26 When Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army, 27 Isaac said to them, “Why have...

6 So Isaac settled in Gerar [obediently]. 7 When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, “She is my sister,” for he...

1 Now there was a famine [introduces a new section; last famine was 12:10] in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of...

29 Once when Jacob was cooking stew, Esau came in from the field, and he was exhausted. 30 And Esau said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of...

19 These are the generations of Isaac [a new section that is really more interested in Jacob rather than Isaac], Abraham's son: Abraham...

[As with the other family histories in Genesis, the non-elect line is described before the story of the elect. This history demonstrates...

Knowing The Word in Genesis will resume the week of June 6.

1 Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. [When did this happen? We do not know.] 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan,...

62 Now Isaac had returned from Beer-lahai-roi and was dwelling in the Negeb. [Where is Abraham? Has Isaac decided to live apart from...

50 Then Laban and Bethuel [Abraham’s brother who finally appears out of nowhere but after his son, meaning he is less important in this...