Category: Genesis

22 So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the Lord. Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:22 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 nearby. These…

3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude…

13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. Setting the Scene for Genesis 17:13 In Genesis chapter 17, we find Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in the presence of God. The scene…

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 And Sarai, Abram’s wife, took…

5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:5 In Genesis chapter 15, we find the scene where God speaks to Abram (later known as Abraham)…

19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” Setting the Scene for Genesis 14:19-20 In Genesis chapter 14, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, returning from a victorious…

14 The Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, 15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. 16 I will make your offspring…

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:1 In Genesis chapter 12, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, receiving a divine call from God. The scene is set in the ancient…

12 When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt,…

7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the…