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than those who have abundant
harvests of grain and new wine.
8 In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep
me safe.
PROVERBS 1:20-23
Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries
out in the public square. She calls to the
crowds along the main street, to those
gathered in front of the city gate: “How
long, you simpletons, will you insist on
being simpleminded? How long will you
mockers relish your mocking? How long
will you fools hate knowledge? Come
and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my
heart with you and make you wise.”
J A N U A R Y
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JANUARY
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GENESIS 11:1–13:4
At one time all the people of the world
spoke the same language and used the
same words. 2As the people migrated to
the east, they found a plain in the land of
Babylonia* and settled there.
3 They began saying to each other,
“Let’s make bricks and harden them with
fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.) 4Then they said, “Come, let’s build a
great city for ourselves with a tower that
reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered
all over the world.”
5 But the Lord came down to look at
the city and the tower the people were
building. 6“Look!” he said. “The people
are united, and they all speak the same
language. After this, nothing they set
out to do will be impossible for them!
7Come, let’s go down and confuse the
people with different languages. Then
they won’t be able to understand each
other.”
8In that way, the Lord scattered them
all over the world, and they stopped
building the city. 9 That is why the city was
called Babel,* because that is where the
Lord confused the people with different
languages. In this way he scattered them
all over the world.
10This is the account ofShem’s family.
Two years after the great flood, when
Shem was 100 years old, he became
the father of* Arphaxad. 11After 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. 13After
the birth of Shelah, Arphaxad lived
another 403 years and had other
sons and daughters.*
14When Shelah was 30 years old, he
became the father of Eber. 15After
the birth of Eber, Shelah lived
another 403 years and had other
sons and daughters.
16When Eber was 34 years old, he
became the father of Peleg. 17After
the birth of Peleg, Eber lived another
430 years and had other sons and
daughters.
18When Peleg was 30 years old, he
became the father of Reu. 19After
the birth of Reu, Peleg lived another
209 years and had other sons and
daughters.
20When Reu was 32 years old, he
became the father of Serug. 21After
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. 23After
the birth of Nahor, Serug lived
another 200 years and had other
sons and daughters.
24When Nahor was 29 years old, he
became the father of Terah. 25After
the birth of Terah, Nahor lived
another 119 years and had other
sons and daughters.
26After Terah was 70 years old, he
