Category: Genesis

46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Setting the Scene for Genesis 27:46 In Genesis chapter 27, we find Rebekah, the wife…

1 Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar to Abimelech king of the Philistines. 2 The Lord appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.…

26 And he said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master’s kinsmen.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:26 In Genesis chapter 22,…

26 Afterward his brother came out with his hand holding Esau’s heel, so his name was called Jacob. Setting the Scene for Genesis 25:26 In Genesis chapter 25, we find the story of Isaac and Rebekah, who are expecting twins. The scene is set in their home in Beersheba, a place known for its wells…

27 saying, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the Lord has led me in the way to the house of my master’s kinsmen.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:27 In Genesis chapter 24, we find…

4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:4 In Genesis chapter 22, we find Abraham and his son Isaac embarking on a journey to Mount Moriah. The scene is set in the early morning light, with the sun just beginning to…

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said,…

1 The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. 2 And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him,…

6 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I did not let you touch her. Setting the Scene for Genesis 20:6 In Genesis chapter 20, we find Abraham…

14 The name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:14 In Genesis chapter 2, we find ourselves in the Garden of Eden, a lush and bountiful paradise created by God. The scene is set with Adam, the…