Category: Genesis

11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:11 In Genesis chapter 18, we find Abraham sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day. As he looks up, he sees three men standing…

18 And Abraham said to God, “Oh that Ishmael might live before you!” Setting the Scene for Genesis 17:18 In Genesis chapter 17, we find Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in a significant scene where he is having a conversation with God. The setting is in the land of Canaan, where Abraham had settled with…

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took…

9 He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:9 In Genesis chapter 15, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, standing outside his tent under the starry night sky.…

10 And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:10 In Genesis 15:10, we find ourselves in a significant moment between God and Abram (later known as Abraham). The scene is…

6 The land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:6 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan. The scene unfolds as they…

12 And Arpachshad lived five hundred and thirty years after he fathered Shelah, and he had other sons and daughters. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:12 In Genesis chapter 11, we find ourselves in the ancient city of Ur, a bustling metropolis in Mesopotamia. The scene unfolds in the midst of the Tower of Babel…

19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:19 In Genesis chapter 12, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his wife Sarai (later known as Sarah) traveling to Egypt…

13 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:13 In Genesis chapter 11, we find ourselves in the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia, a bustling metropolis known for its advanced civilization and towering ziggurats. The scene unfolds with Terah, a descendant of Shem, who has gathered his family together…

8 Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord. So it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.” 10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From…