Genesis 36

• 1. This is the history of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom).
• 2. Esau married two young women from Canaan: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
• 3. He also married his cousin Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and the sister of Nebaioth.
• 4. Esau and Adah had a son named Eliphaz. Esau and Basemath had a son named Reuel.
• 5. Esau and Oholibamah had sons named Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons were born to Esau in the land of Canaan.
• 6. Then Esau took his wives, children, household servants, cattle, and flocks--all the wealth he had gained in the land of Canaan--and moved away from his brother, Jacob.
• 7. There was not enough land to support them both because of all their cattle and livestock.
• 8. So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
• 9. This is a list of Esau's descendants, the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir.
• 10. Among Esau's sons were Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah; and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath.
• 11. The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
• 12. Eliphaz had another son named Amalek, born to Timna, his concubine. These were all grandchildren of Esau's wife Adah.
• 13. The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were all grandchildren of Esau's wife Basemath.
• 14. Esau also had sons through Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon. Their names were Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
• 15. Esau's children and grandchildren became the leaders of different clans. The sons of Esau's oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
• 16. Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These clans in the land of Edom were descended from Eliphaz, the son of Esau and Adah.
• 17. The sons of Esau's son Reuel became the leaders of the clans of Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These clans in the land of Edom were descended from Reuel, the son of Esau and Basemath.
• 18. The sons of Esau and his wife Oholibamah became the leaders of the clans of Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the clans descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
• 19. These are all the clans descended from Esau (also known as Edom).
• 20. These are the names of the tribes that descended from Seir the Horite, one of the families native to the land of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
• 21. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clans, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.
• 22. The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan's sister was named Timna.
• 23. The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
• 24. The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was grazing his father's donkeys.
• 25. The son of Anah was Dishon, and Oholibamah was his daughter.
• 26. The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
• 27. The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
• 28. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.
• 29. So the leaders of the Horite clans were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
• 30. Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. The Horite clans are named after their clan leaders, who lived in the land of Seir.
• 31. These are the kings who ruled in Edom before there were kings in Israel:
• 32. Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah.
• 33. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king.
• 34. When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king.
• 35. When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab.
• 36. When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king.
• 37. When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king.
• 38. When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king.
• 39. When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king and ruled from the city of Pau. Hadad's wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.
• 40. These are the leaders of the clans of Esau, who lived in the places named for them: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
• 41. Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
• 42. Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
• 43. Magdiel, and Iram. These are the names of the clans of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites, each clan giving its name to the area it occupied.

Mark 7

• 1. One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to confront Jesus.
• 2. They noticed that some of Jesus' disciples failed to follow the usual Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.
• 3. (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.
• 4. Similarly, they eat nothing bought from the market unless they have immersed their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to--such as their ceremony of washing cups, pitchers, and kettles. )
• 5. So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, "Why don't your disciples follow our age-old customs? For they eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony."
• 6. Jesus replied, "You hypocrites! Isaiah was prophesying about you when he said,
• 7. 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'
• 8. For you ignore God's specific laws and substitute your own traditions."
• 9. Then he said, "You reject God's laws in order to hold on to your own traditions.
• 10. For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'
• 11. But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, 'Sorry, I can't help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I could have given to you.'
• 12. You let them disregard their needy parents.
• 13. As such, you break the law of God in order to protect your own tradition. And this is only one example. There are many, many others."
• 14. Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. "All of you listen," he said, "and try to understand.
• 15. You are not defiled by what you eat; you are defiled by what you say and do! "
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• 17. Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowds, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the statement he had made.
• 18. "Don't you understand either?" he asked. "Can't you see that what you eat won't defile you?
• 19. Food doesn't come in contact with your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then comes out again." (By saying this, he showed that every kind of food is acceptable.)
• 20. And then he added, "It is the thought-life that defiles you.
• 21. For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• 22. adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, eagerness for lustful pleasure, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
• 23. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you and make you unacceptable to God."
• 24. Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He tried to keep it secret that he was there, but he couldn't. As usual, the news of his arrival spread fast.
• 25. Right away a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by an evil spirit. She had heard about Jesus, and now she came and fell at his feet.
• 26. She begged him to release her child from the demon's control. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian Phoenicia,
• 27. Jesus told her, "First I should help my own family, the Jews. It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."
• 28. She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are given some crumbs from the children's plates."
• 29. "Good answer!" he said. "And because you have answered so well, I have healed your daughter."
• 30. And when she arrived home, her little girl was lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.
• 31. Jesus left Tyre and went to Sidon, then back to the Sea of Galilee and the region of the Ten Towns.
• 32. A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Jesus to lay his hands on the man to heal him.
• 33. Jesus led him to a private place away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then, spitting onto his own fingers, he touched the man's tongue with the spittle.
• 34. And looking up to heaven, he sighed and commanded, "Be opened!"
• 35. Instantly the man could hear perfectly and speak plainly!
• 36. Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news,
• 37. for they were completely amazed. Again and again they said, "Everything he does is wonderful. He even heals those who are deaf and mute."

Job 1

• 1. There was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless, a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.
• 2. He had seven sons and three daughters.
• 3. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and he employed many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
• 4. Every year when Job's sons had birthdays, they invited their brothers and sisters to join them for a celebration. On these occasions they would get together to eat and drink.
• 5. When these celebrations ended--and sometimes they lasted several days--Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, "Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular practice.
• 6. One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan the Accuser came with them.
• 7. "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan. And Satan answered the LORD, "I have been going back and forth across the earth, watching everything that's going on."
• 8. Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and will have nothing to do with evil."
• 9. Satan replied to the LORD, "Yes, Job fears God, but not without good reason!
• 10. You have always protected him and his home and his property from harm. You have made him prosperous in everything he does. Look how rich he is!
• 11. But take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
• 12. "All right, you may test him," the LORD said to Satan. "Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don't harm him physically." So Satan left the LORD's presence.
• 13. One day when Job's sons and daughters were dining at the oldest brother's house,
• 14. a messenger arrived at Job's home with this news: "Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,
• 15. when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
• 16. While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: "The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
• 17. While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: "Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
• 18. While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: "Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother's home.
• 19. Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the desert and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
• 20. Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground before God.
• 21. He said, "I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be stripped of everything when I die. The LORD gave me everything I had, and the LORD has taken it away. Praise the name of the LORD!"
• 22. In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.

Job 2

• 1. One day the angels came again to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan the Accuser came with them.
• 2. "Where have you come from?" the LORD asked Satan. And Satan answered the LORD, "I have been going back and forth across the earth, watching everything that's going on."
• 3. Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and will have nothing to do with evil. And he has maintained his integrity, even though you persuaded me to harm him without cause."
• 4. Satan replied to the LORD, "Skin for skin--he blesses you only because you bless him. A man will give up everything he has to save his life.
• 5. But take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!"
• 6. "All right, do with him as you please," the LORD said to Satan. "But spare his life."
• 7. So Satan left the LORD's presence, and he struck Job with a terrible case of boils from head to foot.
• 8. Then Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.
• 9. His wife said to him, "Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die."
• 10. But Job replied, "You talk like a godless woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?" So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
• 11. Three of Job's friends were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When they heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him.
• 12. When they saw Job from a distance, they scarcely recognized him. Wailing loudly, they tore their robes and threw dust into the air over their heads to demonstrate their grief.
• 13. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. And no one said a word, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.

New Living Translation: 35 of 365 days.