Many nations will come, saying, “Come on! Let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the temple of Jacob’s God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws.” For Zion will be the source of instruction; the Lord’s teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.

But all the evil and worthless men among those who had gone with David said, “Since they didn’t go with us, we won’t give them any of the loot we retrieved! They may take only their wives and children. Let them lead them away and be gone!”

The name of the third river is Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared because God took him away.

The waters completely overwhelmed the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.

The waters kept receding steadily from the earth, so that they had gone down by the end of the 150 days.

Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

The four victorious kings took all the possessions and food of Sodom and Gomorrah and left.

They also took Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions when they left, for Lot was living in Sodom.

When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom. (Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)

The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord.

The Lord went on his way when he had finished speaking to Abraham. Then Abraham returned home.

Come, let’s make our father drunk with wine so we can have sexual relations with him and preserve our family line through our father.”

“God will provide for himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham replied. The two of them continued on together.

You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.”

but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’

Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master’s son, just as the Lord has decided.”

But Rebekah’s brother and her mother replied, “Let the girl stay with us a few more days, perhaps ten. Then she can go.”

But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return to my master.”

“Look,” said Esau, “I’m about to die! What use is the birthright to me?”