Category: Genesis

8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. Setting the Scene for Genesis 21:8 In Genesis chapter 21, we find Sarah, Abraham’s wife, who had miraculously given birth to their son Isaac in her old age. The scene takes place at a…

1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. 3 Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I…

12 The gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:12 In Genesis chapter 2, we find ourselves in the Garden of Eden, a lush and bountiful paradise created by God. The scene is set with Adam, the first man created by God, wandering through the…

4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had…

23 Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:23 In Genesis chapter 2, we find Adam, the first man created by God, in the Garden of Eden. The…

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not…

12 Then the men said to Lot, “Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. 13 For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord, and the Lord has sent us…

5 And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” 6 Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, 7 And said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. Setting the…

22 Escape there quickly, for I can do nothing till you arrive there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:22 In Genesis chapter 19, we find Lot and his family in the city of Sodom. The scene is set in the evening, with the sun setting over…

9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” 10 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women…