Category: Genesis

15 for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. Setting the Scene for Genesis 13:15 In Genesis chapter 13, we find Abram (later known as Abraham) and his nephew Lot standing in the land of Canaan. The scene unfolds as they have just returned from Egypt,…

14 In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth had dried out. Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:14 In Genesis chapter 8, after the great flood, Noah and his family find themselves on the ark as the waters begin to recede. The scene is one of both relief and anticipation…

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought…

14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between…

36 Thus both the daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. Setting the Scene for Genesis 19:36 In Genesis chapter 19, we find the story of Lot and his two daughters. The scene takes place in the aftermath of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot and his daughters had fled the city as…

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And…

14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, Setting the Scene for Genesis 9:14 In Genesis chapter 9, after the great flood, God makes a covenant with Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The scene is set on a mountain, where Noah and his family…

23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years. Setting the Scene for Genesis 5:23 In Genesis chapter 5, we find the genealogy of Adam, detailing the descendants from Adam to Noah. The scene in Genesis 5:23 specifically refers to Enoch. Enoch was the great-grandson of Adam and the father of Methuselah. Enoch was…

40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command. Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 41:40 In Genesis chapter 41, we find Joseph standing before Pharaoh in the land of Egypt. The scene is set in the…

35 And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods. Setting the Scene for Genesis 31:35 In Genesis chapter 31, we find the scene where Laban confronts Jacob…