The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

some of the heavenly beings saw that these young women were beautiful, so they took the ones they liked.

The tribes of Reuben and Gad had a lot of livestock. When they saw how suitable the land of Jazer and Gilead was for cattle,

"This region which the LORD has helped the Israelites occupy---the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon---is good land for livestock, and we have so much livestock.

Please give us this land as our property, and do not make us cross the Jordan River and settle there."

How dare you try to discourage the people of Israel from crossing the Jordan into the land which the LORD has given them?

They went as far as Eshcol Valley and saw the land, but when they returned, they discouraged the people from entering the land which the LORD had given them.

'I swear that because they did not remain loyal to me, none of the men twenty years old or older who came out of Egypt will enter the land that I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'

The LORD became angry with the people and made them wander in the wilderness forty years until that whole generation that had displeased him was dead.

If you people of Reuben and Gad refuse to follow him now, he will once again abandon all these people in the wilderness, and you will be responsible for their destruction."

Then we will be ready to go with the other Israelites into battle and lead the attack until we have settled them in the land that will be theirs. In the meantime, our dependents can live here in the fortified towns, safe from the people of this land.

We will not take possession of any property among them on the other side of the Jordan, because we have received our share here east of the Jordan."

All your fighting men are to cross the Jordan and under the command of the LORD they are to attack our enemies until the LORD defeats them

But if you do not keep your promise, I warn you that you will be sinning against the LORD. Make no mistake about it; you will be punished for your sin.

The men of Gad and Reuben said, "Sir, we will do as you command.

But all of us are ready to go into battle under the LORD's command. We will cross the Jordan and fight, just as you have said."

"If the men of Gad and Reuben cross the Jordan ready for battle at the LORD's command and if with their help you are able to conquer the land, then give them the land of Gilead as their property.

The men of Gad and Reuben answered, "Sir, we will do as the LORD has commanded.

So Moses assigned to the tribes of Gad and Reuben and to half the tribe of Manasseh all the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan, including the towns and the country around them.

Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

The tribe of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,

The clan of Machir son of Manasseh invaded the land of Gilead, occupied it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Jair, of the tribe of Manasseh, attacked and captured some villages and named them "Villages of Jair."

Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you do not love the Father.

Everything that belongs to the world---what the sinful self desires, what people see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud of---none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world.

Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."

Suddenly the LORD rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah

and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land.

the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.

The king had it all made in the foundry between Sukkoth and Zarethan, in the Jordan Valley.

He made rich soil become a salty wasteland because of the wickedness of those who lived there.

Do not love the world or anything that belongs to the world. If you love the world, you do not love the Father.

He made all kinds of beautiful trees grow there and produce good fruit. In the middle of the garden stood the tree that gives life and the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad.

A stream flowed in Eden and watered the garden; beyond Eden it divided into four rivers.

"I will show compassion to Jerusalem, to all who live in her ruins. Though her land is a desert, I will make it a garden, like the garden I planted in Eden. Joy and gladness will be there, and songs of praise and thanks to me.

You lived in Eden, the garden of God, and wore gems of every kind: rubies and diamonds; topaz, beryl, carnelian, and jasper; sapphires, emeralds, and garnets. You had ornaments of gold. They were made for you on the day you were created.

No cedar in God's garden could compare with it. No fir tree ever had such branches, And no plane tree such limbs. No tree in God's own garden was so beautiful.

Like fire they eat up the plants. In front of them the land is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them it is a barren desert. Nothing escapes them.

went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (or Zoar).

Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought

Do you see that little town? It is near enough. Let me go over there---you can see it is just a small place---and I will be safe."

Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.

Suddenly the LORD rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah

But Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of salt.

He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.

Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave.

the southern part of Judah; and the plain that reaches from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.

My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly.

"The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far as Jahaz; it can be heard by the people in Zoar, and it is heard as far as Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah. Even Nimrim Brook has dried up.