The KJV Audio Bible

Genesis 6  mentions that "there were giants in the earth" and includes a passage about "sons of God" taking "daughters of men" as wives, resulting in offspring described as "mighty men which were of old, men of renown." As humanity multiplied on earth, their wickedness increased dramatically. Genesis 6 says that "every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually," causing Go...

Genesis 5 contains the genealogy from Adam to Noah, often called "the book of the generations of Adam." This chapter traces ten generations through the line of Seth (Adam's son), showing the lineage that would eventually lead to Noah. The chapter follows a consistent pattern for each patriarch: Name of the person Age when their firstborn son was born How many years they lived after that Their tota...

Genesis 4 is the account of Cain and Abel, the first children of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve had two sons: Cain (who became a farmer) and Abel (who became a shepherd). Both brothers brought offerings to God. Cain brought produce from his fields, while Abel brought the firstborn from his flock. God accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's, causing Cain to become angry and envious. God warned Cai...

Genesis 3 is the account of the rebellion of humanity, when sin first entered the world. The serpent, described as "more subtil than any beast of the field," approached Eve in the garden of Eden and questioned God's command not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The serpent told Eve that eating the fruit wouldn't cause death but would make them like God, knowing good and evil....

Genesis 2 provides an account of creation from a second perspective, focusing specifically on the creation of humans and the garden of Eden. The chapter begins by describing how God rested on the seventh day after completing the work of creation, blessing and sanctifying it as a holy day of rest, set apart from the others. It then provides a more detailed account of how God formed man (Adam) from...

Genesis 1 is a record of the creation of the world by God in six days, followed by rest on the seventh day. Day 1: God created light and separated it from darkness, establishing day and night. Day 2: God created the sky (firmament) to separate the waters above from the waters below. Day 3: God gathered the waters below to form seas and revealed dry land. He then created vegetation. Day 4: God crea...