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Genesis 49 — Tiny Tim's inspiration?
In Genesis 49, we see the dying Jacob (who's been dying for several chapters now) bless his children (plus two of Joseph's), whose descendants will make up the 12 tribes of Israel. Hey, wait a minute: God renamed Jacob a… -
Genesis 35 — Sex, Death, and Reruns
Here God renames (or re-renames) Jacob as Israel; Rachel, Isaac, and a nurse of Rebekah's all die in separate incidents; and Reuben (son of Jacob) has sex with his dad's concubine. Who was that (un)masked man that wres… -
Genesis 27 — Thou shalt steal
In this chapter, we see Jacob steal Esau's blessing, with no immediate consequences for Jacob. Isaac plans to bless Esau as soon as he comes back from the hunt. Jacob takes advantage of his dad Isaac's advanced age to t… -
Genesis 26 — Like Father, Like Son
The land is in famine (the Bible has to specify that this is a different famine than the one mentioned previously, since God apparently sends so many). In this chapter, we have Isaac trying to pull the same old "she ain'… -
Genesis 25 — Give me your birthright, or die!
Abraham dies in this chapter, but not before finding another wife and keeping busy siring more boys. It doesn't say why he does this (other than the obvious explanation), since he just sends all his other kids all away s… -
Genesis 24 — looking for SWF, no Canaanites, please!
This is a long-winded, but interesting story. I think it reveals a lot about the mindset of the author and/or the people of the day. First, you would think a marriage would be important enough for someone to take care o…
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