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Genesis · read by Leonard Ravenhill
119 verses, in order. Only the verses Leonard read aloud are shown.
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
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Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.Read from ESV · Prayer Demands Sanctification - Part 1
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And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.Read from KJV · Prayer Demands Sanctification - Part 1
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Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.Read from KJV · Prayer Demands Sanctification - 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 · Satan
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The woman answered the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,Read from NKJV · The Whole Armour of God - Part 2
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but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.'"Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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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 · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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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 · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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To the woman He said: "I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
Genesis 4
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And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man," she said.Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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Later she gave birth to Cain's brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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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 · Hebrews 11 - Part 3
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"Why are you angry," said the LORD to Cain, "and why has your countenance fallen?Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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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 · Hebrews 11 - Part 3
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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 · (Hebrews) 3-Cain and Abel
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So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.Read from NKJV · (Hebrews) 6-Noah
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And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.Read from NKJV · (Hebrews) 6-Noah
Genesis 5
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When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.Read from NKJV · (Hebrews) 8-Faith
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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 · (Hebrews) 5-Abel and Enoch
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Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.Read from ESV · He That Saith
Genesis 6
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Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,Read from KJV · (Hebrews) 6-Noah
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The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 5
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Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.Read from KJV · Abraham and Lot
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So the LORD said, "I will blot out man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—every man and beast and crawling creature and bird of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them."Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 5
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Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.Read from NKJV · The End Times (Luke 17-26) - Part 1
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Then God said to Noah, "The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.Read from NKJV · (Hebrews) 6-Noah
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So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.Read from KJV · The End Times (Luke 17-26) - Part 1
Genesis 7
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Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 5
Genesis 9
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Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.Read from KJV · Abraham, Intercessor
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Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,Read from KJV · God's Covenant With Man
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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 · God's Covenant With Man
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 Towering Figure
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I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.Read from KJV · The Towering Figure
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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 Towering Figure
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So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.Read from KJV · The Towering Figure
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Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.Read from KJV · The Towering Figure
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Please say you are my sister, so that I will be treated well for your sake, and on account of you my life will be spared."Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
Genesis 13
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And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
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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 · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - 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 Towering Figure
Genesis 14
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They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.Read from KJV · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
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Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
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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 Towering Figure
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The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself."Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
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 · The Towering Figure
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Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, "This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir."Read from KJV · The Towering Figure
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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 Towering Figure
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Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.Read from KJV · The Towering Figure
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And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.Read from KJV · Revival Series 4
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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 · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
Genesis 17
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 6
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I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly."Read from KJV · God's Covenant With Man
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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 · Seated in the Heavenlies, Walking #2
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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 · Seated in the Heavenlies, Walking #2
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And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her."Read from KJV · Seated in the Heavenlies, Walking #2
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And Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 7
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As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.Read from KJV · Seated in the Heavenlies, Walking #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 · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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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 · Abraham, Intercessor
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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 · Praying Men and Women
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And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.Read from KJV · Abraham, Intercessor
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Abraham stepped forward and said, "Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?Read from KJV · Abraham and Lot
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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 · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?"Read from KJV · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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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 NKJV · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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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 · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, "Suppose forty are found there?" He answered, "On account of the forty, I will not do it."Read from KJV · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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And Abraham said, "Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?" He answered, "On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it."Read from KJV · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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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 · I Am Thy Strength and Shield - Part 1
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When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned home.Read from KJV · Abraham and Lot
Genesis 19
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Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.Read from KJV · Abraham and Lot
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because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it."Read from KJV · The Cry of Sodom
Genesis 22
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"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."Read from KJV · Isaac
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So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for the place God had designated.Read from KJV · Isaac
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On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.Read from KJV · Hebrews 11 - Part 7
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Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac. He himself carried the fire and the sacrificial knife, and the two of them walked on together.Read from KJV · Isaac
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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 · Isaac
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And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided."Read from KJV · God's Covenant With Man
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And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,Read from KJV · God's Covenant With Man
Genesis 24
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and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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So the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me have a little water from your jar."Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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saying, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives."Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know, so that I may go elsewhere."Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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Laban and Bethuel answered, "This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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Rebekah is here before you. Take her and go, and let her become the wife of your master's son, just as the LORD has decreed."Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.Read from KJV · Going Without Knowing
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and asked the servant, "Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?" "It is my master," the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.Read from KJV · The Bride of Christ
Genesis 25
Genesis 32
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When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God." So he named that place Mahanaim.Read from KJV · Genesis 32
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Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.Read from KJV · Genesis 32
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He instructed them, "You are to say to my master Esau, 'Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.Read from KJV · Jacob Meeting God
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Then Jacob declared, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, 'Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,'Read from KJV · Jacob Meeting God
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Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.Read from KJV · Genesis 32
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He instructed the one in the lead, "When my brother Esau meets you and asks, 'To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?'Read from KJV · Jacob Meeting God
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So Jacob's gifts went on before him, while he spent the night in the camp.Read from KJV · Jacob Meeting God
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During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.Read from KJV · Genesis 32
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He took them and sent them across the stream, along with all his possessions.Read from KJV · Jacob Meeting God
Genesis 37
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This is the account of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flock with his brothers, the sons of his father's wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and he brought their father a bad report about them.Read from KJV · Revival (Joseph)
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Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.Read from KJV · Revival (Joseph)
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Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh." And they agreed.Read from KJV · Revival (Alternative Version)
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They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, "We found this. Examine it to see whether it is your son's robe or not."Read from KJV · Revival (Joseph)
Genesis 39
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So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph's care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,Read from KJV · Revival (Joseph)
Genesis 44
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If any of your servants is found to have it, he must die, and the rest will become slaves of my lord."Read from KJV · Beatitudes - Part 9
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And we answered, 'We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy's brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.'Read from KJV · Beatitudes - Part 9
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So if the boy is not with us when I return to your servant, and if my father, whose life is wrapped up in the boy's life,Read from KJV · Beatitudes - Part 9
Genesis 49
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The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.Read from KJV · God's Covenant With Man