Category Archives: Genesis

The Birth of Isaac 1 The Lord blessed Sarah, as he had promised, 2 and she became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham when he was old. The boy was born at the time God had said he would be born. 3 Abraham named him Isaac, 4 and when Isaac was eight days old, […]

God Commands Abraham to Offer Isaac 1 Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, “Abraham!” And Abraham answered, “Yes, here I am!” 2 “Take your son,” God said, “your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show […]

Sarah Dies and Abraham Buys a Burial Ground 1 Sarah lived to be 127 years old. 2 She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her death. 3 He left the place where his wife’s body was lying, went to the Hittites, and said, 4 “I am a foreigner living here […]

A Wife for Isaac 1 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in everything he did. 2 He said to his oldest servant, who was in charge of all that he had, “Place your hand between my thighsand make a vow. 3 I want you to make a vow in the […]

Other Descendants of Abraham 1 Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurim, the Letushim, and the Leummim. 4 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, […]

Isaac Lives at Gerar 1 There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar. 2 The Lord had appeared to Isaac and had said, “Do not go to Egypt; stay in this land, where I tell you to […]

Isaac Blesses Jacob 1 Isaac was now old and had become blind. He sent for his older son Esau and said to him, “Son!” “Yes,” he answered. 2 Isaac said, “You see that I am old and may die soon. 3 Take your bow and arrows, go out into the country, and kill an animal […]

1 Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, “Don’t marry a Canaanite. 2 Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the young women there, one of your uncle Laban’s daughters. 3 May Almighty God bless your marriage and give you many children, so that you will […]

Jacob Arrives at Laban’s Home 1 Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East. 2 Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields with three flocks of sheep lying around it. The flocks were watered from this well, which had a large stone over the opening. 3 Whenever […]

1 But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.” 2 Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “I can’t take the place of God. He is the one who keeps you from having children.” 3 She […]