Er zijn van die zaken die we geleerd hebben en waarvan we zeker weten dat het waar is.(!)

Dat er een Griekse boodschapper was, die van de plaats Marathon naar Athene rende ook nog in volledige wapenuitrusting, om de overwinning op de Perzen te vertellen, berust naar alle waarschijnlijkheid op een “broodje aap” verhaal.
Zo zouden ook de fameuze hangende tuinen van koning Nebukadnezar (605-562)nooit hebben bestaan.
Ondanks alle (wetenschappelijke) speurtochten naar de Ark van Noach op de berg Ararat, is er nooit een greintje van bewijs voor gevonden. Als die al heeft bestaan, ligt het huidige Koerdistan meer voor de hand dan Turkije. In de bijbel komt de berg Ararat nergens voor.
De hardnekkige veronderstelling dat de wortels van onze democratie (Demos) uit het oude Athene komt is zeker onjuist. Het woord democratie is ontleend aan het Grieks maar de basis voor de huidige democratie ligt in de Middeleeuwen toen de koningen de burgerij lieten meevergaderen.
Op de website Livius.org staat elke maand een nieuwsbrief met een selectie van het laaste oudheidkundige nieuws, begeleid met kritische kanttekeningen.
De geschiedenis staat bol van de misvattingen. Sommige door misleidende persberichten. Sommige dienen politieke agenda’s. Weer anderen zijn het resultaat van amateurisme.
Wikipedia staat vol met niet gecheckte onzin.

Onlangs is er een boek verschenen met 50 zaken die elke wetenschappelijke basis ontberen en waarvan is aangetoond dat het onzin is.

auteur: John Lendering (de webmaster van Livius.org)
titel : Spijkers op laag water.
uitgever : Atheneum-Polak en Van Gennip

Ik zou zeggen: een leuk kerstcadeau.

En el año 1959, el piloto de un avión turco tomo fotografías aéreas de un objeto con la forma de un barco en los Montes Ararat para el instituto Geodetic de Turquía. El Dr. Brandenburger de la Universidad estatal de Ohio, después de estudiar las fotografías concluyo, “no tengo ninguna duda, que este objeto es un barco. En toda mi carrera, nunca he visto un objeto como éste en una fotografía aérea”.

El Dr Brandenburger era un experto en fotogrametría, descubrió las bases de misiles en Cuba, durante el gobierno de Kennedy.

Un equipo norteamericano realizó una expedición al sitio, hicieron un agujero a un lado de la estructura con dinamita, aunque algunas maderas petrificadas fueron reveladas, su conclusión fue, “nada de interés arqueológico”. Si este objeto fuera El Arca de Noé, tendría aproximadamente 4400 años de antigüedad así que la madera tendría que estar petrificada. Así que encontrar piedras alisadas como la madera seria suficiente evidencia. Sin embargo, debido a que el material no tenía ningún anillo de crecimiento, el equipo decidió que no podría ser de madera.

Las condiciones del mundo antes de el diluvio Bíblico, fueron muy diferentes a las de ahora. La Biblia dice, “….porque Jehová Dios todavía no había hecho llover sobre la tierra, sino que subía de la tierra un vapor que regaba toda la faz de la tierra….” (Génesis 2: 5, 6). Los anillos del crecimiento en la madera son causados por la lluvia, así que en un ambiente antes del diluvio, sin lluvia, los árboles no tendrían anillos de crecimiento. Y esto es exactamente lo que encontró el equipo norteamericano, de hecho, si el material tuviera anillos de crecimiento, no podría ser el Arca de Noé.

Después de ver un artículo publicado en la revista LIFE que hablaba sobre la expedición, Ron Wyatt un arqueólogo aficionado, visitó el sitio en 1977. Esta le llamo poderosamente la atención y decidió que la estructura merecía que se continuara con las investigaciones para saber si podría ser el Arca de Noé.

Localizada a 6300 pies (1920 m) sobre el nivel del mar, estaría demasiado alto para ser los restos de un barco debido a una inundación local. Está a más de 200 millas (320 Km) del mar más cercano. Las dimensiones concuerdan con la descripción Bíblica de El Arca de Noé descrita en Génesis 6:15, midiendo 300 codos de largo. La anchura era mayor que la mencionada en la Biblia debido a que los lados del barco se habían colapsado, lo que se entiende en un barco con esta antigüedad.

El radar penetrante de tierra demostró que el barco tuvo tres cubiertas, las dos cubiertas superiores se había derrumbado dejando la cubierta inferior intacta la cuál contuvo 144 cuartos. Paredes, cavidades, una puerta cerca del frente, rampas, y cisternas grandes cercanas a la proa también fueron localizadas. La exploración de radar reveló cuatro protuberancias que se extendían de la popa que eran probablemente estabilizadores.

La Proa

Acercamiento al barco

Diagrama y Escaneo de Radar

I may or may not have been interested in this party anyway, but with the mention of Ararat, the amazing Arabic food prepared by the same charming owner behind east side coffeeshop GEM Hot Mama’s Espresso Bar, I was in.

There will be belly dancing performances by Sabaya Bellydance and music by DJ Kurv.

8-10:30p TONIGHT at Red Fez.

As for those Longhorn Days?

It’s UT’s last home game, a primetimer against Kansas that starts at 7pm.

Tailgating spots are as usual: Austin SSC at 18th & MLK ($7 for food and beer) or Austin Young Chamber of Commerce & Big Society tailgate at 17th & Congress ($15 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters gets free food and drinks, free entertainment by Todd Phelps).

Back in the 80’s Noah’s Ark was disovered (again) in the mountains of Ararat.  Not ON Mount Ararat.  It is my belief by all accounts of the facts provided through this video it was indeed found.  How long ago was it found?  How ’bout 1948!!!  And why this has been swept under the rug?  Hmmm…   Enjoy the video.  Its grainy and well… old technology, but still awesome once you accept the video for its age.

gotcha! what once was lost, has now been found.  so after being potentially stolen by one of Carmen San Diego’s henchmen, Mt. Ararat appears to be back in place where it belongs.  The colder temperatures seem to have increased its visibility, which is nice because its quite pleasing to look at.  Although I’m not sure what I prefer, warm and sunny, or cold and araraty.  I’ll have to get back to you on this.  Two pictures below are from towns a bit outside of Yerevan, and the third is actually from Yerevan itself, in the eveningtime.

also.  because it seems to be of interest, on the food and more specifically lunch topic:  I have discovered and adopted the religion of Lahmajun.

when i return to the world seeking employment, this will basically solidify my role as the picture maker in Gourmet or Bon Apetit

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve developed a nice rapport with a lady in a small shop that sells lahmajun, or Armenian pizza near my work.  I stumble over my simple phrases of ordering, but she’s always extremely friendly and wishes me a good day.  I come in about 2 or 3 times a week and order at least 2 lahmajun, and sometimes a little pastry.  I think its fairly rare to armenians to eat a lunch like this, it seems they normally have just some fruit or bread and cheese.  But I cant be sure. This lady must think I’m some lahmajun monster or something and me coming in regularly seems to amuse her as this foreigner who is obsessed with her Armenian pizza.

Also, when getting my doses of tempered prudence from Jack O via podcast, those advertisements for subway that talk about their new buffalo chicken ranch sandwich make me unhappy.  I  1) love buffalo chicken; 2) love even more ranch dressing; 3) lately have yearned for american type sandwiches.  while i dont particularly like subway, it still makes my mouth water and i get mad at myself for forgetting to fast forward through the advertisement.  perhaps I’ll pioneer the first buffalo chicken ranch lahmajun.  that would be DELICIOUS.

Lastly, as its started to get colder I find my hands always being uncomfortably not warm.  the temperatures arent all that bad, and i wouldnt say i’ve been cold per se.  but my hands are just always cold.  i’m really worried about turning into one of those glove people.  i think you know who i’m talking about (or who you are).  a glove people is someone who always seems to be unnecessarily wearing gloves, when there’s really no need to.  it just makes things weird for everyone else around.  not sure if they love to hide their hideous hands or they are legitimately cold, or if its just a way to be different and sport the coolest, latest, homeless man gloves, but i’ve definitely noticed this breed of people and find their obsession with gloves fascinating.  If you really catch a glove people in a moment of weakness, you might spot them wearing their gloves with a t shirt.  which is offputting.

” Biblia spune că Arca lui Noe a fost o corabie mare, pe care Noe a construit-o la îndemnul lui Dumnezeu ca să îşi salveze familia şi animalele în timpul marelui potop. Despre înâmplarea lui Noe putem citi în Biblie, în cartea lui Moise I. (Geneza) 6 – 9 părţi.

Comentatorii Bibliei spun că potopul a avut loc în jurul anului 3300 î.Hr.

Comentatorii postmoderni ai Bibliei spun că actuala versiune cunoscută a apărut în secolul V î.Hr. Evrei ortodocşi, creştini şi musulmani resping varianta postmodernă, şi spun că Noe şi marele potop s-au întâmplat cu adevărat.

O povestire asemenănătoare ca şi în Biblie despre potop găsim şi în mitologia altor popoare, de pildă la sumeri, la egipteni, aproape peste tot în lume.

Povestea corabiei este des întâlnită în scripturile religioase. Începând cu secolul al XVIII-lea s-au făcut cercetări de geologie şi biogeografie în legătură cu arcă şi potop. S-au făcut numeroase săpături în Turcia, pe muntele Ararat, unde spune Biblia că arca s-a oprit.

Realitatea arcei

Despre această întâmplare putem citi în Biblie, în cartea lui Moise. Acolo putem citi că Domnul văzând stricăciunea oamenilor, i-a părut rău că a creat omul, aşa că s-a decis să distrugă tot ce a creat până atunci. Domnul a văzut că Noe este om bun şi cinstit aşa că s-a gândit să-l salveze pe el şi pe familia lui: nevasta şi fiii Sem, Kham, Jafet împreună cu nevestele acestora. Domnul a poruncit lui Noe să ia din fiecare animal câte o pereche, din păsări câte şapte perechi şi să-i ducă pe arcă, ca să fie din nou animale pe pământ şi după potop.

Se spune că potopul a durat 365 de zile, alţii spun că au trecut 371 de zile până când arca a eşuat pe vârful muntelui Ararat. Alte 40 de zile au trecut până când apele s-au retras şi munţii au devenit vizibili. Noe prima oară a lăsat liber un corb, dar nu a găsit pământ uscat. După ce au trecut şapte zile, Noe a lăsat liber un porumbel care s-a întors cu o ramură. După alte şapte zile iar a lăsat liber un porumbel, care nu s-a mai întors. După un an şi 10 zile de la începerea potopului, la pocunca divină, Noe împreună cu toţi cei care se aflau în arcă au ieşit afară.

