The Bible : In the Beginning Page #11

Synopsis: An elaborate Hollywood retelling of the Bible stories narrated by the film's director John Huston. We open with the Creation of the World and arrive at the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve and continue on to Cain and the murder of Abel. Next, we visit Noah and his ark with its spectacular flood sequence. Then we come to the story of Nimrod, King of Babel, the emergence of man's vanity and the heights to which it could aspire if unchecked. Finally we cover Abraham, a mystic who spoke personally with God, a leader of men, a builder of nations, a pioneer and a warrior and Sarah. At the time she conceived her first child, the event being forecast by an Angel of the Lord. Three such Heavenly Messengers appeared in the course of events which befell Abraham and Sarah.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): John Huston
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
UNRATED
Year:
1966
174 min
282 Views


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& that stretcheth

out the heaven

as a curtain&

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& and spreadeth

them out as a tent

wherein to dwell&

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& that bringeth

the princes to nothing?

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Ye shall blow upon them&

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& and they shall wither!

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And the whirlwind&

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& shall take them away&

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& as stubble.

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My son&

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& the Lord God&

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& appeared unto me&

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& and said unto me,

l am the Almighty God.

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Walk before me&

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& and be thou&

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& perfect.

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Behold, my covenant

is with thee&

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& and I will make thee&

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& exceedingly&

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& fruitful.

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Come, let us

leave these ruins&

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& and go from here

into the mountains.

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In all things&

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& we must obey Him.

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NARRATOR:

iThen on the third day& /i

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i& Abraham lift up his eyes/i

iand saw the place, afar off./i

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The wood.

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The fire.

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The knife.

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But where is the ram

for the sacrifice?

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Father!

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My son!

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There is nothing

He may not ask of thee?

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Nothing.

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GOD:
Abraham!

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iAbraham!/i

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Here am I.

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iLay not thy hand/i

iupon the lad& /i

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i& for now I know/i

ithat thou fearest God& /i

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i& seeing that thou hadst/i

inot withheld thy son& /i

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i& thy only son, from me./i

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There is the ram

for the sacrifice.

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iBehold, I have tried thee/i

ilike metal in a furnace./i

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iI have chosen thee/i

iin the furnace of affliction./i

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iNow will I multiply thy seed/i

ias the stars of the heaven& /i

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i& and as the sand/i

iwhich is by the seashore,/i

iinnumerable./i

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Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, notably The Lady's Not for Burning, which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. more…

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