Category: Genesis

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought…

13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly…

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. Setting the Scene for Genesis 25:20 In Genesis chapter 25, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham, who is now married to Rebekah. The scene takes…

5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:5 In Genesis chapter 21, we find ourselves in the midst of a joyous occasion in the camp of Abraham and Sarah. The scene is set in the desert, where the sun is shining brightly,…

10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 16:10 In Genesis chapter 16, we find Hagar, the Egyptian maidservant of Sarai, the wife of Abram (later known as Abraham). Sarai, who was unable to…

4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:4 In Genesis chapter 11, we find a scene where all…

1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth. 2 and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night and wash…

3 Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. 4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and…

22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:22 In Genesis chapter 9, we find the aftermath of the great flood that had devastated the earth. Noah, his wife, his three sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth), and their wives…

14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:14-15 In…