Category: Genesis

17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:17 In Genesis chapter 19, we find the scene where Lot and his family are being rescued from…

24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:24 In Genesis chapter 18, we find Abraham sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day. As…

3 He said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the…

17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:17 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Hagar, the…

12 He shall be a wild donkey of a man, his hand against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:12 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarai, the wife of Abram (later known as Abraham). Sarai,…

7 And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:7 In Genesis 15:7, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, standing outside his tent under the vast night sky. The scene is set…

1 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3 All these…

18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks of Mamre, which are at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord. Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:18 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan.…

9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb. Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:9 In Genesis chapter 12, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, embarking on a journey of faith as he follows God’s call to leave his homeland and go to the land of Canaan. As Abram and his wife Sarai,…

17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:17 In Genesis chapter 12, we find the story of Abram (later known as Abraham) and his wife Sarai (later known as Sarah) in Egypt. The scene unfolds as a result of a…