So when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make [one] wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they [were] beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock; and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, that indeed the region [was] a place for livestock,

"Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Shebam, Nebo, and Beon,

Therefore they said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not take us over the Jordan."

"Now why will you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

"For when they went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they did not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

'Surely none of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not wholly followed Me,

"So the LORD's anger was aroused against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was gone.

"For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave them in the wilderness, and you will destroy all these people."

"but we ourselves will be armed, ready [to go] before the children of Israel until we have brought them to their place; and our little ones will dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

"For we will not inherit with them on the other side of the Jordan and beyond, because our inheritance has fallen to us on this eastern side of the Jordan."

"and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the LORD until He has driven out His enemies from before Him,

"But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.

And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying: "Your servants will do as my lord commands.

"but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, just as my lord says."

And Moses said to them: "If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

Then the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying: "As the LORD has said to your servants, so we will do.

So Moses gave to the children of Gad, to the children of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land with its cities within the borders, the cities of the surrounding country.

Atroth and Shophan and Jazer and Jogbehah,

And the children of Reuben built Heshbon and Elealeh and Kirjathaim,

And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it, and dispossessed the Amorites who [were] in it.

Also Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth Jair.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For all that [is] in the world -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father but is of the world.

So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed."

Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.

So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

In the plain of Jordan the king had them cast in clay molds, between Succoth and Zaretan.

A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life [was] also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads.

For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone [was] your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide it; The fir trees were not like its boughs, And the chestnut trees were not like its branches; No tree in the garden of God was like it in beauty.

A fire devours before them, And behind them a flame burns; The land [is] like the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surely nothing shall escape them.

[that] they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that [is,] Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim

"See now, this city [is] near [enough] to flee to, and it [is] a little one; please let me escape there ([is] it not a little one?) and my soul shall live."

"Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.

But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.

Then Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.

the South, and the plain of the Valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.

"My heart will cry out for Moab; His fugitives [shall flee] to Zoar, [Like] a three-year-old heifer. For by the Ascent of Luhith They will go up with weeping; For in the way of Horonaim They will raise up a cry of destruction,

" From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz They have uttered their voice, From Zoar to Horonaim, [Like] a three-year-old heifer; For the waters of Nimrim also shall be desolate.