Category: Genesis

2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he was in the house of his Egyptian master. 3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight…

3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:3 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan. After…

64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she dismounted from the camel. Setting the Scene for Genesis 24:64 In Genesis chapter 24, we find the servant of Abraham, who is on a mission to find a wife for Abraham’s son, Isaac. The servant has traveled a great distance to the…

13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:13 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…

16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 15:16 In Genesis chapter 15, we find the patriarch Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in a profound encounter with God. The scene is set in the evening, with the…

30 Now Sarai was barren; she had no child. Setting the Scene for Genesis 11:30 In Genesis chapter 11, we find ourselves in the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. The scene unfolds with Terah, his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai, and his grandson Lot. Terah, a descendant of Shem, had set out from Ur…

9 “Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you,” 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. 11 I establish my…

12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: 13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When…

8 Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:8 In Genesis chapter 8, we find Noah and his family aboard the ark after the great flood that covered the earth. The scene is one of both…

17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:17 In Genesis chapter 8, after the great flood,…