Category: Genesis

30 As soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, when Jacob had scarcely gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came in from his hunting. Setting the Scene for Genesis 27:30 In Genesis chapter 27, we find the scene where Isaac, the aging patriarch of the family, is preparing to…

8 When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out of a window and saw Isaac laughing with Rebekah his wife. Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:8 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham, in the land of Gerar during a time of famine. Isaac,…

1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 Abraham…

2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh, Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:2 In Genesis chapter 24, we find Abraham, an elderly and wealthy patriarch, summoning his most trusted servant, Eliezer, to undertake a crucial task.…

24 And after Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Setting the Scene for Genesis 23:24 In Genesis chapter 23, we find Abraham mourning the death of his wife, Sarah. The scene is set in the land of…

1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall…

14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put…

22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:22 In Genesis chapter 21, we find Abraham and Sarah in the land of Gerar, where they had settled after leaving Egypt. The scene unfolds with…

7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out…

7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out…