După potop, Domnul a promis lui Noe că niciodată nu va mai şterge omenirea de pe pământ cu apă, şi a creat primul curcubeu pe cer (Moise I. 9:11).

Istoria primului altar

Noe înainte de a-şi contrui o casă în care să stea împreună cu familia lui ca semn de muţumire contruişte un altar, pe care Îl dedică Dumnezeului său, Dumnezeul care l-a salvat de la moarte. Acest altar devine primul altar din istoria Terrei. Referinţă biblică: prima carte a lui Moise,Genesa capitolul 8 versetul 20.

Descrierea arcei

Arca a avut lungimea de 140 de metri, lăţimea de 23 de metri şi înălţimea de 14 metri. Avea un singur geam şi o singură uşă aflată la mijlocul corabiei. Corabia a fost construită din lemn de gofer (chiparos), era impărţită în cămăruţe, tencuită cu smoală pe dinăuntru si pe dinafară. “(Geneza 6,14) Sursa: ro.wikipedia.org

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So i’ve been here for about two weeks, and have not yet once seen the prestigious/historic/fabled/really-damn-big  Mt. Ararat.  its been so hazy (not sure why) that you cant even see it in the skyline (see pic at the top of the page).  i’m severely disapointed as i was looking forward to having some 15,000 ft mountainage in my grill everyday.  i feel cheated.  this is the mountain where noah’s ark landed, i mean COME ON!  i’m starting to think it may not even exist….

Heres the view so far, there should be a MOUNTAIN enveloping the background:

Where oh Where has my Ararat gone?

but here is a bonus that i found while wandering around the city:

Noah where art thou?

Unfortunately, Noah wasn’t home….

SO, the search continues….

Diyadin, sabato 15 agosto

Avevamo sentito parlare di una pozza d’acqua calda sulfurea in un villaggio a circa 50 km da Doğubayazıt, chiamato Diyadin.

La Turchia orientale è molto polverosa, e un bagnetto ci vorrebbe proprio. Già pregustavo quella bellissima sensazione, dopo esperienze simili in varie parti del globo. In Islanda (la «Terra del Ghiaccio» secondo la sua traduzione), un’isola vulcanica, è qualcosa di normale: circa il 90% delle case islandesi è riscaldata grazie alle centrali geotermiche che sfruttano l’energia del vapore, disponibile a 300° C pochi metri sotto la superficie.

La “Laguna Blu” (Bláa Lónið) è la più famosa del centinaio di piscine naturali di acqua calda a cielo aperto del paese. È così chiamata per il colore turchese dell’acqua provocato dai minerali di origine vulcanica che, tra gli altri effetti, aiutano anche a combattere la psoriasi. Fantastica è la sensazione di stare immersi a 37-38º C mentre fuori l’aria è frescolina, con intorno una spianata di roccia vulcanica nera.

Si trova a 40 km dalla capitale e nacque per caso, dalle acque rilasciate dalla centrale geotermica di Svartsengi che si vede sullo sfondo. Nel 1982 un impiegato della centrale iniziò a bagnarsi a scoprì l’efficacia dei minerali. Sempre più persone ci andavano, finché l’accesso venne limitato: ora la zona è stata transennata in un moderno centro balneare (ovviamente a pagamento) con spogliatoi, bar, ponticelli di legno ed è diventata una delle località più visitate del paese.

Non fu così facile in Giappone. I giapponesi sono maniaci del bagno: ogni sera prima di cena, ovunque si trovino, si immergono nell’ofuro, un’abluzione nell’acqua calda che purifica il corpo e lo spirito. Una delle bellezze di quel paese vulcanico sono però gli onsen, delle pozze di acqua calda naturale, spesso divenuti degli organizzatissimi centri benessere. Alcuni anni fa riuscii a trovarne uno naturale a Hokkaidō, l’isola più settentrionale del Giappone già di per sè un territorio estremo: vicino al Lago Mashu allora ghiacciato ed in mezzo alla neve, con anche dei cigni sullo sfondo.

Più recentemente nel sudest della Bolivia, vicino alla fantasmagorica regione di Uyuni in cui sorge il più grande deserto di sale del mondo, uno dei posti più assurdi che abbia mai visto. Non lontano, oltre la Laguna Colorada, c’è una pozza di acqua calda a oltre 4200 metri di altitudine.

Anzi ce n’è due: mentre l’altra era piena di gente, la nostra guida ha avuto un’intuizione portandoci dove non c’era nessuno.

Queste erano le aspettative, sicuramente troppo alte. Con molta curiosità anche se non è prestissimo torniamo a Doğubayazıt e prendiamo poi la strada per Diyadin.

Ci fermiamo a fare benzina in uno strano distributore connotato da una palma di plastica gialla quasi fosforescente.

A parte questo, il paesaggio è come sempre spettacolare: da una parte l’ennesima visione dell’Ararat, in fondo alla prateria.

Dall’altra, le pendici della collina dalla cui siamo appena scesi, con appollaiato l’İshak-paşa Sarayı.

La strada è piena di camion, ma offre le solite visioni spaziali.

Arriviamo a Diyadin che il sole è già tramontato.

La pozza si trova a qualche chilometro oltre il centro abitato, seguendo un’altra strada dissestata. Al nostro arrivo la sorpresa è amara. Il posto non è proprio dei più invitanti, ma è comunque surreale, una vera chicca.

Parcheggiamo in un grande spiazzo vicino a dei pullmini che hanno trasportato delle donne fino qui.

Sembra una fiera di paese come c’erano una volta in Italia, con rivenditori di varie cose improbabili, nastri musicali impolverati, musica orientale mixata, salvagenti multicolori.

Poco oltre, due strutture decadenti di colore azzurrino con al centro una vasca a cielo aperto, separate per uomini e donne.

Ci affacciamo per vedere che aria tira ma la piccola piscina è affollatissima e non ci arrischiamo ad immergerci.

Qui viene incanalata l’acqua bollente e sulfurea che scende da un geyserino poco sopra.

Ci sono anche dei fumaioli.

Il panorama all’imbrunire tra colline, prati e fiumiciattoli non è da buttar via ed è un vero peccato che questa risorsa non sia sfruttata meglio.

Ma è la varia umanità a stupire. Bambini che scorrazzano, donne coperte, famiglie intere che campeggiano qui.

Un signore con la sua piccola in braccio ci offre anche del pollo appena fritto.

Ripartiamo quasi al buio, con la strada di sassi illuminata solo dai fari della Hyundai.

Di nuovo a Doğubayazıt con una fame nera ci precipitiamo in un altro simpatico ristorantino in cerca di carne.

Come sempre ce ne andiamo soddisfatti.

Dalla finestra si vedono gli autoblindo militari di pattuglia. Uscendo, sulla strada pedonale tutte le sale da tè sono piene di uomini baffuti. Un boato si ripete all’infinito: è il Galatasaray che ha appena segnato in diretta televisiva.

Doğubayazıt, sabato 15 agosto

Girando un angolo di Doğubayazıt, un’altra visione, il palazzo di İshak-paşa appare sulla collina di fronte a noi alla fine di una serie di tornanti.

Era dal 2000 che speravo di venirci. Durante il programma per giornalisti che stavo frequentando a Parigi, fui inviato in Turchia insieme ad un’amica brasiliana per un reportage sull’ennesimo avvicinamento del paese all’Unione Europea. Dopo una serie di interviste comuni ad İstanbul ed Ankara ci dividemmo, lei venne qui all’estremo Est, mentre io andai a Diyarbakır (la città più importante del Kurdistan turco, dove me ne capitarono di tutti i colori, ma questa è un’altra storia…).  Allora seppi dell’esistenza di questo posto immaginifico, ma solo dopo nove anni sono riuscito a raggiungerlo.

Sulla salita, varia umanità.

Il Palazzo, a circa 6 km dalla città, ricorda quello delle Mille e una Notte. Iniziato da Çolak Abdi Paşa nel 1685, Bey (Governatore) della provincia di Bayazıt, venne completato solo un secolo dopo (1784) da suo nipote İshak, Bey anche lui. Presenta una miscela di stili: ottomano, persiano, armeno, georgiano, selgiuchide (da Selçuk, dinastia turca orientale del Medioevo).

Si trovava sulla Via della Seta e possedeva 366 stanze, delle quali 24 riservate all’Harem, oltre ad un Caravanserraglio per i viaggiatori.

I colori ocra della pietra del Palazzo si mescolano con quelli delle strane forme delle montagne che lo circondano, plasmate dal forte vento che soffia quassù e che ha lasciato in superficie solo le rocce più resistenti.

All’entrata l’emozione è forte.

Nel primo cortile erano ammessi anche i viaggiatori.

Solo la famiglia e gli ospiti speciali potevano invece entrare nel secondo cortile, che portava all’haremlik e al selamlık (la zona maschile).

Da qui si arriva anche alla moschea, sotto la famosa cupola.

Si vedono anche i servizi igienici interni, un’esclusività per l’epoca.

Sulla destra si apre la Sala delle Cerimonie.

Qualche dubbio sorge sulla ristrutturazione che stanno ultimando proprio in questi giorni. Era necessaria una copertura per proteggere le delicate strutture del Sarayı, ma forse questa è troppo intrusiva.

Da una delle finestre sullo strapiombo si scorge una catapecchia di pastori che possiede probabilmente una delle più belle viste della regione.

Non lontana sorge un’altra moschea (chiusa) da cui si può godere di un altro panorama spettacolare.

Sopra di essa, i bastioni costruiti sulla roccia della montagna.

Dal bar che si trova al di sopra del Sarayı si può scattare la sua foto più famosa.

Respiro profondamente e cerco di immagazzinare ancora un po’ di immagini con gli occhi.Riusciamo anche a trovare una birra Efes, che completa il rilassamento. Altri preferiscono il rakı.

Riscendendo verso Doğubayazıt riappare la cima innevata dell’Ararat che era rimasta dietro ad un’altra montagnola.

Doğubayazıt, sabato 15 agosto

Dopo le località piene di turisti, di ragazzi occidentali con lo zaino e il treno in comodità, il viaggio vero e proprio inizia oggi.

Oltre all’albergo di ieri notte, il secondo problema a Kars è trovare una macchina da noleggiare anche se in teoria non doveva presentare alcuna difficoltà to find a car in Kars…

Chiediamo in albergo e ci dicono che esiste un autonoleggio in centro chiamato “Sema”. Con quel nome troviamo solo un negozio di cellulari, ma effettivamente poco oltre c’è quello giusto.

Ci accordiamo su tutti i dettagli, ma solo alla fine, quando l’addetto chiama il suo responsabile, scopre che la macchina non è disponibile. Tutto da rifare.

Con Andrea inganniamo l’attesa con il solito çay (tè)

proprio di fronte ad un signore che con una calma serafica sta rompendo l’asfalto seduto su uno sgabello.

Nel frattempo Sergio e Furio riescono nell’impresa di trovare una squinternatissima Hyundai “Accord”.

Finalmente si può partire.

Sarà perché è sabato, ma Kars sembra molto più tranquilla di altri centri turchi.

È qui che il Premio Nobel turco Orhan Pamuk ha ambientato il suo romanzo Neve, descrivendola come una città grigia e freddissima. D’estate non è proprio così, ma ci troviamo a quasi 1800 metri e quando non ci si trova al sole l’aria pungente si fa sentire.

Kars ha l’aspetto di una città sovietica trasportata in altura, con la fortezza che la domina. Rimase in mano russa dal 1878 (guerra Turco-Russa) fino al 1918 (Prima Guerra Mondiale). Ma prima ancora fu armena, bizantina, turca, georgiana, mongola, ottomana.

In centro moltissimi negozi presentano i tipici prodotti della zona, soprattutto formaggi (peynir) e miele (bal).

Tra le varie specialità, anche un formaggio sfilacciato, utile da portarsi in viaggio.

All’uscita dalla città si vedono molti nuovi blocchi di appartamenti multicolori.

La strada per Doğubayazıt, distante 240 km, è mozzafiato e presenta una serie infinita di emozioni.

Varie attività fervono nei campi, sulla strada trattori dai carri debordanti di erba appena tagliata, mucche che brucano, stormi di uccelli che disegnano strane forme in cielo.

Appaiono le tende dai colori sgargianti degli accampamenti di nomadi con i bambini che sfrecciano nei prati su loro asinelli.

Poi il paesaggio si fa lunare, per l’altitudine non ci sono alberi, solo altipiani e montagne, qualche sasso qua e là, improbabili pastori con le loro greggi.

Colori cangianti, con varie striature di pietra rossa alternati al verde.

Si passa vicinissimi alla frontiera con l’Armenia, chiusa dalla Turchia dall’aprile 1993 come protesta per la guerra che gli armeni stavano conducendo in Nagorno Karabakh, enclave a maggioranza armena in territorio azero, di cui parlerò più avanti. Fino ad allora si poteva andare in treno fino in Armenia.

Appaiono le garritte militari da entrambe le parti e poi il confine si riduce ad un fiumiciattolo.

Negli ultimi mesi si è verificata un’inaspettata distensione tra i due paesi, nemici giurati fin dai tempi del genocidio armeno (1915) non riconosciuto dai turchi. Per uno scherzo del destino Armenia e Turchia erano finite nello stesso girone di qualificazione ai mondiali sudafricani di calcio: con questa scusa nell’ottobre 2008 per la prima volta un Primo Ministro turco ha visitato l’Armenia, dando il via all’iniziativa diplomatica. La visita è stata poi restituita in occasione del ritorno, il 14 ottobre 2009. Pochi giorni prima, sabato 10, nonostante dei problemi dell’ultim’ora e l’altissima tensione in sala, i due paesi hanno firmato un accordo di normalizzazione delle relazioni, che dovrebbe portare in tempi brevi anche alla riapertura della frontiera. Non è stato sicuramente un passo facile, vista anche l’opposizione interna (soprattutto dei nazionalisti turchi e della diaspora armena): i prossimi saranno altrettanto complicati, ma si tratta di un momento storico. Uno dei nodi più difficili da sciogliere, la questione del genocidio è stata per il momento messa da parte: si formerà una commissione mista per esaminare i fatti. Se la speranza degli occidentali è mettere in moto un processo più ampio per risolvere anche il problema del Karabakh, l’Azerbaigian, paese musulmano (anche se sciita), almeno a parole non l’ha presa molto bene vedendo quest’accordo come un tradimento del suo alleato turco.

Sulle nude colline circostanti campeggiano scritte giganti realizzate con dei sassi ed inneggianti alla patria turca.

La presenza militare è impressionante e largamente attesa. Questa zona è sempre stata altamente militarizzata e venne aperta al turismo solo nel 2001. Solo sulla via del ritorno ci hanno fermato, in un paio di posti di blocco militari fissi dove la nostra macchina è stata perquisita.

Niente di che rispetto ad esperienze passate con polizia e militari turchi a varie latitudini: nel 2003 venni arrestato (per qualche ora) nella Repubblica Turca di Cipro Nord e ci mancò poco che accadesse lo stesso nel 2000 a Diyarbakır, la città più importante del Kurdistan turco.

Fino ad Iğdır, la prima città sul cammino, la strada non è così male, in alcuni tratti anche a quattro corsie. Poi però cambia di colpo: pessima in molti tratti con la polvere che ci penetra dalla ruota dentro la macchina, sassi e buche dappertutto, sembra un’autostrada ma non asfaltata.

In alcuni pezzi che stanno asfaltando dei regalini si accumulano sopra la ruota.

La Hyundai, con i suoi 200mila km alle spalle, è pessima. Già bassissima, ad ogni buca o dosso tocchiamo il fondo per il nostro peso. Ha anche un fastidiosissimo bip bip dal quale non riusciamo a liberarci e che penetra continuamente nel cervello. Speriamo di riuscire a completare il giro di due giorni senza grossi problemi, ovvero senza rimanere a piedi. Non oso immaginare in che condizioni la restituiremo.

Tra vari tornanti ci si alza sempre di più. Poi la visione lungamente attesa. Il monte Ararat (Ağri Daği in turco) con i suoi 5137 metri è la cima più alta della Turchia, con a fianco il Piccolo Ararat, 3896 metri.

È la montagna sacra agli Armeni, che ora però devono accontentarsi di vederlo dall’altra parte del confine, distante soli 32 km: la sua immagine è presente in tutte le case armene, anche e soprattutto quelle della diaspora. Secondo la tradizione, proprio su questa montagna sarebbe rimasta l’Arca di Noè dopo il Diluvio Universale.

La visibilità non è delle migliori, con una fastidiosa foschia generalizzata. All’inizio presenta anche un cappello di nuvole, ma poi girandoci intorno si presenta in tutta la sua maestosità.

In teoria si può ascendere l’Ararat, ma sono necessari dei permessi rilasciati dal governo, di solito emessi in tempi lunghissimi. Sembra sia possibile ottenerli anche attraverso alcune agenzie locali in un paio di giorni a costi esorbitanti.

Non lontana anche la frontiera con l’Azerbaigian, ovvero con il Naxçıvan (Nakhicevan), l’ennesimo scherzo del destino geopolitico nel Caucaso. Questa regione autonoma con parlamento proprio e circa 400mila abitanti è un’exclave dell’Azerbaigian, cioè una regione geograficamente separata dal resto del paese (in mezzo c’è l’Armenia). Visto lo stato di guerra tra i due stati, è collegata alla sua capitale Bakı solo con una linea aerea. Ovviamente anche in Naxçıvan all’inizio degli anni Novanta ci furono problemi nell’ambito del conflitto in Nagorno Karabakh. Non riuscendoci in questo momento, spero di poterci andare nel mio prossimo viaggio caucasico.

Arriviamo a Doğubayazıt, una città di frontiera con circa 35mila abitanti che vive sul turismo e sul passaggio di persone di vari paesi.

Come sempre in strada si vende qualsiasi cosa e fervono varie attività mentre le case da tè sono piene.

L’albergo in cui alloggiamo si chiama “Hotel Tahran”, «per i moltissimi iraniani che passavano da queste parti durante il conflitto con l’Iraq», racconta Hakan, il ragazzo che lo gestisce e che ci lavora da una ventina d’anni (lo aveva costruito il padre).

Ancora oggi il traffico con l’Iran, distante meno di 40 km, è costante, anche perché non servono visti né ai turchi per passare di là, né agli iraniani di qua.

Per gli occidentali invece è estremamente complicato. Secondo Hakan però al consolato iraniano di Erzurum è semplice e se sai intortare bene i funzionari puoi riuscire ad avere il visto anche in un giorno. Ma il miglior consolato sarebbe quello di Trabzon (Trebisonda), dove va pochissima gente e, secondo lui, te lo rilasciano in un’ora (!).

Riappaiono le scritte turche sulle colline.

In città l’ennesima caserma deposito, con decine di carri armati ed altri mezzi militari

e l’ennesima torre di avvistamento.

Tutta la regione è altamente presidiata: dicono che solo intorno a Doğubayazıt siano presenti 15mila militari ed un migliaio di poliziotti, che ruotano in turni di alcuni mesi. Ma non si tratta solo di presidiare il confine: «Qui la quasi totalità degli abitanti è curdo» fa ancora notare Hakan. «Per questo motivo, se abbiamo problemi o dispute non andiamo certo alla polizia, ma cerchiamo invece di risolverli tra di noi». In giro non si vede nessuna indicazione in curdo.

Pranziamo per caso nel ristorante “Yöresel Yemek Evi”, parte di una cooperativa che aiuta le donne curde i cui mariti sono in prigione e gestito direttamente da loro.

Si mangia molto bene e un ragazzino che parla un buon inglese ci spiega che così si aiutano anche le donne curde.

Scherzando, diciamo che se ogni qualvolta ci sediamo a mangiare aiutassimo qualcuno potremmo essere menzionati per il Premio Nobel.

Iram Martínez / revistawego@gmail.com

Despues del descanso veraniego vuelve el ciclo de “Cine y Sociedad: Una mirada nueva al mundo”, organizado por El Centro de Acogida al Refugiado de Sevilla y la Fundación TUS OJOS de Madrid.

En esta segunda tanda podrémos ver el próximo jueves 22 de octubre a las 6.30 de la tarde en los Multicines de Los Arcos de Sevilla (Av. de Andalucía) la película Un novio para Jasmina. La entrada es gratuita.

El Centro de Acogida al Refugiado de Sevilla especializado en la acogida temporal y atención primaria a personas de asilo, desplazadas y refugiadas en España, tiene como fin general el de proteger a aquellas personas que vean amenazados sus derechos fundamentales en sus países de origen y garantizar su integración plena en la sociedad española.

