Category: Genesis

29 that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:29 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham,…

22 And Abimelech said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. Setting the Scene for Genesis 20:22 In Genesis chapter 20, we find Abraham and Sarah journeying to the land of Gerar. As they arrive, they encounter King Abimelech of Gerar. The scene is set in a lush and fertile region,…

18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:18 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…

4 to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord. Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:4 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan. The scene unfolds as a…

4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:4-5 In the Garden of Eden, a serene and lush paradise created…

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:12 In Genesis chapter 9, after the great flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham,…

21 And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Nor will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done. 22 While the earth remains,…

9 two and two, male and female, went into the ark with Noah, as God had commanded Noah. Setting the Scene for Genesis 7:9 In Genesis chapter 7, we find ourselves in the midst of a monumental event – the great flood. The scene is set on a vast plain where Noah, a righteous man…

1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the…

1 When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he…