Category: Genesis

11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:11 In Genesis chapter 3, we find the scene in the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve have just eaten the forbidden fruit from the…

35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she ceased bearing. Setting the Scene for Genesis 29:35 In Genesis chapter 29, we find the scene set in the ancient land of Paddan-aram, where Jacob has fled to escape…

15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 28:15 In Genesis chapter 28, we find Jacob on the run from his brother…

12 And he dreamed, and behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven. And behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it! Setting the Scene for Genesis 28:12 In Genesis chapter 28, we find Jacob on a journey to Haran to find…

19 Jacob said to his father, “I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 27:19 In Genesis chapter 27, we find the scene where Isaac, the aging patriarch of the family, is…

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Setting the Scene for…

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am exhausted!” (Therefore his name was called Edom.) 31 Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright now.” 32 Esau said, “I am about…

59 So they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant and his men. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:59 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the scene where Abraham’s servant, who has been sent to find a wife for Isaac, has just completed his mission. He has journeyed to Nahor, the…

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:9 In Genesis chapter 22, we find Abraham and his…

15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven Setting the Scene for Genesis 22:15 In Genesis chapter 22, we find Abraham and his son Isaac in a profound and pivotal moment of their lives. The scene is set on Mount Moriah, a rugged and rocky terrain where Abraham…