Sigue leyendo para saber más del ciclo y las películas que se proyectarán

La Fundación TUS OJOS se dedica a la realización de cine cuyo principal objetivo es reflejar la realidad social de nuestro tiempo y acercarla al espectador para que conozca, a través de las imágenes, otras personas, otras culturas, otros lugares y otros realidades y que aprenda, emocionándose, a valorar la diversidad y se implique en la construcción de un mundo mejor.

La iniciativa “Cine y Sociedad: una mirada nueva al mundo” refleja las preocupaciones de ambas asociaciones que, persiguiendo los mismos objetivos, han organizado seis sesiones de cine durante las cuales se proyectarán películas relativas a temas fundamentales para nuestra sociedad como Derechos de la Infancia, Derechos Humanos, Educación Intercultural y Convivencia. A las funciones seguirán debates y coloquios con directores, actores o personajes relevantes que colaboran en temas solidarios. Las seis citas de cine se celebrarán cada tercer jueves del mes a partir de abril según el siguiente programa:

22 de octubre UN NOVIO PARA YASMINA Entre la comedia de enredo y el documento realista, la película, narra una sencilla historia de amor, de encuentros y desencuentros de una joven marroquí que viene a España a completar sus estudios. La película rompe con el tópico de la mujer árabe y nos presenta a una mujer que lucha por ser la dueña de su destino, en una sociedad que se está transformando ante el reto de la multiculturalidad.

19 de noviembre LAS TORTUGAS TAMBIÉN VUELAN En la frontera entre Irak y Turquía, poco antes de la segunda invasión americana, en un lodoso pueblo, (que más bien parece campo de refugiados de huérfanos de guerra), un adolescente apodado “Satélite”, es el indisputable líder de una especie de “Corte de los Milagros” infantil, dedicada a desarmar minas terrestres para ganarse la vida. “Satélite” -llamado así porque es el único que sabe cómo conectar la televisión a una antena parabólica-ve cómo su liderazgo es quietamente desafiado por un muchacho de su edad, el mutilado de los dos brazos Hengov, quien desactiva minas terrestres con la boca, siempre acompañado por su bella hermana Agrin y por su pequeño hermanito ciego Riga.

17 de diciembre ARARAT La película recuerda el genocidio armenio por parte de los turcos, acaudillados por Kemal Pachá, allá por 1915, visto aquí desde la perspectiva de varios personajes: un veterano cineasta que rueda una película sobre tales hechos, un empleado de aduanas, una profesora de arte, procedentes de culturas diferentes, con sus amores, desamores y destinos fatales, donde lo cerebral y lo intelectual prima sobre el sentimiento y la emoción.

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Old Testament
Book	Chapter
Genesis	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Exodus	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS

CHAPTER 1
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 ¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 ¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

CHAPTER 2
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
4 ¶ These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 ¶ And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden“pleasure; delight”; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
10 And a river went out of Eden“pleasure; delight” to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first [is] Pison“changing; extension of the mouth”: that [is] it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah“that suffers pain; that brings forth”, where [there is] gold;
12 And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river [is] Gihon“valley of grace”: the same [is] it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia“blackness; heat”.
14 And the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel“sharp voice; sound”: that [is] it which goeth toward the east of Assyria“country of Assur or Ashur”. And the fourth river [is] Euphrates“that makes fruitful”.
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden“pleasure; delight” to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 ¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam“earthy; red” to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.
20 And Adam“earthy; red” gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam“earthy; red”, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam“earthy; red” said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

CHAPTER 3
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam“earthy; red” and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam“earthy; red”, and said unto him, Where [art] thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I [was] naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be] with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam“earthy; red” he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam“earthy; red” called his wife’s name Eve“living; enlivening”; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Unto Adam“earthy; red” also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden“pleasure; delight”, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden“pleasure; delight” Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

CHAPTER 4
1 And Adam“earthy; red” knew Eve“living; enlivening” his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain“possession, or possessed”, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel“vanity; breath; vapor”. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain“possession, or possessed” was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain“possession, or possessed” brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel“vanity; breath; vapor”, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain“possession, or possessed” and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain“possession, or possessed”, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain“possession, or possessed” talked with Abel“vanity; breath; vapor” his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain“possession, or possessed”, Where [is] Abel“vanity; breath; vapor” thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain“possession, or possessed” said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain“possession, or possessed”, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16 ¶ And Cain“possession, or possessed” went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod“vagabond; fugitive”, on the east of Eden“pleasure; delight”.
17 And Cain“possession, or possessed” knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch“dedicated; disciplined”: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
18 And unto Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” was born Irad“wild ass; heap of empire; dragon”: and Irad begat Mehujael“who proclaims God”: and Mehujael begat Methusael“who demands his death”: and Methusael begat Lamech“poor; made low”.
19 ¶ And Lamech“poor; made low” took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah“an assembly”, and the name of the other Zillah“shadow; the tingling of the ear”.
20 And Adah“an assembly” bare Jabal“which glides away”: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
21 And his brother’s name [was] Jubal“he that runs; a trumpet”: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22 And Zillah“shadow; the tingling of the ear”, she also bare Tubal-cain“worldly possession; possessed of confusion”, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain [was] Naamah“beautiful; agreeable”.
23 And Lamech“poor; made low” said unto his wives, Adah“an assembly” and Zillah“shadow; the tingling of the ear”, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
24 If Cain“possession, or possessed” shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech“poor; made low” seventy and sevenfold.
25 ¶ And Adam“earthy; red” knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth“put; who puts; fixed”: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel“vanity; breath; vapor”, whom Cain“possession, or possessed” slew.
26 And to Seth“put; who puts; fixed”, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful”: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

CHAPTER 5
1 This [is] the book of the generations of Adam“earthy; red”. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam“earthy; red”, in the day when they were created.
3 ¶ And Adam“earthy; red” lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth“put; who puts; fixed”:
4 And the days of Adam“earthy; red” after he had begotten Seth“put; who puts; fixed” were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
5 And all the days that Adam“earthy; red” lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
6 And Seth“put; who puts; fixed” lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful”:
7 And Seth“put; who puts; fixed” lived after he begat Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful” eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:
8 And all the days of Seth“put; who puts; fixed” were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
9 ¶ And Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful” lived ninety years, and begat Cainan“possessor; purchaser”:
10 And Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful” lived after he begat Cainan“possessor; purchaser” eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:
11 And all the days of Enos“mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful” were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
12 ¶ And Cainan“possessor; purchaser” lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel“praise of God”:
13 And Cainan“possessor; purchaser” lived after he begat Mahalaleel“praise of God” eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
14 And all the days of Cainan“possessor; purchaser” were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
15 ¶ And Mahalaleel“praise of God” lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared“a ruling; commanding; coming down”:
16 And Mahalaleel“praise of God” lived after he begat Jared“a ruling; commanding; coming down” eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:
17 And all the days of Mahalaleel“praise of God” were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.
18 ¶ And Jared“a ruling; commanding; coming down” lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch“dedicated; disciplined”:
19 And Jared“a ruling; commanding; coming down” lived after he begat Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
20 And all the days of Jared“a ruling; commanding; coming down” were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
21 ¶ And Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah“when he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin”:
22 And Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” walked with God after he begat Methuselah“when he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin” three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
23 And all the days of Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch“dedicated; disciplined” walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.
25 And Methuselah“when he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin” lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech“poor; made low”:
26 And Methuselah“when he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin” lived after he begat Lamech“poor; made low” seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
27 And all the days of Methuselah“when he is dead it shall be sent; man of a javelin” were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
28 ¶ And Lamech“poor; made low” lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29 And he called his name Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
30 And Lamech“poor; made low” lived after he begat Noah“rest; repose; consolation” five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
31 And all the days of Lamech“poor; made low” were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.
32 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem“name; renown”, Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and Japheth“fair”.

CHAPTER 6
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.
5 ¶ And GOD saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually.
6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah“rest; repose; consolation” found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
9 ¶ These [are] the generations of Noah“rest; repose; consolation”: Noah was a just man [and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” begat three sons, Shem“name; renown”, Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and Japheth“fair”.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14 ¶ Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15 And this [is the fashion] which thou shalt make it [of]: The length of the ark [shall be] three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; [with] lower, second, and third [stories] shalt thou make it.
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life, from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth shall die.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every [sort] shall come unto thee, to keep [them] alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22 Thus did Noah“rest; repose; consolation”; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

CHAPTER 7
1 And the LORD said unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by two, the male and his female.
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
5 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.
6 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” [was] six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 ¶ And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that [are] not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation” into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 ¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, and Shem“name; renown”, and Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and Japheth“fair”, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
15 And they went in unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation” into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life.
16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that [were] under the whole heaven, were covered.
20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
22 All in whose nostrils [was] the breath of life, of all that [was] in the dry [land], died.
23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah“rest; repose; consolation” only remained [alive], and they that [were] with him in the ark.
24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.

