Study Desk

Then the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.”

God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth.

Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them.”

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.

The flood continued for forty days on the earth; the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.

but the dove found no resting place for its foot. It returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought it into the ark to himself.

Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.

Whoever sheds human blood,by humans his blood will be shed,for God made humans in his image.

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

They said to each other, “Come, let us make oven-fired bricks.” (They used brick for stone and asphalt for mortar.)

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky. Let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise, we will be scattered throughout the earth.”

The Lord said, “If they have begun to do this as one people all having the same language, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.

Therefore it is called Babylon, for there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth, and from there the Lord scattered them throughout the earth.

He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe.

Please say you’re my sister so it will go well for me because of you, and my life will be spared on your account.”

So Pharaoh sent for Abram and said, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife?