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G ENESIS 12
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that is where the Lord confused the people with
different languages. In this way he scattered
them all over the world.
The Line of Descent from Shem to Abram
10 This is the account of Shem’s family.
Two years after the great flood, when Shem
was 100 years old, he became the father of*
Arphaxad. 11 After the birth of* Arphaxad,
Shem lived another 500 years and had other
sons and daughters.
12 When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became
the father of Shelah. 13 After the birth of
Shelah, Arphaxad lived another 403 years
and had other sons and daughters.*
14 When Shelah was 30 years old, he became
the father of Eber. 15 After the birth of Eber,
Shelah lived another 403 years and had
other sons and daughters.
16 When Eber was 34 years old, he became the
father of Peleg. 17 After the birth of Peleg,
Eber lived another 430 years and had other
sons and daughters.
18 When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the
father of Reu. 19 After the birth of Reu, Peleg
lived another 209 years and had other sons
and daughters.
20 When Reu was 32 years old, he became the
father of Serug. 21 After the birth of Serug,
Reu lived another 207 years and had other
sons and daughters.
22 When Serug was 30 years old, he became the
father of Nahor. 23 After the birth of Nahor,
Serug lived another 200 years and had other
sons and daughters.
24 When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the
father of Terah. 25 After the birth of Terah,
Nahor lived another 119 years and had other
sons and daughters.
26 After Terah was 70 years old, he became the
father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
The Family of Terah
27 This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah
was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and
Haran was the father of Lot. 28 But Haran died in
Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while
his father, Terah, was still living. 29 Meanwhile,
Abram and Nahor both married. The name of
Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah. (Milcah and her sister
Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.)
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.
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 Terah lived
for 205 years* and died while still in Haran.
The Call of Abram
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.
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Abram and Sarai in Egypt
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 was
taken into his palace. 16 Then Pharaoh gave
Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats,
cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.