Category: Genesis

1 Now Abraham journeyed from there toward the land of the Negev, and settled between Kadesh and Shur; then he sojourned in Gerar. Setting the Scene for Genesis 20:1 In Genesis chapter 20, we find Abraham and Sarah journeying to the land of Gerar. As they arrive, they encounter King Abimelech of Gerar. The scene…

7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out…

20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the…

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:27 In Genesis chapter 2, we find the scene where God has just created Adam, the first man. Adam is standing in the midst of the Garden…

10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. Setting the Scene for Genesis 2:10 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 a beautiful landscape filled with…

23 The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar. Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:23 In Genesis chapter 19, we find the scene where Lot and his two daughters are fleeing the city of Sodom just before its destruction. The atmosphere is tense and urgent as they are instructed by the…

34 The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine tonight also. Then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve offspring from our father.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:34 In Genesis chapter 19, we find the…

19 God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. Setting the Scene for Genesis 17:19 In Genesis chapter 17, we find Abraham, formerly known as Abram, in the…

25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” Setting the Scene for Genesis 18:25 In Genesis chapter 18,…

1 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door…