Category: Genesis

24 And the Lord appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Fear not, for I am with you and will bless you and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:24 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the son…

18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names that his father had given them. Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:18 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac,…

19 These are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham fathered Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean, to be his wife. 21 And Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she was barren.…

19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:19 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the scene where Abraham’s servant is on a mission to find a wife for Isaac. The servant has traveled…

3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:3 In Genesis chapter…

12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:12 In Genesis chapter 22, we find Abraham and his son Isaac in a…

33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and called there on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:33 In Genesis 21:33, we find Abraham in the land of the Philistines, specifically in Beersheba. The scene is set in a peaceful and serene setting, with Abraham and Abimelech,…

18 For the Lord had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife. Setting the Scene for Genesis 20:18 In Genesis chapter 20, we find Abraham and Sarah journeying to the land of Gerar. As they arrive, they encounter King Abimelech of Gerar. The scene is set in a…

8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the…

I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:34 In Genesis chapter 2, we find the scene set in the Garden of…