Daily
Feast
(Fifth
Day)
Genesis 14:8 – 18:5
This
section is designed to read the entire Bible in a year, i.e., in 365 days. The
total verses of the entire Bible are equally divided into 365 parts.
The First Book of Moses
Genesis
14
8 The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah,
the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar)
went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim
9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam,
Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four
kings against the five. 10 Now the
valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah
fled, and some fell there. Those who remained fled to the hills. 11 They took all the goods of Sodom and
Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. 12 They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who
lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 One who had escaped came and told Abram, the
Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of
Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies of Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative was taken
captive, he led out his three hundred eighteen trained men, born in his house,
and pursued as far as Dan. 15 He divided
himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and
pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 He brought back all the goods, and also
brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other
people.
17 The king of Sodom went out to meet him after
his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him,
at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). 18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread
and wine. He was priest of God Most High. 19
He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor
of heaven and earth. 20 Blessed be God
Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Abram
gave him a tenth of all.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the
people, and take the goods for yourself.”
22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have
lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
23 that I will not take a thread nor a
sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made
Abram rich.’ 24 I will accept nothing
from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men
who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”
15
1 After these things Yahweh’s word came to
Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your
exceedingly great reward.”
2 Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give
me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of
Damascus?” 3 Abram said, “Behold, you
have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”
4 Behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying,
“This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will
be your heir.” 5 Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the
sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So
your offspring will be.” 6 He believed
in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness. 7 He said to Abram, “I am Yahweh who brought
you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
8 He said, “Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I
will inherit it?”
9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three
years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove,
and a young pigeon.” 10 He brought him
all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the
other; but he didn’t divide the birds. 11
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12 When the sun was going down, a deep sleep
fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him. 13 He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your
offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve
them. They will afflict them four hundred years. 14 I will also judge that nation, whom they will
serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth; 15 but you will go to your fathers in peace. You
will be buried at a good old age. 16 In
the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the
Amorite is not yet full.” 17 It came to
pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace
and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. 18 In that day Yahweh made a covenant with
Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of
Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the
Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the
Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the
Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”
16
1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no
children. She had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has
restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will
obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian,
her servant, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave
her to Abram her husband to be his wife. 4
He went in to Hagar, and she conceived. When she saw that she had
conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 Sarai said to Abram, “This wrong is your
fault. I gave my servant into your bosom, and when she saw that she had
conceived, she despised me. May Yahweh judge between me and you.”
6 But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid
is in your hand. Do to her whatever is good in your eyes.” Sarai dealt harshly
with her, and she fled from her face.
7 Yahweh’s angel found her by a fountain of
water in the wilderness, by the fountain on the way to Shur. 8 He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s servant, where did
you come from? Where are you going?”
She
said, “I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.”
9 Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Return to your
mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.” 10 Yahweh’s angel said to her, “I will greatly
multiply your offspring, that they will not be counted for multitude.” 11 Yahweh’s angel said to her, “Behold, you are
with child, and will bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because
Yahweh has heard your affliction. 12 He
will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and
every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”
13 She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to
her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after
seeing him?” 14 Therefore the well was
called Beer Lahai Roi. Behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the
name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
17
1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh
appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty. Walk before me and be
blameless. 2 I will make my covenant
between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”
3 Abram fell on his face. God talked with him,
saying, 4 “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father
of a multitude of nations. 5 Your name
will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made
you the father of a multitude of nations. 6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you.
Kings will come out of you. 7 I will
establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you
throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you
and to your offspring after you. 8 I
will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are
traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be
their God.”
9 God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall
keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their
generations. 10 This is my covenant,
which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you. Every
male among you shall be circumcised. 11
You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a
token of the covenant between me and you. 12
He who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male
throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money
from any foreigner who is not of your offspring. 13 He who is born in your house, and he who is
bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant shall be in your flesh
for an everlasting covenant. 14 The
uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that
soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.”
15 God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife,
you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah. 16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give
you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations.
Kings of peoples will come from her.”
17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed,
and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years
old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?” 18 Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might
live before you!”
19 God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will
bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant
with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I
have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him
exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a
great nation. 21 But I will establish my
covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
22 When he finished talking with him, God went
up from Abraham. 23 Abraham took Ishmael
his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his
money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh
of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him. 24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was
circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25
Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the
flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the same
day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised. 27 All the men of his house, those born in the
house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
18
1 Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre,
as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw
that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent
door, and bowed himself to the earth, 3
and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please
don’t go away from your servant. 4 Now
let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the
tree. 5 I will get a piece of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that
you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.”
They
said, “Very well, do as you have said.”
Fourth Day <-> Sixth Day
 Genesis 14:8 – 18:5){kind=link}