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Back to SearchGenesis 29:31-30:24: The Nation Grows
The LORD hears the cries of the poor and needy, and so he opens the womb of Leah, the wife whom Jacob does not love. The names of her first four sons…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Genesis 29:1-30: The Trickster Meets His Match
When Jacob arrives in Paddan-Aram, he stops at a well, where he learns about his uncle’s family. Rachel, the younger daughter of Laban, comes to the …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Genesis 28:10-22: Jacob’s Ladder
Early in Jacob’s journey toward Haran, he stops at a particular place to rest for the night. The LORD comes to Jacob in a dream in which Jacob sees t…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Genesis 27:41-28:9: Run, Jacob, Run!
Esau hates Jacob because of the stolen blessing, and Esau resolves to kill his brother after his father has died. Rebekah recognizes that sending Jac…
6 months ago
Genesis 27:26-40: One Blessing to Give
The ploy of Rebekah and Jacob works to fool Isaac, who is convinced that his son Esau has come near by the smell of the garments. The blessing that I…
6 months ago
Genesis 27:1-25: Clothed as Someone Else for a Blessing
When Isaac’s age had led to near blindness, he desired to give his blessing to his favorite son, Esau, despite what the LORD had said when the twins …
6 months ago
Genesis 26:1-35: Like Father, Like Son
When a famine arose in the days of Isaac, the LORD specifically told Isaac not to go to Egypt. The LORD strengthened Isaac’s faith by repeating the p…
6 months ago
Genesis 25:19-34: The Hairy Man and the Heel-Grabber
Rebekah’s barrenness proved to be as small an obstacle to the power of God’s promise as Sarah’s barrenness had been. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer…
6 months ago
Genesis 25:1-18: And the Beat Goes On
As Moses concludes the story of Abraham’s life, we learn about another wife of Abraham through whom God gave more children to Abraham, even as Isaac …
6 months, 1 week ago
Genesis 24:52-67: What God Has Joined Together
Abraham’s servant joyfully bestows more gifts upon Rebekah and her family because she will become Isaac’s wife. Rather than allowing a delay to chang…
6 months, 1 week ago