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And the waters continued to cover the earth for one hundred fifty days.

"Everything that moves, everything that is alive, is yours for food. Earlier I gave you the green plants, but now I give you everything for food.

I will demand blood for life. I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will demand the life of anyone who takes another person's life.

"As for you, Noah, I want you and your family to have many children, to grow in number on the earth, and to become many."

Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."

So the king sent for Abram and said, "What have you done to me? Why didn't you tell me Sarai was your wife?

They had served Kedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year, they all turned against him.

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest for God Most High

The king of Sodom said to Abram, "You may keep all these things for yourself. Just give me my people who were captured."

Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers and travel in a land they don't own. The people there will make them slaves and be cruel to them for four hundred years.

After your great-great-grandchildren are born, your people will come to this land again. It will take that long, because I am not yet going to punish the Amorites for their evil behavior."

Hagar gave birth to a son for Abram, and Abram named him Ishmael.

"As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will bless him and give him many descendants. And I will cause their numbers to grow greatly. He will be the father of twelve great leaders, and I will make him into a great nation.

and I will get some bread for you so you can regain your strength. Then you may continue your journey." The three men said, "That is fine. Do as you said."

Then Abraham ran to his herd and took one of his best calves. He gave it to a servant, who hurried to kill it and to prepare it for food.

Is anything too hard for the Lord ? No! I will return to you at the right time a year from now, and Sarah will have a son."

What if there are fifty good people in that city? Will you still destroy it? Surely you will save the city for the fifty good people living there.

What if there are only forty-five good people in the city? Will you destroy the whole city for the lack of five good people?" The Lord said, "If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy the city."

But Lot begged them to come, so they agreed and went to his house. Then Lot prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without yeast, and they ate it.

After they brought them out of the city, one of the men said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Run to the mountains, or you will be destroyed."