Category: Genesis

1 Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. Setting the Scene for Genesis 32:1 In Genesis chapter 32, we find Jacob on his journey back to the land of Canaan after spending many years in Haran. As he nears his homeland, he receives word that his brother Esau, whom he…

67 Then Isaac brought her into the tent of Sarah his mother and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:67 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the story of Isaac and Rebekah. The scene described in Genesis…

8 He took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate. Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:8 In Genesis chapter 18, we find Abraham sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day.…

28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:28 In Genesis chapter 9, we find Noah, a righteous man who had found favor in the eyes of the Lord, along with his three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The scene takes place after the great flood…

12 When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Setting the Scene for Genesis 4:12 In Genesis chapter 4, we find the scene where Cain has just murdered his brother Abel out of jealousy and anger. The setting…

16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 28:16 In Genesis chapter 28, we find Jacob on the run from his brother Esau after deceiving their father, Isaac, to receive the blessing meant for the firstborn.…

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. Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:2 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Sarai, the wife of…

29 When they came to Jacob their father in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, 30 The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land. 31 And we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we…

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, 2 And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly. 3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him, 4…

25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.” 26 He also said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant.” 27 May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.” Setting…