Category: Genesis

14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. Setting the Scene for Genesis 12:14 In Genesis chapter 12, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his wife Sarai (later known as Sarah) in Egypt. The scene unfolds as a result of a famine in the land of Canaan,…

8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth. Setting…

25 To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. Setting the Scene for Genesis 10:25 In Genesis chapter 10, we find ourselves in the midst of a genealogy known as the Table of Nations. The scene…

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is…

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

35 But on the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. Setting the Scene for Genesis 34:35 In Genesis chapter 34, we find the aftermath of a tragic…

17 For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die. Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:17 In Genesis chapter 6, we find the scene where God instructs Noah to build an…

5 And from the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had, in house and field. Setting the Scene for Genesis 39:5 In Genesis 39:5, we find Joseph,…