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This is the story of Noah. He had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah had no faults and was the only good man of his time. He lived in fellowship with God,

God looked at the world and saw that it was evil, for the people were all living evil lives.

God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.

Noah did everything that God commanded.

went into the boat with Noah, as God had commanded.

as God had commanded. Then the Lord shut the door behind Noah.

God had not forgotten Noah and all the animals with him in the boat; he caused a wind to blow, and the water started going down.

God said to Noah,

God blessed Noah and his sons and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth.

Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

God said to Noah and his sons,

Give praise to the Lord , the God of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Shem.

May God cause Japheth to increase! May his descendants live with the people of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Japheth."

And Melchizedek, who was king of Salem and also a priest of the Most High God, brought bread and wine to Abram,

blessed him, and said, "May the Most High God, who made heaven and earth, bless Abram!

May the Most High God, who gave you victory over your enemies, be praised!" And Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the loot he had recovered.

Abram answered, "I solemnly swear before the Lord , the Most High God, Maker of heaven and earth,

Abram brought the animals to God, cut them in half, and placed the halves opposite each other in two rows; but he did not cut up the birds.

Hagar asked herself, "Have I really seen God and lived to tell about it?" So she called the Lord , who had spoken to her, "A God Who Sees."

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.