CHAPTER 8
1 And God remembered Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat“the curse of trembling”.
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 ¶ And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah“rest; repose; consolation” opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth [was] an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah“rest; repose; consolation” knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 ¶ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first [month], the first [day] of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah“rest; repose; consolation” removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
15 ¶ And God spake unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, saying,
16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that [is] with thee, of all flesh, [both] of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
18 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, [and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20 ¶ And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart [is] evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

CHAPTER 9
1 And God blessed Noah“rest; repose; consolation” and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
8 ¶ And God spake unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
10 And with every living creature that [is] with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This [is] the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that [is] with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
18 ¶ And the sons of Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, that went forth of the ark, were Shem“name; renown”, and Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and Japheth“fair”: and Ham [is] the father of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
19 These [are] the three sons of Noah“rest; repose; consolation”: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
20 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham“hot; heat; brown”, the father of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem“name; renown” and Japheth“fair” took a garment, and laid [it] upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
24 And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem“name; renown”; and Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues” shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth“fair”, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem“name; renown”; and Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues” shall be his servant.
28 ¶ And Noah“rest; repose; consolation” lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah“rest; repose; consolation” were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

CHAPTER 10
1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, Shem“name; renown”, Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and Japheth“fair”: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth“fair”; Gomer“to finish; complete”, and Magog“covering; roof; dissolving”, and Madai“a measure; judging; a garment”, and Javan“deceiver; one who makes sad”, and Tubal“the earth; the world; confusion”, and Meshech“who is drawn by force”, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer“to finish; complete”; Ashkenaz“a fire that spreads”, and Riphath“remedy; medicine; release; pardon”, and Togarmah“which is all bone”.
4 And the sons of Javan“deceiver; one who makes sad”; Elishah“it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help”, and Tarshish“contemplation; examination”, Kittim“breaking; bruising small; gold; coloring”, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
6 ¶ And the sons of Ham“hot; heat; brown”; Cush“Ethiopians; blackness”, and Mizraim“tribulations”, and Phut, and Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
7 And the sons of Cush“Ethiopians; blackness”; Seba“a drunkard; that turns”, and Havilah“that suffers pain; that brings forth”, and Sabtah“a going about or circuiting; old age”, and Raamah“greatness; thunder; some sort of evil”, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba“captivity; old man; repose; oath”, and Dedan“their breasts; friendship; a judge”.
8 And Cush“Ethiopians; blackness” begat Nimrod“rebellion; he who made all the people rebellious against God”: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod“rebellion; he who made all the people rebellious against God” the mighty hunter before the LORD.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel“confusion; mixture”, and Erech“length; health; physic”, and Accad“a vessel; pitcher; spark”, and Calneh“our consummation”, in the land of Shinar“watch of him that sleeps”.
11 Out of that land went forth Asshur“who is happy, walks, looks”, and builded Nineveh“handsome; agreeable”, and the city Rehoboth“spaces; places”, and Calah“favorable; opportunity”,
12 And Resen“a bridle or bit” between Nineveh“handsome; agreeable” and Calah“favorable; opportunity”: the same [is] a great city.
13 And Mizraim“tribulations” begat Ludim“nativity; generation”, and Anamim“a fountain; answer; affliction”, and Lehabim“flames; inflamed; swords”, and Naphtuhim“Openers or Engravers”,
14 And Pathrusim“mouthful of dough; persuasion of ruin”, and Casluhim“hopes of life”, (out of whom came Philistim“Philistia = land of sojourners”,) and Caphtorim“Cretans”.
15 ¶ And Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues” begat Sidon“hunting; fishing; venison” his firstborn, and Heth“trembling; fear”,
16 And the Jebusite“Jebus = trample down (destructive)”, and the Amorite“bitter; a rebel; a babbler”, and the Girgasite“that dwells on a clayey soil”,
17 And the Hivite“villager”, and the Arkite“that gnaws”, and the Sinite“inhabitant of Sin(thorn or clay) “,
18 And the Arvadite“citizen of Arvad(refuge for the roving)”, and the Zemarite“Zemaraim(double fleece of wool)”, and the Hamathite“inhabitant of Hammath(a city of Naphtali)”: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon“hunting; fishing; venison”, as thou comest to Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”, unto Gaza“strong; a goat”; as thou goest, unto Sodom“their secret; their cement”, and Gomorrah“rebellious people”, and Admah“earthy; red; bloody”, and Zeboim“multifariously colored or fingers”, even unto Lasha“to be viewed/blinded/played with”.
20 These [are] the sons of Ham“hot; heat; brown”, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.
21 ¶ Unto Shem“name; renown” also, the father of all the children of Eber“one that passes; anger”, the brother of Japheth“fair” the elder, even to him were [children] born.
22 The children of Shem“name; renown”; Elam“a young man; a virgin; a secret”, and Asshur“who is happy, walks, looks”, and Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser”, and Lud“nativity; generation”, and Aram“highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse”.
23 And the children of Aram“highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse”; Uz“counsel; words”, and Hul“pain; infirmity”, and Gether“the vale of trial or searching”, and Mash“who is drawn by force”.
24 And Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser” begat Salah“mission; sending”; and Salah begat Eber“one that passes; anger”.
25 And unto Eber“one that passes; anger” were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg“division”; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name [was] Joktan“small dispute; contention; disgust”.
26 And Joktan“small dispute; contention; disgust” begat Almodad“measure of God”, and Sheleph“who draws out”, and Hazarmaveth“dwelling of death”, and Jerah“the moon; month; smelling sweet”,
27 And Hadoram“their beauty; their power”, and Uzal“wandering”, and Diklah“Dildah, his diminishing”,
28 And Obal“inconvenience of old age”, and Abimael“a father sent from God”, and Sheba“captivity; old man; repose; oath”,
29 And Ophir“fruitful region”, and Havilah“that suffers pain; that brings forth”, and Jobab“sorrowful, hated”: all these [were] the sons of Joktan“small dispute; contention; disgust”.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha“burden; salvation”, as thou goest unto Sephar“book; scribe; number” a mount of the east.
31 These [are] the sons of Shem“name; renown”, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 These [are] the families of the sons of Noah“rest; repose; consolation”, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

CHAPTER 11
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“watch of him that sleeps”; 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“confusion; mixture”; 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“name; renown”: Shem [was] an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser” two years after the flood:
11 And Shem“name; renown” lived after he begat Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser” five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser” lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah“mission; sending”:
13 And Arphaxad“a healer; a releaser” lived after he begat Salah“mission; sending” four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah“mission; sending” lived thirty years, and begat Eber“one that passes; anger”:
15 And Salah“mission; sending” lived after he begat Eber“one that passes; anger” four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber“one that passes; anger” lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg“division”:
17 And Eber“one that passes; anger” lived after he begat Peleg“division” four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg“division” lived thirty years, and begat Reu“his friend; his shepherd”:
19 And Peleg“division” lived after he begat Reu“his friend; his shepherd” two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu“his friend; his shepherd” lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug“branch; layer; twining”:
21 And Reu“his friend; his shepherd” lived after he begat Serug“branch; layer; twining” two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug“branch; layer; twining” lived thirty years, and begat Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”:
23 And Serug“branch; layer; twining” lived after he begat Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot” two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot” lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah“to breathe; scent; blow”:
25 And Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot” lived after he begat Terah“to breathe; scent; blow” an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah“to breathe; scent; blow” lived seventy years, and begat Abram“high father”, Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”, and Haran“mountainous country”.
27 ¶ Now these [are] the generations of Terah“to breathe; scent; blow”: Terah begat Abram“high father”, Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”, and Haran“mountainous country”; and Haran begat Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”.
28 And Haran“mountainous country” died before his father Terah“to breathe; scent; blow” in the land of his nativity, in Ur“fire, light, a valley” of the Chaldees.
29 And Abram“high father” and Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot” took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife [was] Sarai“my lady; my princess”; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah“queen”, the daughter of Haran“mountainous country”, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah“he that anoints”.
30 But Sarai“my lady; my princess” was barren; she [had] no child.
31 And Terah“to breathe; scent; blow” took Abram“high father” his son, and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” the son of Haran“mountainous country” his son’s son, and Sarai“my lady; my princess” his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur“fire, light, a valley” of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah“to breathe; scent; blow” were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran“mountainous country”.

CHAPTER 12
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram“high father”, 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“high father” departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran“mountainous country”.
5 And Abram“high father” took Sarai“my lady; my princess” his wife, and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran“mountainous country”; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 ¶ And Abram“high father” passed through the land unto the place of Sichem“portion; shoulder”, unto the plain of Moreh“stretching”. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land.
7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram“high father”, 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“the house of God”, 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“high father” journeyed, going on still toward the south.
10 ¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram“high father” went down into Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish” 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 troubles or oppresses; anguish”, that he said unto Sarai“my lady; my princess” 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“high father” was come into Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.
15 The princes also of Pharaoh“that disperses; that spoils” saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
16 And he entreated Abram“high father” 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“that disperses; that spoils” and his house with great plagues because of Sarai“my lady; my princess” Abram’s wife.
18 And Pharaoh“that disperses; that spoils” called Abram“high father”, 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“that disperses; that spoils” commanded [his] men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

CHAPTER 13
1 And Abram“high father” went up out of Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” with him, into the south.
2 And Abram“high father” [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el“the house of God”, 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“high father” called on the name of the LORD.
5 ¶ And Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” also, which went with Abram“high father”, 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“high father” said unto Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, 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“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan“the river of judgment”, that it [was] well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom“their secret; their cement” and Gomorrah“rebellious people”, [even] as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”, as thou comest unto Zoar“little; small”.
11 Then Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” chose him all the plain of Jordan“the river of judgment”; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12 Abram“high father” dwelled in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”, and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched [his] tent toward Sodom“their secret; their cement”.
13 But the men of Sodom“their secret; their cement” [were] wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Abram“high father”, after that Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” 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“high father” removed [his] tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”, which [is] in Hebron“society; friendship”, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

CHAPTER 14
1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel“one that speaks of secrets” king of Shinar“watch of him that sleeps”, Arioch“long; great; tall” king of Ellasar“revolting from God”, Chedorlaomer“roundness of a sheaf” king of Elam“a young man; a virgin; a secret”, and Tidal“that breaks the yoke; knowledge of elevation” king of nations;
2 [That these] made war with Bera“a well; declaring” king of Sodom“their secret; their cement”, and with Birsha“an evil; a son who beholds” king of Gomorrah“rebellious people”, Shinab“father of changing” king of Admah“earthy; red; bloody”, and Shemeber“name of force; name of the strong” king of Zeboiim“deer; goats”, and the king of Bela“destruction”, which is Zoar“little; small”.
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim“the tilled field”, which is the salt sea.
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer“roundness of a sheaf”, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer“roundness of a sheaf”, and the kings that [were] with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth“goddes of war, fertility “ Karnaim“horns”, and the Zuzims“the posts of a door; splendor; beauty” in Ham“hot; heat; brown”, and the Emims“fears; terrors; formidable; people” in Shaveh“the plain; that makes equality” Kiriathaim“two cities”,
6 And the Horites“inhabitants of Seir” in their mount Seir, unto El-paran“peace of caverns”, which [is] by the wilderness.
7 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat“fountain of judgment”, which [is] Kadesh“holiness”, and smote all the country of the Amalekites“wrung off people, or the people that wring.”, and also the Amorites“highlanders, or hill men”, that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar“drawing near to bitterness”.
8 And there went out the king of Sodom“their secret; their cement”, and the king of Gomorrah“rebellious people”, and the king of Admah“earthy; red; bloody”, and the king of Zeboiim“deer; goats”, and the king of Bela“destruction” (the same [is] Zoar“little; small” and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim“the tilled field”;
9 With Chedorlaomer“roundness of a sheaf” the king of Elam“a young man; a virgin; a secret”, and with Tidal“that breaks the yoke; knowledge of elevation” king of nations, and Amraphel“one that speaks of secrets” king of Shinar“watch of him that sleeps”, and Arioch“long; great; tall” king of Ellasar“revolting from God”; four kings with five.
10 And the vale of Siddim“the tilled field” [was full of] slimepits; and the kings of Sodom“their secret; their cement” and Gomorrah“rebellious people” fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom“their secret; their cement” and Gomorrah“rebellious people”, and all their victuals, and went their way.
12 And they took Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom“their secret; their cement”, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram“high father” the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees” the Amorite“bitter; a rebel; a babbler”, brother of Eshcol“bunch of grapes”, and brother of Aner“answer; song; affliction”: and these [were] confederate with Abram.
14 And when Abram“high father” 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“judgment; he that judges”.
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah“love; friendship; secrecy”, which [is] on the left hand of Damascus“a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning”.
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
17 ¶ And the king of Sodom“their secret; their cement” went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer“roundness of a sheaf”, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh“the plain; that makes equality”, which [is] the king’s dale.
18 And Melchizedek“king of justice” king of Salem“complete or perfect peace” 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“high father” 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“their secret; their cement” said unto Abram“high father”, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram“high father” said to the king of Sodom“their secret; their cement”, 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“high father” rich:
24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner“answer; song; affliction”, Eshcol“bunch of grapes”, and Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”; let them take their portion.

