Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. They prayed to the Lord and he answered them.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!

He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.

Your descendants would have been as numerous as sand, and your children like its granules. Their name would not have been cut off and eliminated from my presence.

I am the Lord your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The Lord who commands armies is his name!

Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded,” says the Lord.

Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’

“I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the Lord. I say to you,

and I will drive you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord. He is called the God who commands armies!

He set up the pillars on the porch in front of the main hall. He erected one pillar on the right side and called it Jakin; he erected the other pillar on the left side and called it Boaz.

And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord.

He named him Noah, saying, “This one will bring us comfort from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that the Lord has cursed.”

Then the Lord’s angel said to her, “You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard your painful groans.

The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

When his brother came out with his hand clutching Esau’s heel, they named him Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

So Esau said to Jacob, “Feed me some of the red stuff – yes, this red stuff – because I’m starving!” (That is why he was also called Edom.)

So Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has looked with pity on my oppressed condition. Surely my husband will love me now.”

She became pregnant again and had another son. She said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” That is why she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.