Category: Genesis

16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and appearance. 18 Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” 19 Laban said,…

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, Setting the Scene for Genesis 28:20 In Genesis chapter 28, we find Jacob on a journey to Haran. He had just…

40 By your sword you shall live, and you shall serve your brother; but when you grow restless you shall break his yoke from your neck. Setting the Scene for Genesis 27:40 In Genesis chapter 27, we find the scene where Isaac, the aging patriarch of the family, calls his son Esau to him. Isaac,…

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,…