The Bible : In the Beginning Page #4

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
260 Views


i& thorns also and thistles/i

ishall it bring forth to thee./i

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iThou shalt eat/i

ithe herb of the field./i

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iIn the sweat of thy face/i

ishalt thou eat bread& /i

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i& until thou/i

ireturn unto the ground./i

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iFor out of it/i

iwas thou taken/i

ifor dust thou art& /i

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i& and unto dust/i

ishalt thou return./i

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(THUNDERS)

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(BABY CRYING)

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I have made a man

from the Lord God.

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Thy name

shall be called Cain.

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NARRATOR:
And the meaning

iof Cain is possession. /i

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iEve again bare a son& /i

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i& and his name was Abel& /i

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i& which means/i

i breath of life. /i

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iAnd the children of Eve/i

igrew to be men./i

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iCain was a tiller/i

iof the ground& /i

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i& and Abel was/i

ia keeper of flocks./i

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iAt the time of the harvest,/i

ithey builded altars& /i

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i& and kindled fires/i

iupon them./i

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iAnd Abel brought/i

iof the firstlings/i

iof his flock& /i

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i& and the fat thereof./i

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iAnd Cain also/i

ibrought of the fruit/i

iof the ground& /i

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i& an offering unto the Lord./i

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iAnd the Lord had/i

irespect unto Abel/i

iand his offering./i

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iBut unto Cain/i

iand his offering/i

iHe had not respect./i

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Why art thou angry?

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lf thou doest well,

shalt thou not be accepted?

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GOD:
Cain?

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iCain./i

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iWhere is Abel, thy brother?/i

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I know not!

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iWhere is Abel, thy brother?/i

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Am I my brother s keeper?

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iWhat hast thou done?/i

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iThe voice of thy/i

ibrother s blood& /i

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i& crieth unto me/i

ifrom the ground./i

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iNow art thou/i

icursed from the Earth& /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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