CHAPTER 15
1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram“high father” in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
2 And Abram“high father” said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer“help, or court, of my God” of Damascus“a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning”?
3 And Abram“high father” said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD [came] unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
7 And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee out of Ur“fire, light, a valley” of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram“high father” drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram“high father”; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram“high father”, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not their’s, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites“highlanders, or hill men” [is] not yet full.
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram“high father”, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish” unto the great river, the river Euphrates“that makes fruitful”:
19 The Kenites“possession; purchase; lamentation”, and the Kenizzites“possession; purchase”, and the Kadmonites“ancients; chiefs”,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites“dwelling in villages”, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites“highlanders, or hill men”, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites“that dwell on a clayey soil”, and the Jebusites“Jebus = trample down (destructive)”.

CHAPTER 16
1 Now Sarai“my lady; my princess” Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar“a stranger; one that fears”.
2 And Sarai“my lady; my princess” said unto Abram“high father”, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai“my lady; my princess” Abram’s wife took Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4 ¶ And he went in unto Hagar“a stranger; one that fears”, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai“my lady; my princess” said unto Abram“high father”, My wrong [be] upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram“high father” said unto Sarai“my lady; my princess”, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 ¶ And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur“wall; ox; that beholds”.
8 And he said, Hagar“a stranger; one that fears”, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou [art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael“God that hears”; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand [will be] against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi“the well of him that liveth and seeth me”; behold, [it is] between Kadesh“holiness” and Bered“hail”.
15 ¶ And Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” bare Abram“high father” a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael“God that hears”.
16 And Abram“high father” [was] fourscore and six years old, when Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” bare Ishmael“God that hears” to Abram.

CHAPTER 17
1 And when Abram“high father” was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
3 And Abram“high father” fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram“high father”, but thy name shall be Abraham“father of a great multitude”; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9 ¶ And God said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10 This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 ¶ And God said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, As for Sarai“my lady; my princess” thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” [shall] her name [be].
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham“father of a great multitude” fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude”, that is ninety years old, bear?
18 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said unto God, O that Ishmael“God that hears” might live before thee!
19 And God said, Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac“laughter”: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.
20 And as for Ishmael“God that hears”, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac“laughter”, which Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham“father of a great multitude”.
23 ¶ And Abraham“father of a great multitude” took Ishmael“God that hears” his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
24 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” [was] ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25 And Ishmael“God that hears” his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 In the selfsame day was Abraham“father of a great multitude” circumcised, and Ishmael“God that hears” his son.
27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

CHAPTER 18
1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
6 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” hastened into the tent unto Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude”, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth.
7 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
9 ¶ And they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him.
11 Now Abraham“father of a great multitude” and Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12 Therefore Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13 And the LORD said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, Wherefore did Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” shall have a son.
15 Then Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 ¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom“their secret; their cement”: and Abraham“father of a great multitude” went with them to bring them on the way.
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham“father of a great multitude” that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham“father of a great multitude” shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham“father of a great multitude” that which he hath spoken of him.
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom“their secret; their cement” and Gomorrah“rebellious people” is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom“their secret; their cement”: but Abraham“father of a great multitude” stood yet before the LORD.
23 ¶ And Abraham“father of a great multitude” drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom“their secret; their cement” fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy [it].
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do [it] for forty’s sake.
30 And he said [unto him], Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do [it], if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty’s sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten’s sake.
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham“father of a great multitude”: and Abraham returned unto his place.

CHAPTER 19
1 And there came two angels to Sodom“their secret; their cement” at even; and Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
4 ¶ But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even] the men of Sodom“their secret; their cement”, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And they called unto Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, and said unto him, Where [are] the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, and came near to break the door.
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
12 ¶ And the men said unto Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring [them] out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 ¶ And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin”, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 ¶ And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18 And Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it [is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar“little; small”.
23 ¶ The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” entered into Zoar“little; small”.
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom“their secret; their cement” and upon Gomorrah“rebellious people” brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 ¶ But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
27 ¶ And Abraham“father of a great multitude” gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
28 And he looked toward Sodom“their secret; their cement” and Gomorrah“rebellious people”, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
29 ¶ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and sent Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
30 ¶ And Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” went up out of Zoar“little; small”, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father [is] old, and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, [and] lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot“wrapped up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin” with child by their father.
37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab“of his father”: the same [is] the father of the Moabites unto this day.
38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi“son of my people”: the same [is] the father of the children of Ammon“a people; the son of my people” unto this day.

CHAPTER 20
1 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh“holiness” and Shur“wall; ox; that beholds”, and sojourned in Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”.
2 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said of Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” his wife, She [is] my sister: and Abimelech“father of the king” king of Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute” sent, and took Sarah.
3 But God came to Abimelech“father of the king” in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou [art but] a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she [is] a man’s wife.
4 But Abimelech“father of the king” had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
5 Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even she herself said, He [is] my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
7 Now therefore restore the man [his] wife; for he [is] a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore [her] not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that [are] thine.
8 Therefore Abimelech“father of the king” rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
9 Then Abimelech“father of the king” called Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
10 And Abimelech“father of the king” said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?
11 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
12 And yet indeed [she is] my sister; she [is] the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This [is] thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He [is] my brother.
14 And Abimelech“father of the king” took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave [them] unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and restored him Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” his wife.
15 And Abimelech“father of the king” said, Behold, my land [is] before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
16 And unto Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that [are] with thee, and with all [other]: thus she was reproved.
17 ¶ So Abraham“father of a great multitude” prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech“father of the king”, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare [children].
18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech“father of the king”, because of Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” Abraham’s wife.

CHAPTER 21
1 And the LORD visited Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
2 For Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” conceived, and bare Abraham“father of a great multitude” a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.
3 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” bare to him, Isaac“laughter”.
4 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” circumcised his son Isaac“laughter” being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
5 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac“laughter” was born unto him.
6 ¶ And Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that] all that hear will laugh with me.
7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, that Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” should have given children suck? for I have born [him] a son in his old age.
8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham“father of a great multitude” made a great feast the [same] day that Isaac“laughter” was weaned.
9 ¶ And Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” saw the son of Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, mocking.
10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, [even] with Isaac“laughter”.
11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son.
12 ¶ And God said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac“laughter” shall thy seed be called.
13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he [is] thy seed.
14 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave [it] unto Hagar“a stranger; one that fears”, putting [it] on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
16 And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lift up her voice, and wept.
17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].
18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran“beauty; glory; ornament”: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”.
22 ¶ And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech“father of the king” and Phichol“the mouth of all, or every tongue” the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, saying, God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:
23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: [but] according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
24 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said, I will swear.
25 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” reproved Abimelech“father of the king” because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
26 And Abimelech“father of the king” said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I [of it], but to day.
27 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech“father of the king”; and both of them made a covenant.
28 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 And Abimelech“father of the king” said unto Abraham“father of a great multitude”, What [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
30 And he said, For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech“father of the king” rose up, and Phichol“the mouth of all, or every tongue” the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines“those who dwell in villages”.
33 ¶ And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
34 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.

CHAPTER 22
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac“laughter”, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah“bitterness of the Lord”; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac“laughter” his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham“father of a great multitude” lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid [it] upon Isaac“laughter” his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac“laughter” spake unto Abraham“father of a great multitude” his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham“father of a great multitude” built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac“laughter” his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham“father of a great multitude”, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.
13 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind [him] a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh“the Lord will provide”: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
15 ¶ And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham“father of a great multitude” out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham“father of a great multitude” returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
20 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham“father of a great multitude”, saying, Behold, Milcah“queen”, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”;
21 Huz“counsel; woods; fastened” his firstborn, and Buz“despised; plundered” his brother, and Kemuel“God hath raised up, or established him” the father of Aram“highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse”,
22 And Chesed“as a devil, or a destroyer”, and Hazo“seeing; prophesying”, and Pildash, and Jidlaph“he that distills water”, and Bethuel“filiation of God”.
23 And Bethuel“filiation of God” begat Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”: these eight Milcah“queen” did bear to Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”, Abraham’s brother.
24 And his concubine, whose name [was] Reumah“lofty; sublime”, she bare also Tebah“murder; butchery; guarding of the body; a cook”, and Gaham, and Thahash“that makes haste; that keeps silence”, and Maachah“pressed down; worn; fastened”.

CHAPTER 23
1 And Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.
2 And Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” died in Kirjath-arba“city of four; fourth city”; the same [is] Hebron“society; friendship” in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”: and Abraham“father of a great multitude” came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 ¶ And Abraham“father of a great multitude” stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth“trembling; fear”, saying,
4 I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 And the children of Heth“trembling; fear” answered Abraham“father of a great multitude”, saying unto him,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth“trembling; fear”.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron“dust” the son of Zohar“white; bright; dryness”,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah“double”, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron“dust” dwelt among the children of Heth“trembling; fear”: and Ephron the Hittite“one who is broken; who fears” answered Abraham“father of a great multitude” in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 And he spake unto Ephron“dust” in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 And Ephron“dust” answered Abraham“father of a great multitude”, saying unto him,
15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” hearkened unto Ephron“dust”; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth“trembling; fear”, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant.
17 ¶ And the field of Ephron“dust”, which [was] in Machpelah“double”, which [was] before Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”, the field, and the cave which [was] therein, and all the trees that [were] in the field, that [were] in all the borders round about, were made sure
18 Unto Abraham“father of a great multitude” for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth“trembling; fear”, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 And after this, Abraham“father of a great multitude” buried Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah“double” before Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”: the same [is] Hebron“society; friendship” in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
20 And the field, and the cave that [is] therein, were made sure unto Abraham“father of a great multitude” for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth“trembling; fear”.

