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Jacob Gains His Fortune (Genesis 30-31)
Bible CommentaryIn escaping from Esau, Jacob ended up at the family farm of Laban, his mother’s brother. Jacob worked for Laban...
Jacob’s Unethical Procurement of Esau’s Birthright and Blessing (Genesis 25:19-34; 26:34-28:9)
Bible CommentaryAlthough it was God’s plan for Jacob to succeed Isaac (Gen. 25:23), Rebekah and Jacob’s use of deception and theft...
Isaac (Genesis 21:1-35:29)
Bible CommentaryIsaac was the son of a great father and the father of a great son, but he himself left a mixed record. In contrast to...
A Burial Plot for Sarah (Genesis 23:1-20)
Bible CommentaryWhen Sarah died, Abraham engaged in an exemplary negotiation to buy a burial plot for her. He conducted the...
Abraham’s Dispute with Abimelech (Genesis 20:1-16; 21:22-34)
Bible CommentaryWhen Abraham and Sarah entered the country of King Abimelech, Abimelech inadvertently violated the rules of hospitality,...
Abraham and Sarah’s Hospitality (Genesis 18:1-15)
Bible CommentaryThe story of Abraham and Sarah’s generous hospitality to three visitors who came to them by the oaks of Mamre is told...
Abraham and Lot Parted: Abraham’s Generosity (Genesis 13:3-18)
Bible CommentaryWhen Abraham and his family reentered Canaan and came to the region around Bethel, the friction that erupted between the...
Abraham’s Journey Begins with Disaster in Egypt (Genesis 12:8-13:2)
Bible CommentaryThe initial results of Abraham’s journeys were not promising. There was fierce competition for the land...
The Pastoral Lifestyle of Abraham and his Family (Genesis 12:4-7)
Bible CommentaryWhen Abraham left his home in Haran and set out for the land of Canaan, his family was probably already quite large by...
Abraham’s Faithfulness Contrasted with the Faithlessness of Babel (Genesis 12:1-3)
Bible CommentaryGod called Abraham into a covenant of faithful service, as is told at the beginning of Genesis 12. By leaving the...
Noah’s Descendants and the Tower of Babel (Genesis 10:1-11:32)
Bible CommentaryIn what is called the Table of Nations, Genesis 10 traces first the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 10:2-5), then the...
Noah’s Fall (Genesis 9:20-29)
Bible CommentaryAfter his heroic work on behalf of humanity, Noah falls into a troubling domestic incident. It begins—as so many...