1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparana, which is by the wilderness.
7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of† slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Genesis Chapter 13 Notes
Abram left Egypt taking his wife, and
taking Lot with him. The Bible says that Abram was very rich in cattle,
silver and gold. In today's time that would be very wealthy in money and
resources. Even though he was very rich, that did not stop him from
serving his God. He created an altar and called on God's name. Lot who
was with Abram also had flocks, herds and tents. I'm convince that he
was wealthy as well. Lot's people could not dwell with Abram's people so
therefore Abram felt it was best for them to be separate. Truth be told
God never told Abram to take Lot with him in the first place which is
why it is good that they separated. In life there are some family
members, friends, and other toxic people in your life that you cannot
take with you. Some people will try to slow you down and stop you. Abram
asked Lot to separate himself from him and all that he has. Lot saw the
plain of Jordan in Sodom and Gomorrah and it looked like a place that
was beautiful and well watered. Both Lot and Abram separated themselves
from each other. Lot went east to the plain of Jordan while Abram stayed
in the land of Canaan. The men in Lot's new home were extremely sinful
and wicked in God's eyes. I noticed that when Abram and Lot separated
that's when the Lord started talking to Abram even more. He asked Abram
to look to the north, south, east and west and Abram did. Then the Lord
said that every land you see will be given to you and your children
forever. Then the Lord went on to compare his children with the dust of
the earth. The dust on the earth is not something that you can
intellectually count. In otherwords, he will have so many nations of
children that he won't be able to count them because there will be so
many. I know I am getting ahead of myself but the Bible says that we are
heirs to God's Throne and joint-heirs with Christ Jesus, We are also a
seed of Abraham through faith but I'll talk more about that later.
Intellectually Abraham's children will be counted by God but man's
intellectual ability would limit him. So then the Lord gave him specific
instructions to walk through the land and He will give it to him. Abram
and his family left Canaan and dwelled in the plain of Mamre which is
in Hebron. There be built an altar for the Lord.
There are many lessons I learned from this passage. First and foremost, when God is about to take you somewhere there are just some people who cannot be a part of your life. Some people can't go where God is about to take you. Second, you have to be careful! If God didn't tell you to take that person with you then that person could be placed into your life to cause strife. There can't be two Kings in One Castle, two main chefs in one kitchen, etc…You have to remove that person from your life. It was when Abram and Lot separated when God was able to speak to him. Sometimes people can hinder the process of your growth and success. One thing I noticed about Abram is that everywhere he went, he built an Altar for the Lord. I personally believe that he worshipped the Lord at the altar. The Lord is great and I believe that Abram recognized that. The second lesson is, listen when God is speaking and take heed to what God is saying.
There are many lessons I learned from this passage. First and foremost, when God is about to take you somewhere there are just some people who cannot be a part of your life. Some people can't go where God is about to take you. Second, you have to be careful! If God didn't tell you to take that person with you then that person could be placed into your life to cause strife. There can't be two Kings in One Castle, two main chefs in one kitchen, etc…You have to remove that person from your life. It was when Abram and Lot separated when God was able to speak to him. Sometimes people can hinder the process of your growth and success. One thing I noticed about Abram is that everywhere he went, he built an Altar for the Lord. I personally believe that he worshipped the Lord at the altar. The Lord is great and I believe that Abram recognized that. The second lesson is, listen when God is speaking and take heed to what God is saying.
Genesis 13:1-18
1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
Genesis Chapter 12 Notes
The Lord said to Abram to leave out of
his home away from his family and father's house to a place where he
will show him. The Lord made him a promise saying that he will bless
him, make his name great, and he will also be a blessing. God also
promised him protection by saying if anyone curse you they will be
cursed but if they bless you they will be blessed. Then God said that
every family will be blessed through you.
I personally believe that we as Christians are in line to receive/inherit the blessings of Abraham by faith. God wants to bless us, make our names great and cause us to be a blessing to every person around us. God also promises us protection, that he will bless the person who treats us right and curse the person who treats us wrong. The Bible says vengeance is mine says the Lord. The Bible also says that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise against us in judgement shall be condemned. One thing I got from this is if you are God's child, he does care when others are hurting you or mistreating you. So if you have ever been mistreated by anyone just know that God cares.
So the Abraham was obedient to the Lord and left his home (Haran) place but he took Lot with him. They traveled through the land of Canaan, the place of Sichem, and unto the plain of Moreh.
The Lord came into Abram's presence again and promised him that he will give his children the land that they were in. Then Abram built an altar before the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. Next Abram kept it moving South and ended up in Egypt. There was a famine in the land meaning there was very little to no food to eat.
Abram's wife Sarai was very beautiful and the Egyptian men were captured by her beauty. Abram told them that she was their sister. Because she had favor with the men, they made sure that he had sheep, oxens, donkeys, menservants, amir servants, and camels. However, the Lord was not too pleased. The Lord sent a plague to Pharaoh and his family and others who were connected to him. I imagine that Pharaoh was probably upset. So he brought Abram in to be questioned. What are you trying to do to me? Why didn't you tell me that Sarai was your wife? Why did you tell me that she was your sister? I could have married her and brought a curse upon my house! Pharaoh and his house knew that God had his hand upon Abram and his family which is probably why Pharaoh just decided to send Abram and Sarai away. Pharaoh commanded his servants to make sure that Abram, his wife and the things that they have be gone out of that land.
I personally believe that we as Christians are in line to receive/inherit the blessings of Abraham by faith. God wants to bless us, make our names great and cause us to be a blessing to every person around us. God also promises us protection, that he will bless the person who treats us right and curse the person who treats us wrong. The Bible says vengeance is mine says the Lord. The Bible also says that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise against us in judgement shall be condemned. One thing I got from this is if you are God's child, he does care when others are hurting you or mistreating you. So if you have ever been mistreated by anyone just know that God cares.
So the Abraham was obedient to the Lord and left his home (Haran) place but he took Lot with him. They traveled through the land of Canaan, the place of Sichem, and unto the plain of Moreh.
The Lord came into Abram's presence again and promised him that he will give his children the land that they were in. Then Abram built an altar before the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. Next Abram kept it moving South and ended up in Egypt. There was a famine in the land meaning there was very little to no food to eat.
Abram's wife Sarai was very beautiful and the Egyptian men were captured by her beauty. Abram told them that she was their sister. Because she had favor with the men, they made sure that he had sheep, oxens, donkeys, menservants, amir servants, and camels. However, the Lord was not too pleased. The Lord sent a plague to Pharaoh and his family and others who were connected to him. I imagine that Pharaoh was probably upset. So he brought Abram in to be questioned. What are you trying to do to me? Why didn't you tell me that Sarai was your wife? Why did you tell me that she was your sister? I could have married her and brought a curse upon my house! Pharaoh and his house knew that God had his hand upon Abram and his family which is probably why Pharaoh just decided to send Abram and Sarai away. Pharaoh commanded his servants to make sure that Abram, his wife and the things that they have be gone out of that land.
Genesis 12:1-20
1 Now
the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from
thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew
thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.
Genesis Chapter 11 Notes
This commentary is only about Genesis
chapter 11:1-9. I won't cover verses 10-32 in this commentary because it
is pretty much a list of names of Shem descendants.
The whole earth spoke the same language and used the same (words) dialect, speech or vocabulary. In my imagination, all those individuals spoke Hebrew. The reason why I believe all those individuals spoke Hebrew is because the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew. So it makes sense to me that they all spoke Hebrew. Together, on one accord they traveled to the eat and stayed in Babylonia and stayed there. I can imagine them having an meeting and discussing their plans for a project (a building to each the sky, making a great city for themselves). They wanted to famous for their work and they did not want to be separated from each other. What do you know? We have the first construction workers in the Bible. Who were these people? God already destroyed all world with a flood. It seems to me like there would only be Noah and his descendants left. It's possible that some of Noah's descendants could have been the ones to build the city. Even though the Bible is not clear on who or how many individuals came together and decided they wanted to build an city. After the people had a thought they put those thoughts into action and started to build the tower of Babel and build a city. They were on one accord and communicated the same language. They had the same goal, no hidden agendas, and that got God's attention. God came down from Heaven and saw what the people did and he said in verse 6 And Behold, the people is one, and they all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. I like the way the New Living Translation says it, Look!" he said. "The people are united and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!" Even though those people were doing things that was against God's will at the time they were all on one accord. If a group of disobedient people can do something that is not in the will of God and prosper, how much more can the believer who has God's stamp of approval can do? All things are possible with God! These people had a plan, discussed their plan and put their plans into actions. They didn't want to be scattered. However, God wanted them to be scattered. In the beginning God told man to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth and subdue it. How are the people going to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth when they will not even separate from each other? I can imagine that those people were comfortable with each other and were probably born together and wanted to die in the same place. I imagine that those people wanted to stick together and didn't want to be separate from each other around the earth because they knew deep down inside that they would have no way to communicate with each other. They didn't have the telephone, Facebook, Skype, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger, or any other way to communicate with each other through Internet like we do today. They were most likely fearful of separating from each other because of their close relationship and they didn't want to be lonely. I'm sure that they had a love for each other and a strong bond. When you have a strong bond with someone it makes it even more difficult to separate from that person. However, in spite of their anxiety to separate and their fear God still wanted them to be separated from each other to go and replenish the earth. So God gave them different languages and they could not understand each other. They scattered all over the earth and wasn't able to build the city. I personally believe that this event of God confusing the languages is the thing that not only created the different languages but also created different cultures as well.
