Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban, “What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”

“These men are at peace with us. So let them live in the land and travel freely in it, for the land is wide enough for them. We will take their daughters for wives, and we will give them our daughters to marry.

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

We have plenty of straw and feed,” she added, “and room for you to spend the night.”

So Abimelech commanded all the people, “Whoever touches this man or his wife will surely be put to death.”

When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: plants yielding seeds according to their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” It was so.

You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Take three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread.”

They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!”

Then she died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

So he took his relatives with him and pursued Jacob for seven days. He caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead.

Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, “We found this. Determine now whether it is your son’s tunic or not.”

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you.

Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?”