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Genesis 10:1 - 10:32
After the Flood, Noah's sons fathered clans. Japeth's grandsons fathered the coastal peoples. One of Ham's grandsons was athe Nimrod, a mighty hunter and builder of cities. Ham's line will also give rise to the Philistines, and all manner of Canaanites who will cause problems later; their territory is largely the same area that Israel will ( Read more... ) -
Genesis 6:1 - 9:29
There came to be a lot of people around. And nice young men said "Hey, those heathen women are hot," and married them. Their kids were the ancient heroes, but nobody was nice anymore. So God said, "This isn't what I intended; you're mucking up the place! It's about time for a serious scrubbing ( Read more... ) -
Genesis 4:1 - 5:32
Adam and Eve acted as people who've seen each other naked tend to do, and soon enough had sons: Cain, a farmer; and Abel, a shepherd. Eventually, Cain was angry because God liked Abel's sacrifices better, and killed him. So God cursed Cain to wander, but his son Enoch founded the first city (also called Enoch). Enoch's grandsons pioneered a ( Read more... ) -
Genesis 2:4 - 3:24
As we were saying, God made man. He put him in the garden of Eden, which is really more of an orchard, and a river runs through it. Man was allowed to eat from any tree except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil ( Read more... ) -
Genesis 1:1-2:3
God was starting from scratch on the whole Creation thing. He made, in order, light, Heaven, dry land, all types of plants, all the cosmological bodies, sea creatures and birds, and land creatures. Each of these had a purpose, including "make more of yourselves", and God was happy with everything ( Read more... )