Book Title: Genesis
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Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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________________ the LORD said, "There is now one people and they all have one language. This is what they have begun to do, and now all that they plan to do will be possible for them. 'Come, let's go down and mix up their language there so they won't understand each other's language." Then the LORD dispersed them from there over all of the earth, and they stopped building the city. "Therefore, it is named Babel, because there the LORD mixed up the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD dispersed them over all the earth. Shem's descendants 10 These are Shem's descendants. 14When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber. 15 After Eber was born, Shelah lived 403 years; he had other sons and daughters. 16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg. "After Peleg was born, Eber lived 430 years; he had other sons and daughters. 18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. 19 After Reu was born, Peleg lived 209 years; he had other sons and daughters. 20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug. 21After Serug was born, Reu lived 207 years; he had other sons and daughters. 22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor. 23 After Nahor was born, Serug lived 200 years; he had other sons and daughters. 9 24When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah. 25 After Terah was born, Nahor lived 119 years; he had other sons and daughters. Genesis 12:8 26 When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. When Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the flood. "After Arpachshad was born, Shem lived 500 years; he had other sons and daughters. 12 When Arpachshad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. 13 After Shelah was born, lived 403 Abram's family moves to Canaan LORD said to Abram, "Leave years, he had other spas and daughters. 12 land, your family, and your father's 27 These are Terah's descendants. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran became the father of Lot. 28 Haran died while with his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans. 29 Abram and Nahor both married; Abram's wife was Sarai, and Nahor's wife was Milcah the daughter of Haran, father of both Milcah and Iscah. 30 Sarai was unable to have children. 31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (son of Haran), and his son Abram's wife, Sarai his daughterin-law. They left Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan, and arriving at Haran, they settled there. 32Terah lived 205 years, and he died in Haran. household for the land that I will show you. 2I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing. "q 3I will bless those who bless you, those who curse you I will curse; all the families of earth will be blessed because of you." "Abram left just as the LORD told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. 5Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all of their possessions, and those who became members of their household in Haran; and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, 'Abram traveled through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, at the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites lived in the land at that time. The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I give this land to your descendants," so Abram built an altar there to the LORD who appeared to him. From there he traveled toward the mountains east of Bethel, and Heb balal, wordplay on Babel POr birthplace Or will bless themselves because of you; or will find a blessing because of you ......

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