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Genesis · read by John Hunter
42 verses, in order. Only the verses John read aloud are shown.
Genesis 5
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And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.Read from KJV · Enoch
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Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.Read from ESV · Enoch
Genesis 13
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So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.Read from NKJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
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So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
Genesis 14
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And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 1
Genesis 17
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Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
Genesis 18
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Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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"My lord," said Abraham, "if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant's way. After that, you may continue on your way." "Yes," they replied, "you may do as you have said."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Then Abraham brought curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and he set them before the men and stood by them under the tree as they ate.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, "I did not laugh." "No," replied the LORD, "but you did laugh."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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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 · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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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 Life of Abraham - Part 2
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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 · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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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 · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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So the LORD replied, "If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Then Abraham answered, "Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?" He replied, "If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2
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Finally, Abraham said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?" And He answered, "On account of the ten, I will not destroy it."Read from KJV · The Life of Abraham - Part 2