Category: Genesis

21 To Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, children were born. Setting the Scene for Genesis 10:21 In Genesis chapter 10, we find a detailed account of the descendants of Noah’s sons after the great flood. The scene unfolds in the ancient land of Mesopotamia, where…

1 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. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I…

29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:18 In Genesis chapter 1, we find ourselves in the midst of the creation story as described in the Bible. The scene is set on…

22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 24 And Jacob…

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:1 In Genesis chapter 6, we find a pivotal moment in the biblical narrative where the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of…

4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had. Setting the Scene for Genesis 39:4 In Genesis chapter 39, we find Joseph, a young Hebrew man, who has been sold into slavery in Egypt by…

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is…

15 Before he had finished speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, came out with her water jar on her shoulder. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:15 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the scene where Abraham’s servant is on a mission to find…