The influence of Bible The Bible is often described as "the greatest book ever " This is because of its unending significance and influence on people throughout the No other book in history has impacted peoples and cultures like the B So far， the Bible has been translated into 2，018 languages and every year more copies of the Bible are sold than any other single The Bible covers a wide range of literary It includes history， poetry， law， biography， prophecy， philosophy， science and inspirational The major theme of the Bible， however， is God's relationship with Throughout the Bible， God expresses Himself to mankind through acts of protection， provision， love and The Bible also answers many important questions that men of all ages have asked such as， "Where have I come from?" "Where am I going?" "Why do I exist?" "What is truth?" Even though it was written more than 2，000 years ago， the Bible continues to influence people The Bible has been read and studied by many different kinds of people from national leaders to famous sports figures to Many basic concepts and principles of Western culture have come down from the B Many common English phrases and expressions have their origin in the Bible This column contains excerpts from the Bible with notes and examples of various words and
Abram and Lot Separate1Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned， and Lot went with 2Abram was a very rich man， with sheep， goats， and cattle， as well as silver and 3Then he left there and moved from place to place， going toward B He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before 4and had built an There he worshiped the LORD5Lot also had sheep， goats， and cattle， as well as his own family and 6And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together， because they had too many 7So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the )8Then Abram said to Lot， "We are relatives， and your men and my men shouldn't be 9So let's Choose any part of the land you You go one way， and I'll go the "10(*)Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley， all the way to Zoar， had plenty of water， like the Garden of the LORD(h) or like the land of E (This was before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and G) 11So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the That is how the two men 12Abram stayed in the land of Canaan， and Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom， 13whose people were wicked and sinned against the LORDAbram Moves to Hebron14After Lot had left， the LORD said to Abram， "From where you are， look carefully in all 15(*)I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see， and it will be yours 16I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth! 17Now， go and look over the whole land， because I am going to give it all to " 18So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron， and there he built an altar to the LORD 亚伯兰与罗得分开Genesis 1 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the 2And the earth was without form， and void; and darkness was upon the face of the And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the 3And God said， Let there be light: and there was 4And God saw the light， that it was good: and God divided the light from the 5And God called the light Day， and the darkness he called N And the evening and the morning were the first 6And God said， Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters， and let it divide the waters from the 7And God made the firmament， and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was 8And God called the firmament H And the evening and the morning were the second 9And God said， Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place， and let the dry land appear: and it was 10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was 11And God said， Let the earth bring forth grass， the herb yielding seed， and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind， whose seed is in itself， upon the earth: and it was 12And the earth brought forth grass， and herb yielding seed after his kind， and the tree yielding fruit， whose seed was in itself， after his kind: and God saw that it was 13And the evening and the morning were the third 14And God said， Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs， and for seasons， and for days， and years: 15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was 16And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day， and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars 17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth， 18And to rule over the day and over the night， and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was 19And the evening and the morning were the fourth 20And God said， Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life， and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of 21And God created great whales， and every living creature that moveth， which the waters brought forth abundantly， after their kind， and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was 22And God blessed them， saying， Be fruitful， and multiply， and fill the waters in the seas， and let fowl multiply in the 23And the evening and the morning were the fifth 24And God said， Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind， cattle， and creeping thing， and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was 25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind， and cattle after their kind， and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was 26And God said， Let us make man in our image， after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea， and over the fowl of the air， and over the cattle， and over all the earth， and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the 27So God created man in his own image， in the image of God created he him; male and female created he 28And God blessed them， and God said unto them， Be fruitful， and multiply， and replenish the earth， and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea， and over the fowl of the air， and over every living thing that moveth upon the 29And God said， Behold， I have given you every herb bearing seed， which is upon the face of all the earth， and every tree， in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for 30And to every beast of the earth， and to every fowl of the air， and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth， wherein there is life， I have given every green herb for meat: and it was 31And God saw every thing that he had made， and， behold， it was very And the evening and the morning were the sixth