CHAPTER 24
1 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” was old, [and] well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
2 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac“laughter”.
5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?
6 And Abraham“father of a great multitude” said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again.
7 ¶ The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham“father of a great multitude” his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
10 ¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia“between two rivers”, unto the city of Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”.
11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [water].
12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham“father of a great multitude”, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac“laughter”; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
15 ¶ And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” came out, who was born to Bethuel“filiation of God”, son of Milcah“queen”, the wife of Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
16 And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.
21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;
23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room [in] thy father’s house for us to lodge in?
24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel“filiation of God” the son of Milcah“queen”, which she bare unto Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”.
25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham“father of a great multitude”, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother’s house these things.
29 ¶ And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” had a brother, and his name [was] Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.
30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister’s hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.
31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
32 ¶ And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men’s feet that [were] with him.
33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.
34 And he said, I [am] Abraham’s servant.
35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
36 And Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:
38 But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.
39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou shalt be clear from my oath.
42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham“father of a great multitude”, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:
43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water], and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.
45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her [shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.
47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel“filiation of God”, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah“queen” bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham“father of a great multitude”, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
50 Then Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” and Bethuel“filiation of God” answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
51 Behold, Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” [is] before thee, take [her], and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to the earth.
53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were] with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.
55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.
58 And they called Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.
59 And they sent away Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.
60 And they blessed Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”, and said unto her, Thou [art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
61 ¶ And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
62 And Isaac“laughter” came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country.
63 And Isaac“laughter” went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels [were] coming.
64 And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac“laughter”, she lighted off the camel.
65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is] this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had] said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
66 And the servant told Isaac“laughter” all things that he had done.
67 And Isaac“laughter” brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s [death].

CHAPTER 25
1 Then again Abraham“father of a great multitude” took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah“that makes the incense to fume”.
2 And she bare him Zimran“song; singer; vine”, and Jokshan“an offense; hardness; a knocking”, and Medan“judgment; process”, and Midian“judgment; covering; habit”, and Ishbak“who is empty or exhausted”, and Shuah“ditch; swimming; humiliation”.
3 And Jokshan“an offense; hardness; a knocking” begat Sheba“captivity; old man; repose; oath”, and Dedan“their breasts; friendship; a judge”. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim“liers in want; beholders”, and Letushim“hammermen; filemen”, and Leummim“countries; without water”.
4 And the sons of Midian“judgment; covering; habit”; Ephah“weary; tired”, and Epher“dust; lead”, and Hanoch“dedicated”, and Abida, and Eldaah“knowledge of God”. All these [were] the children of Keturah“that makes the incense to fume”.
5 ¶ And Abraham“father of a great multitude” gave all that he had unto Isaac“laughter”.
6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham“father of a great multitude” had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac“laughter” his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
7 And these [are] the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.
8 Then Abraham“father of a great multitude” gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years]; and was gathered to his people.
9 And his sons Isaac“laughter” and Ishmael“God that hears” buried him in the cave of Machpelah“double”, in the field of Ephron“dust” the son of Zohar“white; bright; dryness” the Hittite“one who is broken; who fears”, which [is] before Mamre“rebellious; bitter; set with trees”;
10 The field which Abraham“father of a great multitude” purchased of the sons of Heth“trembling; fear”: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah“lady; princess; princess of the multitude” his wife.
11 ¶ And it came to pass after the death of Abraham“father of a great multitude”, that God blessed his son Isaac“laughter”; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.
12 ¶ Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael“God that hears”, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar“a stranger; one that fears” the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
13 And these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael“God that hears”, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar“blackness; sorrow”, and Adbeel“vapor, or cloud of God”, and Mibsam“smelling sweet”,
14 And Mishma“hearing; obeying”, and Dumah, and Massa“a burden; prophecy”,
15 Hadar“power; greatness”, and Tema“admiration; perfection; consummation”, Jetur“order; succession; mountainous”, Naphish“the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires”, and Kedemah“oriental; ancient; first”:
16 These [are] the sons of Ishmael“God that hears”, and these [are] their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael“God that hears”, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.
18 And they dwelt from Havilah“that suffers pain; that brings forth” unto Shur“wall; ox; that beholds”, that [is] before Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”, as thou goest toward Assyria“country of Assur or Ashur”: [and] he died in the presence of all his brethren.
19 ¶ And these [are] the generations of Isaac“laughter”, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac:
20 And Isaac“laughter” was forty years old when he took Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” to wife, the daughter of Bethuel“filiation of God” the Syrian of Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”, the sister to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” the Syrian.
21 And Isaac“laughter” intreated the LORD for his wife, because she [was] barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” his wife conceived.
22 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other] people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
24 ¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, [there were] twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau“he that acts or finishes”.
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”: and Isaac“laughter” [was] threescore years old when she bare them.
27 And the boys grew: and Esau“he that acts or finishes” was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.
28 And Isaac“laughter” loved Esau“he that acts or finishes”, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” loved Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”.
29 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” sod pottage: and Esau“he that acts or finishes” came from the field, and he [was] faint:
30 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” said to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage]; for I [am] faint: therefore was his name called Edom“red, earthy; of blood”.
31 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said, Sell me this day thy birthright.
32 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
33 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.
34 Then Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” gave Esau“he that acts or finishes” bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised [his] birthright.

CHAPTER 26
1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham“father of a great multitude”. And Isaac“laughter” went unto Abimelech“father of the king” king of the Philistines“those who dwell in villages” unto Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”.
2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt“that troubles or oppresses; anguish”; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham“father of a great multitude” thy father;
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham“father of a great multitude” obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
6 ¶ And Isaac“laughter” dwelt in Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”:
7 And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”; because she [was] fair to look upon.
8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech“father of the king” king of the Philistines“those who dwell in villages” looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac“laughter” [was] sporting with Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” his wife.
9 And Abimelech“father of the king” called Isaac“laughter”, and said, Behold, of a surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
10 And Abimelech“father of the king” said, What [is] this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
11 And Abimelech“father of the king” charged all [his] people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
12 Then Isaac“laughter” sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines“those who dwell in villages” envied him.
15 For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham“father of a great multitude” his father, the Philistines“those who dwell in villages” had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
16 And Abimelech“father of the king” said unto Isaac“laughter”, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
17 ¶ And Isaac“laughter” departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”, and dwelt there.
18 And Isaac“laughter” digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham“father of a great multitude” his father; for the Philistines“those who dwell in villages” had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
19 And Isaac’s servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
20 And the herdmen of Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute” did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water [is] our’s: and he called the name of the well Esek“contention”; because they strove with him.
21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah“hatred”.
22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth“spaces; places”; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
23 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham“father of a great multitude” thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.
25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
26 ¶ Then Abimelech“father of the king” went to him from Gerar“pilgrimage, combat; dispute”, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol“the mouth of all, or every tongue” the chief captain of his army.
27 And Isaac“laughter” said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, [even] betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou [art] now the blessed of the LORD.
30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac“laughter” sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac’s servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.
33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city [is] Beer-sheba unto this day.
34 ¶ And Esau“he that acts or finishes” was forty years old when he took to wife Judith“the praise of the Lord; confession” the daughter of Beeri“my well” the Hittite“one who is broken; who fears”, and Bashemath“perfumed; confusion of death; in desolation” the daughter of Elon“oak; grove; strong” the Hittite:
35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac“laughter” and to Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”.

CHAPTER 27
1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac“laughter” was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau“he that acts or finishes” his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, [here am] I.
2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some] venison;
4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring [it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
5 And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” heard when Isaac“laughter” spake to Esau“he that acts or finishes” his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring [it].
6 ¶ And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” spake unto Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau“he that acts or finishes” thy brother, saying,
7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
11 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said to Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” his mother, Behold, Esau“he that acts or finishes” my brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:
12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them].
14 And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
15 And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau“he that acts or finishes”, which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” her younger son:
16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”.
18 ¶ And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?
19 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said unto his father, I [am] Esau“he that acts or finishes” thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
20 And Isaac“laughter” said unto his son, How [is it] that thou hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought [it] to me.
21 And Isaac“laughter” said unto Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau“he that acts or finishes” or not.
22 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” went near unto Isaac“laughter” his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob’s voice, but the hands [are] the hands of Esau“he that acts or finishes”.
23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
24 And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau“he that acts or finishes”? And he said, I [am].
25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought [it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
26 And his father Isaac“laughter” said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be] he that blesseth thee.
30 ¶ And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac“laughter” had made an end of blessing Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau“he that acts or finishes” his brother came in from his hunting.
31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son’s venison, that thy soul may bless me.
32 And Isaac“laughter” his father said unto him, Who [art] thou? And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau“he that acts or finishes”.
33 And Isaac“laughter” trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where [is] he that hath taken venison, and brought [it] me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, [and] he shall be blessed.
34 And when Esau“he that acts or finishes” heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.
35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing.
36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?
37 And Isaac“laughter” answered and said unto Esau“he that acts or finishes”, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
38 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.
39 And Isaac“laughter” his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
41 ¶ And Esau“he that acts or finishes” hated Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
42 And these words of Esau“he that acts or finishes” her elder son were told to Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”: and she sent and called Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.
43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” my brother to Haran“mountainous country”;
44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
45 Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget [that] which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
46 And Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased” said to Isaac“laughter”, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth“trembling; fear”: if Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

