"Schocken paperbacks on Jewish life and religion ; SB 253." Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and indexes. Table of Contents: Creation -- The flood -- The tower of Babel -- The patriarchal period -- From Mesopotamia to Canaan -- The battle of the kings -- Sodom and Gomorrah -- The birth of Isaac and the Akedah -- Winding up affairs -- Jacob and Esau -- Jacob and Laban -- Joseph