Category: Genesis

3 She conceived and bore a son, and he called his name Er. 4 And she conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived and bore a son, and called his name Shelah. She was in Chezib when she bore him. 6 And Judah took…

7 Now then, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, so that he will pray for you, and you shall live. But if you do not return her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 20:7 In Genesis chapter 20, we find Abraham…

5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:5 In Genesis chapter 11, we find a bustling scene in the land of Shinar where the descendants of Noah have settled. The people of the land have come together…

11 But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 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…

11 And God said to him, “I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. 12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to…

1 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had…

45 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. Setting the Scene for Genesis 43:45 In Genesis chapter 43, we find Joseph, a high-ranking official in Egypt, hosting…

12 And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him, Setting the Scene for Genesis 26:12 In Genesis chapter 26, we find Isaac, the son of Abraham, in the land of Gerar during a time of famine. Isaac, following in his father’s footsteps, had been instructed…

1 Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. 2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. 3 God Almighty bless you…

28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son. Setting the Scene for Genesis 5:28 In Genesis chapter 5, we find ourselves in a scene where Lamech, a descendant of Adam, is surrounded by his family. Lamech’s father was Methuselah, who was known for being the longest-lived person in the Bible. Lamech’s son…