GENESIS
1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1:2 Now the earth was without shape and empty,...
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EXODUS
Blessing during Bondage in Egypt 1:1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who entered Egypt – each...
LEVITICUS
Introduction to the Sacrificial Regulations 1:1 Then the Lord called to Moses and spoke to him from the Meeting Tent:...
NUMBERS
Organizing the Census of the Israelites 1:1 Now the Lord2 spoke3 to Moses in the tent of meeting in the...
DEUTERONOMY
The Covenant Setting 1:1 This is what Moses said to the assembly of Israel in the Transjordanian wastelands, the arid...
JOSHUA
The Lord Commissions Joshua 1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’...
JUDGES
Judah Takes the Lead 1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the...
RUTH
A Family Tragedy: Famine and Death 1:1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land...
1 SAMUEL
Hannah Gives Birth to Samuel 1:1 There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, from the hill country of Ephraim, whose...
2 SAMUEL
David Learns of the Deaths of Saul and Jonathan 1:1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from...
1 KINGS
Adonijah Tries to Seize the Throne 1:1 King David was very old; even when they covered him with blankets, he...
2 KINGS
Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders 1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 1:2 Ahaziah fell through a...
1 CHRONICLES
Adam’s Descendants 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jered, 1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth....
2 CHRONICLES
The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom 1:1 Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the Lord his God was...
EZRA
The Decree of Cyrus 1:1 In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord’s...
NEHEMIAH
A Prayer of Nehemiah 1:1 These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: It so happened that in the...
ESTHER
The King Throws a Lavish Party 1:1 The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus. (I am referring to...
JOB
I. The Prologue (1:1-2:13) Job’s Good Life 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was...