Category: Genesis

9 Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him…

19 “Gad shall raid him, but he shall raid at their heels. Setting the Scene for Genesis 49:19 In Genesis 49:19, we find Jacob, also known as Israel, giving his final blessings to his sons before his death. The scene takes place in Egypt, where Jacob and his family had settled during a time of…

9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their sojourning.” Setting the…

46 And Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will visit you and bring you up out of this land to the land that he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 45:46 In Genesis chapter 45, we find Joseph revealing his true identity…

36 Their father Jacob said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 42:36 In Genesis chapter 42, we find Joseph, the beloved son of Jacob, who had…

1 After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile. 2 And behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 3 And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood…

4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, Setting the Scene for Genesis 4:4 In Genesis chapter 4, we find the story of Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam and Eve. The scene is set in…

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. Setting the Scene for Genesis 4:1-2 In Genesis…

8 Then Judah said to Onan, “Go in to your brother’s wife and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 38:8 In Genesis chapter 38, we find Judah, one of the sons of Jacob, traveling to Timnah to shear his sheep. Judah’s…

37 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. Setting the Scene for Genesis 36:37 In Genesis chapter 36, we find a detailed genealogy of Esau, the brother of Jacob. The verse 37 specifically mentions a king named Hadad who reigned in Edom. The scene is set in the land of Edom, a…