Jacob obeyed his father and mother and left for Paddan Aram.

While Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole the household idols that belonged to her father.

So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”

But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.”

Then he sent his brothers on their way and they left. He said to them, “As you travel don’t be overcome with fear.”

Then Israel said, “Enough! My son Joseph is still alive! I will go and see him before I die.”

Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.”

Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of gifts from his master at his disposal. He journeyed to the region of Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor.

Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard.

After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.

The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible.

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father’s household to the land that I will show you.

Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her to be my wife? Here is your wife! Take her and go!”

And he journeyed from place to place from the Negev as far as Bethel. He returned to the place where he had pitched his tent at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

I will take nothing except compensation for what the young men have eaten. As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”

But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”

He said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She replied, “I’m running away from my mistress, Sarai.”

Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink.

So he said to his servants, “You two stay here with the donkey while the boy and I go up there. We will worship and then return to you.”