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And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.

And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.

And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.

and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.

And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.' And it was so.

and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.' And it was so.

So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubim, and the flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way to the tree of life.

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.

So Abram went, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him; and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Why saidst thou: She is my sister? so that I took her to be my wife; now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.'

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

So Lot chose him all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth; so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

And He brought him forth abroad, and said: 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou be able to count them'; and He said unto him: 'So shall thy seed be.'

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.'

That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?'

And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.