Jacob the sly peacemaker
Jacob meets Esau after 20 years away: Genesis 32–35 After 20 years away, Jacob was to meet Esau again. It was …
Category Archives: Genesis
A boundary stone set at Mizpah in Gilead
Jacob’s time with Laban: Genesis 30–31 Boundaries can be set centuries before they’re seen on the ground, or even longer. Laban …
Jacob’s unearned blessing
Esau marries again, Jacob goes to Paddan-Haran, works for Laban, marries Rachel and Leah, and has 11 of his sons …
Isaac and Abimelech and a well
Two stories Esau/Jacob, Abimelech/Isaac: Genesis 25–28 As Isaac grew richer (the Lord did, indeed, bless him), a dispute over water …
Abraham and Keturah and their sons
A list of Abraham’s sons (and their sons): Genesis 25 and parts of Chronicles Abraham took a second wife after …
Abraham’s rights to Beersheba
Abraham sends Hagar and Ishmael away, makes a treaty with Abimelech, almost sacrifices Isaac, finds him a wife after he …
Abraham’s compassionate response to the threat of judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah
God destroys Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot lives with his daughters, Abraham lies to Abimelech about Sarah, and Isaac is born: …
Waiting for Isaac
Promises from God to Abraham: Genesis 15–17 Hearing a promise and accepting it on the spot is one thing; waiting …
The problem with a tower at Babylon
The Tower of Babel; Abram and his family moves around the Middle East, with Lot eventually settling in Sodom, only to …
God remembered
Recovering from a global disaster: Genesis 6–10 After living through 150 days, that’s just short of four months, of a …
Evil breaks God’s heart
From Cain to Noah: Genesis 4–6 God is often accused of being unfair, uncaring or unpowerful because there is evil …
In the beginning: God
Genesis:1–3: In the beginning … The opening statement of Genesis, the first book in our Bible, establishes who did what …
Joseph gets the big picture
Joseph and his brothers: Genesis 37–50 Joseph started as the pesky little brother with dreams way beyond his station in …
Esau, Seir and Edom
Esau’s descendents: Genesis 36 and parts of Chronicles These lists of descendents seem to be an interruption to the main …
Jacob’s humility
Jacob meets Esau after 20 years away: Genesis 32–35 After 20 years of working for Laban, and multiple promises from …
Laban’s greed
Jacob’s time with Laban: Genesis 30–31 In the 20 years Jacob worked for Laban, it is clear that Laban valued …
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