But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.

The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

He said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.

What he did was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him too.

On the third day Abraham caught sight of the place in the distance.

But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

I have oxen, donkeys, sheep, and male and female servants. I have sent this message to inform my lord, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.

Esau then asked, “What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied, “To find favor in your sight, my lord.”

It was also called Mizpah because he said, “May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me I’ll give.

When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s royal court, “If I have found favor in your sight, please say to Pharaoh,

But Laban said to him, “If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the Lord has blessed me on account of you.”

“No, please take them,” Jacob said. “If I have found favor in your sight, accept my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me, it is as if I have seen the face of God.

The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son.

“I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”

Then he said to them, “If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar

They replied, “You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”