"And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son."

"¶ And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land."

"And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried."

"¶ And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:"

"When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face."

"¶ And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul."

"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."

"And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh."

"And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."

"The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence."