After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using his name.

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”

as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city.

Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed him in everything.

The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.

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

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

If we do so, won’t their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let’s consent to their demand, so they will live among us.”

His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful.

Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.

“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

We are all the sons of one man; we are honest men! Your servants are not spies.”

He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After this his brothers talked with him.

Don’t worry about your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt will be yours.’”

He brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters – all his descendants.

These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.

God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.

Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”