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daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.) 30 But
Sarai was unable to become pregnant and
had no children.
31 One day Terah took his son Abram, his
daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife),
and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child)
and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans.
He was headed for the land of Canaan, but
they stopped at Haran and settled there. 32 Te
rah lived for 205 years* and died while still in
Haran.
12:1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your
native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will
show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation.
I will bless you and make you famous, and you
will be a blessing to others. 3 I will bless those
who bless you and curse those who treat you
with contempt. All the families on earth will
be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he left Haran. 5 He
took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his
wealth—his livestock and all the people he
had taken into his household at Haran—and
headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, 6 Abram traveled through the
land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp
beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area
was inhabited by Canaanites.
7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and
said, “I will give this land to your descendants.*” And Abram built an altar there and
dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared
to him. 8 After that, Abram traveled south and
set up camp in the hill country, with Bethel
to the west and Ai to the east. There he built
another altar and dedicated it to the Lord,
and he worshiped the Lord. 9 Then Abram
continued traveling south by stages toward
the Negev.
10 At that time a severe famine struck the
land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to
Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. 11 As he
was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram
said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very
beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see
you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill
him; then we can have her!’ 13 So please tell
them you are my sister. Then they will spare
my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”
14 And sure enough, when Abram arrived
in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty.
15 When the palace officials saw her, they sang
her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai
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was taken into his palace. 16 Then Pharaoh
gave Abram many gifts because of h
er—
sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys,
male and female servants, and camels.
17 But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon
Pharaoh and his household because of Sa
rai, Abram’s wife. 18 So Pharaoh summoned
Abram and accused him sharply. “What have
you done to me?” he demanded. “Why d
idn’t
you tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you
say, ‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her
as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take
her and get out of here!” 20 Pharaoh ordered
some of his men to escort them, and he sent
Abram out of the country, along with his wife
and all his possessions.
13:1 So Abram left Egypt and traveled north into
the Negev, along with his wife and Lot and all
that they owned. 2 (Abram was very rich in
livestock, silver, and gold.) 3 From the Negev,
they continued traveling by stages toward
Bethel, and they pitched their tents between
Bethel and Ai, where they had camped before.
4 This was the same place where Abram had
built the altar, and there he worshiped the
Lord again.
11:2 Hebrew Shinar.
11:9 Or Babylon. Babel sounds like a
Hebrew term that means “confusion.” 11:10 Or the ancestor
of; also in 11:12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24. 11:11 Or the birth of this
ancestor of; also in 11:13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25. 11:12‑13 Greek
version reads 12When Arphaxad was 135 years old, he became
the father of Cainan. 13After the birth of Cainan, Arphaxad lived
another 430 years and had other sons and daughters, and then
he died. When Cainan was 130 years old, he became the father of
Shelah. After the birth of Shelah, Cainan lived another 330 years
and had other sons and daughters, and then he died. Compare
Luke 3:35‑36. 11:32 Some ancient versions read 145 years;
compare 11:26 and 12:4. 12:7 Hebrew seed.
MATTHEW 5:1‑26
One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus
went up on the mountainside and sat down.
His disciples gathered around him, 2 and he
began to teach them.
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“God blesses those who are poor and
realize their need for him,*
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
God blesses those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
God blesses those who are humble,
for they will inherit the whole earth.
God blesses those who hunger and thirst
for justice,*
for they will be satisfied.
God blesses those who are merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
God blesses those whose hearts are pure,
for they will see God.
God blesses those who work for peace,
