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Genesis · read by G.W. North
90 verses, in order. Only the verses G.W. read aloud are shown.
Genesis 1
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.Read from ESV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.Read from KJV · Heredity
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And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.Read from ESV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.Read from NKJV · The Beginning
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God called the light "day," and the darkness He called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.Read from KJV · The Beginning
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And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters."Read from NKJV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.Read from KJV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.Read from KJV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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And God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear." And it was so.Read from ESV · The Cross (2 of 2) the Only Way to Exaltation
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So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
Genesis 2
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Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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And the LORD God commanded him, "You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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And the man said: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for out of man she was taken."Read from NKJV · Heredity - Part 2
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For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.Read from NKJV · Heredity - Part 1
Genesis 3
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
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The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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"For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" "The serpent deceived me," she replied, "and I ate."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
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So the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
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And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
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Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
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By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 1
Genesis 4
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So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,Read from KJV · Priestly Offering
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while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.Read from KJV · Priestly Offering
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"Why are you angry," said the LORD to Cain, "and why has your countenance fallen?Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it."Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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Then Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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And the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I do not know!" he answered. "Am I my brother's keeper?"Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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"What have you done?" replied the LORD. "The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
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Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.Read from KJV · The Fifth Seal
Genesis 9
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"Behold, I now establish My covenant with you and your descendants after you,Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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and with every living creature that was with you—the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth—every living thing that came out of the ark.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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And I establish My covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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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 generations to come:Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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I will remember My covenant between Me and you and every living creature of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between Me and every creature on the earth."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
Genesis 11
Genesis 12
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Then the LORD said to Abram, "Leave your country, your kindred, and your father's household, and go to the land I will show you.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
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and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will let you live.Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 2
Genesis 14
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and he blessed Abram and said: "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,Read from KJV · The Covenant 5 - the Holiest of All
Genesis 15
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After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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But Abram replied, "O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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Abram continued, "Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir."Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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And the LORD took him outside and said, "Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able." Then He told him, "So shall your offspring be."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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The LORD also told him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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But Abram replied, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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And the LORD said to him, "Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.Read from KJV · The Reluctant God - Part 3
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As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.Read from KJV · Foretaste of Hell
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Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Read from KJV · The Reluctant God - Part 3
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But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.Read from KJV · The Covenant 2 - Moses
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You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
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When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.Read from KJV · Abraham and Melchizedek
Genesis 17
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I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly."Read from KJV · The Covenant 2 - Moses
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No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
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And all the men of Abraham's household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.Read from KJV · The Covenant 1 - Abraham
Genesis 18
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Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.Read from ESV · Intercession
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For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised."Read from KJV · The Family
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Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous,Read from KJV · Intercession
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I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out."Read from KJV · Intercession
Genesis 22
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Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am," he answered.Read from KJV · Fire on the Altar
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Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, "My father!" "Here I am, my son," he replied. "The fire and the wood are here," said Isaac, "but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?"Read from KJV · The Lamb
Genesis 26
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But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, "She is my sister." For he was afraid to say, "She is my wife," since he thought to himself, "The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful."Read from KJV · Heredity - Part 3