behold , she is with child by whoredom . And Judah said , Bring her forth , and let her be burnt . When she was brought forth , she sent to her father in law , saying , By the man , whose these are , am I with child : and she said , Discern , I pray thee , whose are these , the signet , and bracelets , and staff . And Judah acknowledged them , and said , She hath been more righteous than I ; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son . And he knew her again no more . And it came to pass in the time of her travail , that , behold , twins were in her womb . And it came to pass , when she travailed , that the one put out his hand : and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread , saying , This came out first , And it came to pass , as he drew back his hand , that , behold , his brother came out : and she said , How hast thou broken forth ? this breach be upon thee : therefore his name was called Pharez . And afterward came out his brother , that had the scarlet thread upon his hand : and his name was called Zarah . And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh , captain of the guard , an Egyptian , bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites , which had brought him down thither . And the LORD was with Joseph , and he was a prosperous man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian . And his master saw that the LORD was with him , and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand . And Joseph found grace in his sight , and he served him : and he made him overseer over his house , and all that he had he put into his hand . And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house , and over all that he had , that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake ; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house , and in the field . And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; and he knew not ought he had , save the bread which he did eat . And Joseph was a goodly person , and well favoured . And it came to pass after these things , that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and she said , Lie with me . But he refused , and said unto his master's wife , Behold , my master wotteth not what is with me in the house , and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand ; There is none greater in this house than I ; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee , because thou art his wife : how then can I do this great wickedness , and sin against God ? And it came to pass , as she spake to Joseph day by day , that he hearkened not unto her , to lie by her , or to be with her . And it came to pass about this time , that Joseph went into the house to do his business ; and there was none of the men of the house there within . And she caught him by his garment , saying , Lie with me : and he left his garment in her hand , and fled , and got him out . And it came to pass , when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand , and was fled forth , That she called unto the men of her house , and spake unto them , saying , See , he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to lie with me , and I cried with a loud voice : And it came to pass , when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled , and got him out . And she laid up his garment by her , until his lord came home . And she spake unto him according to these words , saying , The Hebrew servant , which thou hast brought unto us , came in unto me to mock me : And it came to pass , as I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled out . And it came to pass , when his master heard the words of his wife , which she spake unto him , saying , After this manner did thy servant to me ; that his wrath was kindled . And Joseph's master took him , and put him into the prison , a place where the king's prisoners were bound : and he was there in the prison . But the LORD was with Joseph , and shewed him mercy , and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison . And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison ; and whatsoever they did there , he was the doer of it . The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand ; because the LORD was with him , and that which he did , the LORD made it to prosper . And it came to pass after these things , that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt . And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers , against the chief of the butlers , and against the chief of the bakers . And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard , into the prison , the place where Joseph was bound . And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them , and he served them : and they continued a season in ward . And they dreamed a dream both of them , each man his dream in one night , each man according to the interpretation of his dream , the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt , which were bound in the prison . And Joseph came in unto them in the morning , and looked upon them , and , behold , they were sad . And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house , saying , Wherefore look ye so sadly to day ? And they said unto him , We have dreamed a dream , and there is no interpreter of it . And Joseph said unto them , Do not interpretations belong to God ? tell me them , I pray you . And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph , and said to him , In my dream , behold , a vine was before me ; And in the vine were three branches : and it was as though it budded , and her blossoms shot forth ; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand : and I took the grapes , and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup , and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand . And Joseph said unto him , This is the interpretation of it : The three branches are three days : Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head , and restore thee unto thy place : and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand , after the former manner when thou wast his butler . But think on me when it shall be well with thee , and shew kindness , I pray thee , unto me , and make mention of me unto Pharaoh , and bring me out of this house : For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews : and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon . When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good , he said unto Joseph , I also was in my dream , and , behold , I had three white baskets on my head : And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head . And Joseph answered and said , This is the interpretation thereof : The three baskets are three days : Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee , and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee . And it came to pass the third day , which was Pharaoh's birthday , that he made a feast unto all his servants : and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants . And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again ; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand : But he hanged the chief baker : as Joseph had interpreted to them . Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph , but forgat him . And it came to pass at the end of two full years , that Pharaoh dreamed : and , behold , he stood by the river . And , behold , there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed ; and they fed in a meadow . And , behold , seven other kine came up after them out of the river , ill favoured and leanfleshed ; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river . And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine . So Pharaoh awoke . And he slept and dreamed the second time : and , behold , seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk , rank and good . And , behold , seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them . And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears . And Pharaoh awoke , and , behold , it was a dream . And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled ; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt , and all the wise men thereof : and Pharaoh told them his dream ; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh . Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh , saying , I do remember my faults this day : Pharaoh was wroth with his servants , and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house , both me and the chief baker : And we dreamed a dream in one night , I and he ; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream . And there was there with us a young man , an Hebrew , servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him , and he interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man according to his dream he did interpret . And it came to pass , as he interpreted to us , so it was ; me he restored unto mine office , and him he hanged . Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph , and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon : and he shaved himself , and changed his raiment , and came in unto Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , I have dreamed a dream , and there is none that can interpret it : and I have heard say of thee , that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it . And Joseph answered Pharaoh , saying , It is not in me : God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , In my dream , behold , I stood upon the bank of the river : And , behold , there came up out of the river seven kine , fatfleshed and well favoured ; and they fed in a meadow : And , behold , seven other kine came up after them , poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed , such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness : And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine : And when they had eaten them up , it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they were still ill favoured , as at the beginning . So I awoke . And I saw in my dream , and , behold , seven ears came up in one stalk , full and good : And , behold , seven ears , withered , thin , and blasted with the east wind , sprung up after them : And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears : and I told this unto the magicians ; but there was none that could declare it to me . And Joseph said unto Pharaoh , The dream of Pharaoh is one : God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do . The seven good kine are seven years ; and the seven good ears are seven years : the dream is one . And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years ; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine . This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh : What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh . Behold , there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt : And there shall arise after them seven years of famine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt ; and the famine shall consume the land ; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following ; for it shall be very grievous . And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice ; it is because the thing is established by God , and God will shortly bring it to pass . Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise , and set him over the land of Egypt . Let Pharaoh do this , and let him appoint officers over the land , and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years . And let them gather all the food of those good years that come , and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh , and let them keep food in the cities . And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine , which shall be in the land of Egypt ; that the land perish not through the famine . And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh , and in the eyes of all his servants . And Pharaoh said unto his servants , Can we find such a one as this is , a man in whom the Spirit of God is ? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this , there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : Thou shalt be over my house , and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled : only in the throne will I be greater than thou . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , See , I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand , and put it upon Joseph's hand , and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen , and put a gold chain about his neck ; And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had ; and they cried before him , Bow the knee : and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , I am Pharaoh , and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt . And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah ; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On . And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt . And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt . And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh , and went throughout all the land of Egypt . And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls . And he gathered up all the food of the seven years , which were in the land of Egypt , and laid up the food in the cities : the food of the field , which was round about every city , laid he up in the same . And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea , very much , until he left numbering ; for it was without number . And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came , which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him . And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh : For God , said he , hath made me forget all my toil , and all my father's house . And the name of the second called he Ephraim : For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction . And the seven years of plenteousness , that was in the land of Egypt , were ended . And the seven years of dearth began to come , according as Joseph had said : and the dearth was in all lands ; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread . And when all the land of Egypt was famished , the people cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians , Go unto Joseph ; what he saith to you , do . And the famine was over all the face of the earth : and Joseph opened all the storehouses , and sold unto the Egyptians ; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt . And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn ; because that the famine was so sore in all lands . Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons , Why do ye look one upon another ? And he said , Behold , I have heard that there is corn in Egypt : get you down thither , and buy for us from thence ; that we may live , and not die . And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt . But Benjamin , Joseph's brother , Jacob sent not with his brethren ; for he said , Lest peradventure mischief befall him . And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came : for the famine was in the land of Canaan . And Joseph was the governor over the land , and he it was that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph's brethren came , and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth . And Joseph saw his brethren , and he knew them , but made himself strange unto them , and spake roughly unto them ; and he said unto them , Whence come ye ? And they said , From the land of Canaan to buy food . And Joseph knew his brethren , but they knew not him . And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them , and said unto them , Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come . And they said unto him , Nay , my lord , but to buy food are thy servants come . We are all one man's sons ; we are true men , thy servants are no spies . And he said unto them , Nay , but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come . And they said , Thy servants are twelve brethren , the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ; and , behold , the youngest is this day with our father , and one is not . And Joseph said unto them , That is it that I spake unto you , saying , Ye are spies : Hereby ye shall be proved : By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence , except your youngest brother come hither . Send one of you , and let him fetch your brother , and ye shall be kept in prison , that your words may be proved , whether there be any truth in you : or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies . And he put them all together into ward three days . And Joseph said unto them the third day , This do , and live ; for I fear God : If ye be true men , let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison : go ye , carry corn for the famine of your houses : But bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall your words be verified , and ye shall not die . And they did so . And they said one to another , We are verily guilty concerning our brother , in that we saw the anguish of his soul , when he besought us , and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us . And Reuben answered them , saying , Spake I not unto you , saying , Do not sin against the child ; and ye would not hear ? therefore , behold , also his blood is required . And they knew not that Joseph understood them ; for he spake unto them by an interpreter . And he turned himself about from them , and wept ; and returned to them again , and communed with them , and took from them Simeon , and bound him before their eyes . Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn , and to restore every man's money into his sack , and to give them provision for the way : and thus did he unto them . And they laded their asses with the corn , and departed thence . And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn , he espied his money ; for , behold , it was in his sack's mouth . And he said unto his brethren , My money is restored ; and , lo , it is even in my sack : and their heart failed them , and they were afraid , saying one to another , What is this that God hath done unto us ? And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan , and told him all that befell unto them ; saying , The man , who is the lord of the land , spake roughly to us , and took us for spies of the country . And we said unto him , We are true men ; we are no spies : We be twelve brethren , sons of our father ; one is not , and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan . And the man , the lord of the country , said unto us , Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one of your brethren here with me , and take food for the famine of your households , and be gone : And bring your youngest brother unto me : then shall I know that ye are no spies , but that ye are true men : so will I deliver you your brother , and ye shall traffick in the land . And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks , that , behold , every man's bundle of money was in his sack : and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money , they were afraid . And Jacob their father said unto them , Me have ye bereaved of my children : Joseph is not , and Simeon is not , and ye will take Benjamin away : all these things are against me . And Reuben spake unto his father , saying , Slay my two sons , if I bring him not to thee : deliver him into my hand , and I will bring him to thee again . And he said , My son shall not go down with you ; for his brother is dead , and he is left alone : if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go , then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . And the famine was sore in the land . And it came to pass , when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt , their father said unto them , Go again , buy us a little food . And Judah spake unto him , saying , The man did solemnly protest unto us , saying , Ye shall not see my face , except your brother be with you . If thou wilt send our brother with us , we will go down and buy