chapter 10:

Many sons were born, the first of any note was Nimrod; he was the first man of might. He was a mighty hunter. He had a few kingdoms. Some others went out as well, and made cities.

Someone else begat someone else and then there was suddenly the Philistines.

And one begot after the next and the world was populated. All of Noah's doing. Him and God.

chapter 11

Everyone on earth had the same language and the same words. This is quite impossible without one world dictatorship, internet, T.V. and strict policing, but it's important for this story so just believe it. They said to another, "Okay, let's make bricks and burn them hard." And they said, "Come, let's build a city. And a tower to the Sky. So we'll be famous. And we won't be scattered all over the world."

God was impressed but not pleased. It could be that human cooperation could be dangerous and put gods out of leadership business. So he said. "Let us then, go down there and confound their speech."

Pretty mean trick but it worked. The Lord scattered them over the whole earth and they stopped building cities. Or at least he thought so. And he scattered them all over the earth and over the earth they were scattered. With different languages.

It had nothing to do with natural development or nothing.

So that was the Babel thing, which was pretty famous and still works for most people.

Shem had sons and daughters. Which is good. A few daughters helps when you need sons of sons.

From these begots came Abram, Lot, Milcah Isacah and a host of others. Sarai had not child for she was barren.

Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot of Haron and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram and headed out for Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan, but settle in Haran. Terah died in Haran.

That's pretty important stuff on account it leads up to pretty eventful happenings.

chapter 12

The lord told Abram to go. He told him he'd make him famous bless those who bless him and curse those who curse him. And all the families of the earth shall bless themselves by Ab.

Abram thought that sounded pretty good so he went, taking Lot with him. And Ab's wife and his brother's son Lot. And with Ab they went. And it came to pass that they did go. And they took all their money. And some people as well. And they went.

They went to the land of Canaan. That's where the Cannites were. Strangely enough. Had they gone to Mexico, the Mexicans would likely have been there. At least if the Christian Spanish hadn't got there before Ab and killed them all.

The Lord told him he could have the land. The Lord didn't ask the Canaanites what they thought. The Lord was funny that way. He often cared little about most people. He had just a few favorites. Ab liked that idea and built the Lord an alter. He went to one place and another with his tent and Lord and ended up in Negeb. Wherever that is. Somewhere near all the other places there. They always went by foot so they couldn't go so far.

There was famine so Abram went to Egypt with his wife but since she was beautiful, said she was his sister so the Egyptians wouldn't kill him. Apparently that was common practice to kill people with beautiful wives and not people with beautiful sisters. In fact, they might be really nice to you. And not even kill you.

When they got there, the Egyptians saw how beautiful Sarai was and told the Pharaoh and he took her and had wild passionate sex and gave Abram sheep, oxen, asses, male and female slaves, she-asses, and camels. Pretty good deal for a sister. Or wife.

But the Lord took offence and sent horrendous plagues. And the pharaoh asked Abram why he played such a dirty trick on him. He gave the wife back, a little used but still looking fine and Abram could still keep his presents but he had to get lost. And fast.


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