In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. …
Garden of Eden
Noah: A Story of Decreation
“… The waters swelled so mightily on the earth that all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered; the waters swelled above the mountains, covering them 15 cubits deep.
And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all human beings; everything on dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. …”
Babel
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob: Israel
Joseph: A Family Becomes a Nation
Moses
Escape From Egypt
Life and Worship at Mount Sinai
Wandering in the Wilderness
Joshua
Judges
King Saul
King David
“David danced before the Lord with all his might … [they] brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. …
Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, ‘How the king of Israel honoured himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ maids, as any vulgar fellow might shamelessly uncover himself!’”