One thing that I learned from this portion of the scriptures is that sometimes God will allow certain things to happen to get you to move out of your comfort zone. Sometimes God will destroy that project, relationship, etc. just so that He can take you to a place for you to prosper. Sometimes you have to move out of that city away from your family members. Sometimes you have to leave that job that you have worked at for years. Sometimes you have to leave that relationship. God always has something better for you.
The whole earth spoke the same language and used the same (words) dialect, speech or vocabulary. In my imagination, all those individuals spoke Hebrew. The reason why I believe all those individuals spoke Hebrew is because the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew. So it makes sense to me that they all spoke Hebrew. Together, on one accord they traveled to the eat and stayed in Babylonia and stayed there. I can imagine them having an meeting and discussing their plans for a project (a building to each the sky, making a great city for themselves). They wanted to famous for their work and they did not want to be separated from each other. What do you know? We have the first construction workers in the Bible. Who were these people? God already destroyed all world with a flood. It seems to me like there would only be Noah and his descendants left. It's possible that some of Noah's descendants could have been the ones to build the city. Even though the Bible is not clear on who or how many individuals came together and decided they wanted to build an city. After the people had a thought they put those thoughts into action and started to build the tower of Babel and build a city. They were on one accord and communicated the same language. They had the same goal, no hidden agendas, and that got God's attention. God came down from Heaven and saw what the people did and he said in verse 6 And Behold, the people is one, and they all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. I like the way the New Living Translation says it, Look!" he said. "The people are united and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!" Even though those people were doing things that was against God's will at the time they were all on one accord. If a group of disobedient people can do something that is not in the will of God and prosper, how much more can the believer who has God's stamp of approval can do? All things are possible with God! These people had a plan, discussed their plan and put their plans into actions. They didn't want to be scattered. However, God wanted them to be scattered. In the beginning God told man to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth and subdue it. How are the people going to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth when they will not even separate from each other? I can imagine that those people were comfortable with each other and were probably born together and wanted to die in the same place. I imagine that those people wanted to stick together and didn't want to be separate from each other around the earth because they knew deep down inside that they would have no way to communicate with each other. They didn't have the telephone, Facebook, Skype, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger, or any other way to communicate with each other through Internet like we do today. They were most likely fearful of separating from each other because of their close relationship and they didn't want to be lonely. I'm sure that they had a love for each other and a strong bond. When you have a strong bond with someone it makes it even more difficult to separate from that person. However, in spite of their anxiety to separate and their fear God still wanted them to be separated from each other to go and replenish the earth. So God gave them different languages and they could not understand each other. They scattered all over the earth and wasn't able to build the city. I personally believe that this event of God confusing the languages is the thing that not only created the different languages but also created different cultures as well.
One thing that I learned from this portion of the scriptures is that sometimes God will allow certain things to happen to get you to move out of your comfort zone. Sometimes God will destroy that project, relationship, etc. just so that He can take you to a place for you to prosper. Sometimes you have to move out of that city away from your family members. Sometimes you have to leave that job that you have worked at for years. Sometimes you have to leave that relationship. God always has something better for you.
Genesis 11:1-32
1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
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