Category: Genesis

30 Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:30 In Genesis chapter 19, we find Lot and his two daughters fleeing the destruction…

15 As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:15 In Genesis chapter 19, we find the scene where the angels visit Lot in the city of Sodom.…

23 Then Abraham drew near and said, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:23 In Genesis chapter 18, we find Abraham sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day. As he looks up, he sees three men standing nearby. These men…

1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 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…

14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 17:14 In Genesis chapter 17, we find Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in the presence of God. The scene is set in the plains…

10 The angel of the Lord also said to her, “I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” 11 And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to…

6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:6 In Genesis chapter 15, we find the patriarch Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in a profound encounter with God. The scene is set in the evening, with the sun setting over the horizon, casting a…

22 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 14:22 In Genesis chapter 14, we find Abram, later known as Abraham, after he had just returned from rescuing his…

13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. 15 This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark…

25 And when they had eaten the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:25 In Genesis chapter 12, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his wife Sarai (later known as Sarah) embarking on a journey.…