They said to Joshua, “It was carefully reported to your subjects how the Lord your God commanded Moses his servant to assign you the whole land and to destroy all who live in the land from before you. Because of you we were terrified we would lose our lives, so we did this thing.

Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

When Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

So the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house as they shut the door.

Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

On the third day Abraham caught sight of the place in the distance.

Rebekah looked up and saw Isaac. She got down from her camel

Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for fresh game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Then God took note of Rachel. He paid attention to her and enabled her to become pregnant.

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

He took them and sent them across the stream along with all his possessions.

Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel,

So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and although I will multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt,

But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not release the Israelites.

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and they gave them whatever they wanted, and so they plundered Egypt.