Category: Genesis

1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. 2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took…

7 But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord put him to death. Setting the Scene for Genesis 38:7 In Genesis chapter 38, we find Judah, the son of Jacob, leaving his brothers and going down to a certain Adullamite named Hirah. Judah marries a Canaanite woman named…

37 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it. Setting the Scene for Genesis 35:37 In Genesis 35, we find Jacob, also known as Israel, on a journey with his family.…

2 These are the generations of Jacob. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father. 3 Now Israel loved…

10 And God said to him, “Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name.” So he called his name Israel. 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,…

20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel. Setting the Scene for Genesis 33:20 In Genesis chapter 33, we find Jacob, who had just reconciled with his brother Esau after years of estrangement. The scene takes place in the hill country of Seir, a region in Edom where Esau resided. Jacob had sent…

26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 32:26 In Genesis chapter 32, we find Jacob preparing to meet his estranged brother, Esau, after many years of separation. Jacob had deceived Esau in…

31 And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth. 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.”…

33 So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 30:33 In Genesis chapter 30, we find…

9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:9 In Genesis chapter 3, we find the scene where Adam and Eve have just eaten the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden. As…