Category: Genesis

7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it. Setting the Scene for Genesis 4:7 In Genesis chapter 4, we find the story of Cain and Abel, the sons…

9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which…

12 she caught him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me.” But he left his garment in her hand and fled and got out of the house. Setting the Scene for Genesis 39:12 In Genesis 39:12, we find Joseph, a young Hebrew man who had been sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, serving as…

12 In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua’s daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. Setting the Scene for Genesis 38:12 In Genesis chapter 38, we find the story of Judah and Tamar. The scene unfolds in a…

37 And the proposal pleased Pharaoh and his servants. Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:37 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 have just returned from Egypt, where they had temporarily sought refuge due to a…

4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem. Setting the Scene for Genesis 35:4 In Genesis 35, we find Jacob and his household on a journey to Bethel. After Jacob’s daughter…

1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. Setting the Scene for Genesis 34:1 In Genesis chapter 34, we find the story of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob. The scene unfolds in the land of Canaan, where Jacob’s family…

30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 32:30 In Genesis chapter 32, we find Jacob, the son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham, preparing to meet his estranged brother Esau. Jacob…

32 God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:32 In Genesis chapter 1, the scene is set at the culmination of the creation story. The verse preceding Genesis 1:32 describes how God saw…

49 The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another’s sight. Setting the Scene for Genesis 31:49 In Genesis chapter 31, we find Jacob and Laban standing on a hill in the region of Gilead. The two men had a tumultuous relationship, with Jacob having worked for Laban for twenty…