thee food : But if thou wilt not send him , we will not go down : for the man said unto us , Ye shall not see my face , except your brother be with you . And Israel said , Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me , as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ? And they said , The man asked us straitly of our state , and of our kindred , saying , Is your father yet alive ? have ye another brother ? and we told him according to the tenor of these words : could we certainly know that he would say , Bring your brother down ? And Judah said unto Israel his father , Send the lad with me , and we will arise and go ; that we may live , and not die , both we , and thou , and also our little ones . I will be surety for him ; of my hand shalt thou require him : if I bring him not unto thee , and set him before thee , then let me bear the blame for ever : For except we had lingered , surely now we had returned this second time . And their father Israel said unto them , If it must be so now , do this ; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels , and carry down the man a present , a little balm , and a little honey , spices , and myrrh , nuts , and almonds : And take double money in your hand ; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks , carry it again in your hand ; peradventure it was an oversight : Take also your brother , and arise , go again unto the man : And God Almighty give you mercy before the man , that he may send away your other brother , and Benjamin . If I be bereaved of my children , I am bereaved . And the men took that present , and they took double money in their hand , and Benjamin ; and rose up , and went down to Egypt , and stood before Joseph . And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them , he said to the ruler of his house , Bring these men home , and slay , and make ready ; for these men shall dine with me at noon . And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house . And the men were afraid , because they were brought into Joseph's house ; and they said , Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in ; that he may seek occasion against us , and fall upon us , and take us for bondmen , and our asses . And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house , and they communed with him at the door of the house , And said , O sir , we came indeed down at the first time to buy food : And it came to pass , when we came to the inn , that we opened our sacks , and , behold , every man's money was in the mouth of his sack , our money in full weight : and we have brought it again in our hand . And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food : we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks . And he said , Peace be to you , fear not : your God , and the God of your father , hath given you treasure in your sacks : I had your money . And he brought Simeon out unto them . And the man brought the men into Joseph's house , and gave them water , and they washed their feet ; and he gave their asses provender . And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon : for they heard that they should eat bread there . And when Joseph came home , they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house , and bowed themselves to him to the earth . And he asked them of their welfare , and said , Is your father well , the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet alive ? And they answered , Thy servant our father is in good health , he is yet alive . And they bowed down their heads , and made obeisance . And he lifted up his eyes , and saw his brother Benjamin , his mother's son , and said , Is this your younger brother , of whom ye spake unto me ? And he said , God be gracious unto thee , my son . And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought where to weep ; and he entered into his chamber , and wept there . And he washed his face , and went out , and refrained himself , and said , Set on bread . And they set on for him by himself , and for them by themselves , and for the Egyptians , which did eat with him , by themselves : because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians . And they sat before him , the firstborn according to his birthright , and the youngest according to his youth : and the men marvelled one at another . And he took and sent messes unto them from before him : but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs . And they drank , and were merry with him . And he commanded the steward of his house , saying , Fill the men's sacks with food , as much as they can carry , and put every man's money in his sack's mouth . And put my cup , the silver cup , in the sack's mouth of the youngest , and his corn money . And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken . As soon as the morning was light , the men were sent away , they and their asses . And when they were gone out of the city , and not yet far off , Joseph said unto his steward , Up , follow after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them , say unto them , Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good ? Is not this it in which my lord drinketh , and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing . And he overtook them , and he spake unto them these same words . And they said unto him , Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : Behold , the money , which we found in our sacks' mouths , we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold ? With whomsoever of thy servants it be found , both let him die , and we also will be my lord's bondmen . And he said , Now also let it be according unto your words ; he with whom it is found shall be my servant ; and ye shall be blameless . Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground , and opened every man his sack . And he searched , and began at the eldest , and left at the youngest : and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack . Then they rent their clothes , and laded every man his ass , and returned to the city . And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house ; for he was yet there : and they fell before him on the ground . And Joseph said unto them , What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine ? And Judah said , What shall we say unto my lord ? what shall we speak ? or how shall we clear ourselves ? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : behold , we are my lord's servants , both we , and he also with whom the cup is found . And he said , God forbid that I should do so : but the man in whose hand the cup is found , he shall be my servant ; and as for you , get you up in peace unto your father . Then Judah came near unto him , and said , Oh my lord , let thy servant , I pray thee , speak a word in my lord's ears , and let not thine anger burn against thy servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh . My lord asked his servants , saying , Have ye a father , or a brother ? And we said unto my lord , We have a father , an old man , and a child of his old age , a little one ; and his brother is dead , and he alone is left of his mother , and his father loveth him . And thou saidst unto thy servants , Bring him down unto me , that I may set mine eyes upon him . And we said unto my lord , The lad cannot leave his father : for if he should leave his father , his father would die . And thou saidst unto thy servants , Except your youngest brother come down with you , ye shall see my face no more . And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father , we told him the words of my lord . And our father said , Go again , and buy us a little food . And we said , We cannot go down : if our youngest brother be with us , then will we go down : for we may not see the man's face , except our youngest brother be with us . And thy servant my father said unto us , Ye know that my wife bare me two sons : And the one went out from me , and I said , Surely he is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : And if ye take this also from me , and mischief befall him , ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father , and the lad be not with us ; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life ; It shall come to pass , when he seeth that the lad is not with us , that he will die : and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave . For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father , saying , If I bring him not unto thee , then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever . Now therefore , I pray thee , let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord ; and let the lad go up with his brethren . For how shall I go up to my father , and the lad be not with me ? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father . Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him ; and he cried , Cause every man to go out from me . And there stood no man with him , while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren . And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard . And Joseph said unto his brethren , I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence . And Joseph said unto his brethren , Come near to me , I pray you . And they came near . And he said , I am Joseph your brother , whom ye sold into Egypt . Now therefore be not grieved , nor angry with yourselves , that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life . For these two years hath the famine been in the land : and yet there are five years , in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest . And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth , and to save your lives by a great deliverance . So now it was not you that sent me hither , but God : and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh , and lord of all his house , and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt . Haste ye , and go up to my father , and say unto him , Thus saith thy son Joseph , God hath made me lord of all Egypt : come down unto me , tarry not : And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen , and thou shalt be near unto me , thou , and thy children , and thy children's children , and thy flocks , and thy herds , and all that thou hast : And there will I nourish thee ; for yet there are five years of famine ; lest thou , and thy household , and all that thou hast , come to poverty . And , behold , your eyes see , and the eyes of my brother Benjamin , that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you . And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt , and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither . And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck , and wept ; and Benjamin wept upon his neck . Moreover he kissed all his brethren , and wept upon them : and after that his brethren talked with him . And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house , saying , Joseph's brethren are come : and it pleased Pharaoh well , and his servants . And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , Say unto thy brethren , This do ye ; lade your beasts , and go , get you unto the land of Canaan ; And take your father and your households , and come unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt , and ye shall eat the fat of the land . Now thou art commanded , this do ye ; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones , and for your wives , and bring your father , and come . Also regard not your stuff ; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours . And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave them wagons , according to the commandment of Pharaoh , and gave them provision for the way . To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver , and five changes of raiment . And to his father he sent after this manner ; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt , and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way . So he sent his brethren away , and they departed : and he said unto them , See that ye fall not out by the way . And they went up out of Egypt , and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father , And told him , saying , Joseph is yet alive , and he is governor over all the land of Egypt . And Jacob's heart fainted , for he believed them not . And they told him all the words of Joseph , which he had said unto them : and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him , the spirit of Jacob their father revived : And Israel said , It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet alive : I will go and see him before I die . And Israel took his journey with all that he had , and came to Beer-sheba , and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night , and said , Jacob , Jacob . And he said , Here am I . And he said , I am God , the God of thy father : fear not to go down into Egypt ; for I will there make of thee a great nation : I will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I will also surely bring thee up again : and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes . And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba : and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father , and their little ones , and their wives , in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him . And they took their cattle , and their goods , which they had