Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+018   Genesis 18 (ESV) 1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+017   Genesis 17 (ESV) Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face.…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+016   Genesis 16 (ESV) Sarai and Hagar 1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+015   Genesis 15 (ESV) God’s Covenant with Abram 1 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+014   Genesis 14 (ESV) Abram Rescues Lot 1 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king ofZeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is,…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+013   Genesis 13 (ESV) Abram and Lot Separate 1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+012   Genesis 12 (ESV) The Call of Abram 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+011   Genesis 11 (ESV) The Tower of Babel 11 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.”…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+010   Genesis 10 (ESV) Nations Descended from Noah 1 These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 3 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 The sons of…

Read chapter in full: biblegateway.com/passage/?version=ESV&search=Genesis+009   Genesis 9 (ESV) 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on…