Category: Genesis

1 It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and turned aside to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. Setting the Scene for Genesis 38:1 In Genesis chapter 38, we find Judah, one of the sons of Jacob, leaving his brothers and going down to a certain Adullamite named Hirah.…

38 But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 37:38…

18 And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. Setting the Scene for Genesis 35:18 In Genesis 35:18, we find Rachel, the beloved wife of Jacob, giving birth to her second son on the journey from Bethel to Ephrath. The scene is…

5 And when Esau lifted up his eyes and saw the women and children, he said, “Who are these with you?” Jacob said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 33:5 In Genesis chapter 33, we find Jacob, who had fled from his brother Esau many years earlier…

28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 32:28 In Genesis chapter 32, we find Jacob on his way back to Canaan after spending many years in Haran. As he nears his…

52 This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, for harm. Setting the Scene for Genesis 31:52 In Genesis 31:52, we find Jacob and Laban standing together in a…

38 And he set the sticks that he had peeled in front of the flocks in the troughs, that is, the watering places, where the flocks came to drink. And since they bred when they came to drink, Setting the Scene for Genesis 30:38 In Genesis chapter 30, we find Jacob, the son of Isaac…

9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:9-10 In Genesis chapter 3, we find Adam and…

23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:23 In Genesis chapter 3, we find Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They had just disobeyed God by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree…

12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 3:13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 3:12-13…