gotten in the land of Canaan , and came into Egypt , Jacob , and all his seed with him : His sons , and his sons' sons with him , his daughters , and his sons' daughters , and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt . And these are the names of the children of Israel , which came into Egypt , Jacob and his sons : Reuben , Jacob's firstborn . And the sons of Reuben ; Hanoch , and Phallu , and Hezron , and Carmi . And the sons of Simeon ; Jemuel , and Jamin , and Ohad , and Jachin , and Zohar , and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman . And the sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Judah ; Er , and Onan , and Shelah , and Pharez , and Zerah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan . And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul . And the sons of Issachar ; Tola , and Phuvah , and Job , and Shimron . And the sons of Zebulun ; Sered , and Elon , and Jahleel . These be the sons of Leah , which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram , with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three . And the sons of Gad ; Ziphion , and Haggi , Shuni , and Ezbon , Eri , and Arodi , and Areli . And the sons of Asher ; Jimnah , and Ishuah , and Isui , and Beriah , and Serah their sister : and the sons of Beriah ; Heber , and Malchiel . These are the sons of Zilpah , whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter , and these she bare unto Jacob , even sixteen souls . The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife ; Joseph , and Benjamin . And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim , which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him . And the sons of Benjamin were Belah , and Becher , and Ashbel , Gera , and Naaman , Ehi , and Rosh , Muppim , and Huppim , and Ard . These are the sons of Rachel , which were born to Jacob : all the souls were fourteen . And the sons of Dan ; Hushim . And the sons of Naphtali ; Jahzeel , and Guni , and Jezer , and Shillem . These are the sons of Bilhah , which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter , and she bare these unto Jacob : all the souls were seven . All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt , which came out of his loins , besides Jacob's sons' wives , all the souls were threescore and six ; And the sons of Joseph , which were born him in Egypt , were two souls : all the souls of the house of Jacob , which came into Egypt , were threescore and ten . And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph , to direct his face unto Goshen ; and they came into the land of Goshen . And Joseph made ready his chariot , and went up to meet Israel his father , to Goshen , and presented himself unto him ; and he fell on his neck , and wept on his neck a good while . And Israel said unto Joseph , Now let me die , since I have seen thy face , because thou art yet alive . And Joseph said unto his brethren , and unto his father's house , I will go up , and shew Pharaoh , and say unto him , My brethren , and my father's house , which were in the land of Canaan , are come unto me ; And the men are shepherds , for their trade hath been to feed cattle ; and they have brought their flocks , and their herds , and all that they have . And it shall come to pass , when Pharaoh shall call you , and shall say , What is your occupation ? That ye shall say , Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now , both we , and also our fathers : that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen ; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians . Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh , and said , My father and my brethren , and their flocks , and their herds , and all that they have , are come out of the land of Canaan ; and , behold , they are in the land of Goshen . And he took some of his brethren , even five men , and presented them unto Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said unto his brethren , What is your occupation ? And they said unto Pharaoh , Thy servants are shepherds , both we , and also our fathers . They said moreover unto Pharaoh , For to sojourn in the land are we come ; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks ; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan : now therefore , we pray thee , let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen . And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph , saying , Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee : The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell ; in the land of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou knowest any men of activity among them , then make them rulers over my cattle . And Joseph brought in Jacob his father , and set him before Pharaoh : and Jacob blessed Pharaoh . And Pharaoh said unto Jacob , How old art thou ? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh , The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years : few and evil have the days of the years of my life been , and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage . And Jacob blessed Pharaoh , and went out from before Pharaoh . And Joseph placed his father and his brethren , and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt , in the best of the land , in the land of Rameses , as Pharaoh had commanded . And Joseph nourished his father , and his brethren , and all his father's household , with bread , according to their families . And there was no bread in all the land ; for the famine was very sore , so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine . And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt , and in the land of Canaan , for the corn which they bought : and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house . And when money failed in the land of Egypt , and in the land of Canaan , all the Egyptians came unto Joseph , and said , Give us bread : for why should we die in thy presence ? for the money faileth . And Joseph said , Give your cattle ; and I will give you for your cattle , if money fail . And they brought their cattle unto Joseph : and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses , and for the flocks , and for the cattle of the herds , and for the asses : and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year . When that year was ended , they came unto him the second year , and said unto him , We will not hide it from my lord , how that our money is spent ; my lord also hath our herds of cattle ; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord , but our bodies , and our lands : Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes , both we and our land ? buy us and our land for