CHAPTER 28
1 And Isaac“laughter” called Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
2 Arise, go to Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”, to the house of Bethuel“filiation of God” thy mother’s father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” thy mother’s brother.
3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;
4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham“father of a great multitude”, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
5 And Isaac“laughter” sent away Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”: and he went to Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land” unto Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, son of Bethuel“filiation of God” the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah“fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased”, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
6 ¶ When Esau“he that acts or finishes” saw that Isaac“laughter” had blessed Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, and sent him away to Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”;
7 And that Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”;
8 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” seeing that the daughters of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues” pleased not Isaac“laughter” his father;
9 Then went Esau“he that acts or finishes” unto Ishmael“God that hears”, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.
10 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran“mountainous country”.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put [them for] his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham“father of a great multitude” thy father, and the God of Isaac“laughter”: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.
16 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.
17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this place! this [is] none other but the house of God, and this [is] the gate of heaven.
18 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
19 And he called the name of that place Beth-el“the house of God”: but the name of that city [was called] Luz“separation; departure; an almond” at the first.
20 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God:
22 And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

CHAPTER 29
1 Then Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east.
2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the well’s mouth.
3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well’s mouth in his place.
4 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye? And they said, Of Haran“mountainous country” [are] we.
5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” the son of Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”? And they said, We know [him].
6 And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel“sheep” his daughter cometh with the sheep.
7 And he said, Lo, [it is] yet high day, neither [is it] time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go [and] feed [them].
8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and [till] they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.
9 ¶ And while he yet spake with them, Rachel“sheep” came with her father’s sheep: for she kept them.
10 And it came to pass, when Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” saw Rachel“sheep” the daughter of Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother’s brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well’s mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother’s brother.
11 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” kissed Rachel“sheep”, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
12 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” told Rachel“sheep” that he [was] her father’s brother, and that he [was] Rebekah’s son: and she ran and told her father.
13 And it came to pass, when Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” heard the tidings of Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.
14 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
15 ¶ And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said unto Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, Because thou [art] my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what [shall] thy wages [be]?
16 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” had two daughters: the name of the elder [was] Leah“weary; tired”, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel“sheep”.
17 Leah“weary; tired” [was] tender eyed; but Rachel“sheep” was beautiful and well favoured.
18 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” loved Rachel“sheep”; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
19 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said, [It is] better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
20 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” served seven years for Rachel“sheep”; and they seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.
21 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said unto Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, Give [me] my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
22 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast.
23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah“weary; tired” his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.
24 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” gave unto his daughter Leah“weary; tired” Zilpah“distillation from the mouth” his maid [for] an handmaid.
25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it [was] Leah“weary; tired”: and he said to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, What [is] this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel“sheep”? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?
26 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn.
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel“sheep” his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” gave to Rachel“sheep” his daughter Bilhah“Bilhan, who is old or confused” his handmaid to be her maid.
30 And he went in also unto Rachel“sheep”, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah“weary; tired”, and served with him yet seven other years.
31 ¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah“weary; tired” [was] hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel“sheep” [was] barren.
32 And Leah“weary; tired” conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben“who sees the son; the vision of the son”: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name Simeon“that hears or obeys; that is heard”.
34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi“associated with him”.
35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah“the praise of the Lord; confession”; and left bearing.

CHAPTER 30
1 And when Rachel“sheep” saw that she bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
2 And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel“sheep”: and he said, [Am] I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah“Bilhan, who is old or confused”, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
4 And she gave him Bilhah“Bilhan, who is old or confused” her handmaid to wife: and Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” went in unto her.
5 And Bilhah“Bilhan, who is old or confused” conceived, and bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” a son.
6 And Rachel“sheep” said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan“judgment; he that judges”.
7 And Bilhah“Bilhan, who is old or confused” Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” a second son.
8 And Rachel“sheep” said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali“that struggles or fights”.
9 When Leah“weary; tired” saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah“distillation from the mouth” her maid, and gave her Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” to wife.
10 And Zilpah“distillation from the mouth” Leah’s maid bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” a son.
11 And Leah“weary; tired” said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad“a band; a troop”.
12 And Zilpah“distillation from the mouth” Leah’s maid bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” a second son.
13 And Leah“weary; tired” said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher“happiness”.
14 ¶ And Reuben“who sees the son; the vision of the son” went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah“weary; tired”. Then Rachel“sheep” said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son’s mandrakes.
15 And she said unto her, [Is it] a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also? And Rachel“sheep” said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son’s mandrakes.
16 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” came out of the field in the evening, and Leah“weary; tired” went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son’s mandrakes. And he lay with her that night.
17 And God hearkened unto Leah“weary; tired”, and she conceived, and bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” the fifth son.
18 And Leah“weary; tired” said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar“reward; recompense”.
19 And Leah“weary; tired” conceived again, and bare Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” the sixth son.
20 And Leah“weary; tired” said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun“dwelling; habitation”.
21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah“judgment; who judges”.
22 ¶ And God remembered Rachel“sheep”, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
24 And she called his name Joseph“increase; addition”; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.
25 ¶ And it came to pass, when Rachel“sheep” had born Joseph“increase; addition”, that Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said unto Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country.
26 Give [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee.
27 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give [it].
29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
30 For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came], and it is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock:
32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.
33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that [is] not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.
34 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word.
35 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, [and] every one that had [some] white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave [them] into the hand of his sons.
36 And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
37 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which [was] in the rods.
38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.
39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
40 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban’s cattle.
41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put [them] not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

CHAPTER 31
1 And he heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” hath taken away all that [was] our father’s; and of [that] which [was] our father’s hath he gotten all this glory.
2 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” beheld the countenance of Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, and, behold, it [was] not toward him as before.
3 And the LORD said unto Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.
4 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” sent and called Rachel“sheep” and Leah“weary; tired” to the field unto his flock,
5 And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it [is] not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.
6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked.
9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given [them] to me.
10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle [were] ringstraked, speckled, and grisled.
11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, [saying], Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”: And I said, Here [am] I.
12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle [are] ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” doeth unto thee.
13 I [am] the God of Beth-el“the house of God”, where thou anointedst the pillar, [and] where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
14 And Rachel“sheep” and Leah“weary; tired” answered and said unto him, [Is there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.
16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that [is] our’s, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
17 ¶ Then Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;
18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”, for to go to Isaac“laughter” his father in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”.
19 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” went to shear his sheep: and Rachel“sheep” had stolen the images that [were] her father’s.
20 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” stole away unawares to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.
21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face [toward] the mount Gilead“the heap or mass of testimony”.
22 And it was told Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” on the third day that Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” was fled.
23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead“the heap or mass of testimony”.
24 And God came to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” either good or bad.
25 ¶ Then Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” overtook Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead“the heap or mass of testimony”.
26 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword?
27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?
28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.
29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” either good or bad.
30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, [yet] wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
31 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” answered and said to Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what [is] thine with me, and take [it] to thee. For Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” knew not that Rachel“sheep” had stolen them.
33 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found [them] not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
34 Now Rachel“sheep” had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” searched all the tent, but found [them] not.
35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women [is] upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
36 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” was wroth, and chode with Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What [is] my trespass? what [is] my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?
37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
38 This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
39 That which was torn [of beasts] I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, [whether] stolen by day, or stolen by night.
40 [Thus] I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.
41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and the fear of Isaac“laughter”, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked [thee] yesternight.
43 ¶ And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” answered and said unto Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, [These] daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?
44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
45 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.
46 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap.
47 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” called it Jegarsahadutha“heap of witness”: but Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” called it Galeed“the heap of witness”.
48 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said, This heap [is] a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed“the heap of witness”;
49 And Mizpah“a watch-tower; speculation”; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take [other] wives beside my daughters, no man [is] with us; see, God [is] witness betwixt me and thee.
51 And Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” said to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, Behold this heap, and behold [this] pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
52 This heap [be] witness, and [this] pillar [be] witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
53 The God of Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and the God of Nahor“hoarse; dry; hot”, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” sware by the fear of his father Isaac“laughter”.
54 Then Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
55 And early in the morning Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle” rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.

CHAPTER 32
1 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” went on his way, and the angels of God met him.
2 And when Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” saw them, he said, This [is] God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim“tents; two fields; two armies”.
3 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” sent messengers before him to Esau“he that acts or finishes” his brother unto the land of Seir“hairy; goat; demon; tempest”, the country of Edom“red, earthy; of blood”.
4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau“he that acts or finishes”; Thy servant Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban“white; shining; gentle; brittle”, and stayed there until now:
5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
6 ¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, saying, We came to thy brother Esau“he that acts or finishes”, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
7 Then Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
8 And said, If Esau“he that acts or finishes” come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape.
9 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said, O God of my father Abraham“father of a great multitude”, and God of my father Isaac“laughter”, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:
10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan“the river of judgment”; and now I am become two bands.
11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau“he that acts or finishes”: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children.
12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
13 ¶ And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau“he that acts or finishes” his brother;
14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams,
15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
16 And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau“he that acts or finishes” my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose [art] thou? and whither goest thou? and whose [are] these before thee?
18 Then thou shalt say, [They be] thy servant Jacob’s; it [is] a present sent unto my lord Esau“he that acts or finishes”: and, behold, also he [is] behind us.
19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On“pain; force; iniquity” this manner shall ye speak unto Esau“he that acts or finishes”, when ye find him.
20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” [is] behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
21 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.
22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok“evacuation; dissipation; wrestling”.
23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had.
24 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
27 And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said, Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”.
28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel”, but Israel“who prevails with God”: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
29 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
30 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” called the name of the place Peniel“face or vision of God; that sees God”: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
31 And as he passed over Penuel“face or vision of God; that sees God” the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.
32 Therefore the children of Israel“who prevails with God” eat not [of] the sinew which shrank, which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

CHAPTER 33
1 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau“he that acts or finishes” came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah“weary; tired”, and unto Rachel“sheep”, and unto the two handmaids.
2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah“weary; tired” and her children after, and Rachel“sheep” and Joseph“increase; addition” hindermost.
3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who [are] those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant.
6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
7 And Leah“weary; tired” also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph“increase; addition” near and Rachel“sheep”, and they bowed themselves.
8 And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight of my lord.
9 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself.
10 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took [it].
12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir“hairy; goat; demon; tempest”.
15 And Esau“he that acts or finishes” said, Let me now leave with thee [some] of the folk that [are] with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
16 ¶ So Esau“he that acts or finishes” returned that day on his way unto Seir“hairy; goat; demon; tempest”.
17 And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” journeyed to Succoth“tents; tabernacles”, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
18 ¶ And Jacob“that supplants, undermines; the heel” came to Shalem“complete or perfect peace”, a city of Shechem“part; portion; back early in the morning”, which [is] in the land of Canaan“merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues”, when he came from Padan-aram“cultivated field or table-land”; and pitched his tent before the city.
19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor“an ass; clay; dirt”, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
20 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel“God, the God of Israel”.