bread , and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh : and give us seed , that we may live , and not die , that the land be not desolate . And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh ; for the Egyptians sold every man his field , because the famine prevailed over them : so the land became Pharaoh's . And as for the people , he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof . Only the land of the priests bought he not ; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh , and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them : wherefore they sold not their lands . Then Joseph said unto the people , Behold , I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh : lo , here is seed for you , and ye shall sow the land . And it shall come to pass in the increase , that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh , and four parts shall be your own , for seed of the field , and for your food , and for them of your households , and for food for your little ones . And they said , Thou hast saved our lives : let us find grace in the sight of my lord , and we will be Pharaoh's servants . And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day , that Pharaoh should have the fifth part ; except the land of the priests only , which became not Pharaoh's . And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt , in the country of Goshen ; and they had possessions therein , and grew , and multiplied exceedingly . And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years : so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years . And the time drew nigh that Israel must die : and he called his son Joseph , and said unto him , If now I have found grace in thy sight , put , I pray thee , thy hand under my thigh , and deal kindly and truly with me ; bury me not , I pray thee , in Egypt : But I will lie with my fathers , and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt , and bury me in their buryingplace . And he said , I will do as thou hast said . And he said , Swear unto me . And he sware unto him . And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head . And it came to pass after these things , that one told Joseph , Behold , thy father is sick : and he took with him his two sons , Manasseh and Ephraim . And one told Jacob , and said , Behold , thy son Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself , and sat upon the bed . And Jacob said unto Joseph , God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan , and blessed me , And said unto me , Behold , I will make thee fruitful , and multiply thee , and I will make of thee a multitude of people ; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession . And now thy two sons , Ephraim and Manasseh , which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt , are mine ; as Reuben and Simeon , they shall be mine . And thy issue , which thou begettest after them , shall be thine , and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance . And as for me , when I came from Padan , Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way , when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath : and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath ; the same is Bethlehem . And Israel beheld Joseph's sons , and said , Who are these ? And Joseph said unto his father , They are my sons , whom God hath given me in this place . And he said , Bring them , I pray thee , unto me , and I will bless them . Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age , so that he could not see . And he brought them near unto him ; and he kissed them , and embraced them . And Israel said unto Joseph , I had not thought to see thy face : and , lo , God hath shewed me also thy seed . And Joseph brought them out from between his knees , and he bowed himself with his face to the earth . And Joseph took them both , Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand , and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand , and brought them near unto him . And Israel stretched out his right hand , and laid it upon Ephraim's head , who was the younger , and his left hand upon Manasseh's head , guiding his hands wittingly ; for Manasseh was the firstborn . And he blessed Joseph , and said , God , before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk , the God which fed me all my life long unto this day , The Angel which redeemed me from all evil , bless the lads ; and let my name be named on them , and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac ; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth . And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim , it displeased him : and he held up his father's hand , to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head . And Joseph said unto his father , Not so , my father : for this is the firstborn ; put thy right hand upon his head . And his father refused , and said , I know it , my son , I know it : he also shall become a people , and he also shall be great : but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he , and his seed shall become a multitude of nations . And he blessed them that day , saying , In thee shall Israel bless , saying , God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh : and he set Ephraim before Manasseh . And Israel said unto Joseph , Behold , I die : but God shall be with you , and bring you again unto the land of your fathers . Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren , which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow . And Jacob called unto his sons , and said , Gather yourselves together , that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days . Gather yourselves together , and hear , ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Israel your father . Reuben , thou art my firstborn , my might , and the beginning of my strength , the excellency of dignity , and the excellency of power : Unstable as water , thou shalt not excel ; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed ; then defiledst thou it : he went up to my couch . Simeon and Levi are brethren ; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations . O my soul , come not thou into their secret ; unto their assembly , mine honour , be not thou united : for in their anger they slew a man , and in their selfwill they digged down a wall . Cursed be their anger , for it was fierce ; and their wrath , for it was cruel : I will divide them in Jacob , and scatter them in Israel . Judah , thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise : thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies ; thy father's children shall bow down before thee . Judah is a lion's whelp : from the prey , my son , thou art gone up : he stooped down , he couched as a lion , and as an old lion ; who shall rouse him up ? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah , nor a lawgiver from between his feet , until Shiloh come ; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be . Binding his foal unto the vine , and his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; he washed his garments in wine , and his clothes in the blood of grapes : His eyes shall be red with wine , and his teeth white with milk . Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea ; and he shall be for an haven of ships ; and his border shall be unto Zidon . Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens : And he saw that rest was good , and the land that it was pleasant ; and bowed his shoulder to bear , and became a servant unto tribute . Dan shall judge his people , as one of the tribes of Israel . Dan shall be a serpent by the way , an adder in the path , that biteth the horse heels , so that his rider shall fall backward . I have waited for thy salvation , O LORD . Gad , a troop shall overcome him : but he shall overcome at the last . Out of Asher his bread shall be fat , and he shall yield royal dainties . Naphtali is a hind let loose : he giveth goodly words . Joseph is a fruitful bough , even a fruitful bough by a well ; whose branches run over the wall : The archers have sorely grieved him , and shot at him , and hated him : But his bow abode in strength , and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob ; ( from thence is the shepherd , the stone of Israel : ) Even by the God of thy father , who shall help thee ; and by the Almighty , who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above , blessings of the deep that lieth under , blessings of the breasts , and of the womb : The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills : they shall be on the head of Joseph , and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren . Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf : in the morning he shall devour the prey , and at night he shall divide the spoil . All these are the twelve tribes of Israel : and this is it that their father spake unto them , and blessed them ; every one according to his blessing he blessed them . And he charged them , and said unto them , I am to be gathered unto my people : bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite , In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah , which is before Mamre , in the land of Canaan , which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace . There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah . The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth . And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons , he gathered up his feet into the bed , and yielded up the ghost , and was gathered unto his people . And Joseph fell upon his father's face , and wept upon him , and kissed him . And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father : and the physicians embalmed Israel . And forty days were fulfilled for him ; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed : and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days . And when the days of his mourning were past , Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh , saying , If now I have found grace in your eyes , speak , I pray you , in the ears of Pharaoh , saying , My father made me swear , saying , Lo , I die : in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan , there shalt thou bury me . Now therefore let me go up , I pray thee , and bury my father , and I will come again . And Pharaoh said , Go up , and bury thy father , according as he made thee swear . And Joseph went up to bury his father : and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh , the elders of his house , and all the elders of the land of Egypt , And all the house of Joseph , and his brethren , and his father's house : only their little ones , and their flocks , and their herds , they left in the land of Goshen . And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a very great company . And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad , which is beyond Jordan , and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation : and he made a mourning for his father seven days . And when the inhabitants of the land , the Canaanites , saw the mourning in the floor of Atad , they said , This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians : wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim , which is beyond Jordan . And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them : For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan , and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah , which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite , before Mamre . And Joseph returned into Egypt , he , and his brethren , and all that went up with him to bury his father , after he had buried his father . And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead , they said , Joseph will peradventure hate us , and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him . And they sent a messenger unto Joseph , saying , Thy father did command before he died , saying , So shall ye say unto Joseph , Forgive , I pray thee now , the trespass of thy brethren , and their sin ; for they did unto thee evil : and now , we pray thee , forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father . And Joseph wept when they spake unto him . And his brethren also went and fell down before his face ; and they said , Behold , we be thy servants . And Joseph said unto them , Fear not : for am I in the place of God ? But as for you , ye thought evil against me ; but God meant it unto good , to bring to pass , as it is this day , to save much people alive . Now therefore fear ye not : I will nourish you , and your little ones . And he comforted them , and spake kindly unto them . And Joseph dwelt in Egypt , he , and his father's house : and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years . And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation : the children also of Machir the son Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees . And Joseph said unto his brethren , I die : and God will surely visit you , and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham , to Isaac , and to Jacob . And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel , saying , God will surely visit you , and ye shall carry up my bones from hence . So Joseph died , being an hundred and ten years old : and they embalmed him , and he was put in a coffin in Egypt .