Isaac Sends Jacob to Padan-aram
Isaac Calls Jacob
“And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.”
Genesis 28:1 (KJV)
The text records that Isaac called Jacob, blessed him, charged him, and instructed him not to take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.
Isaac Instructs Jacob
“Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy...
Isaac Blesses Jacob
Isaac Grows Old
“And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.”
Genesis 27:1 (KJV)
The text records that Isaac was old and that his eyes were dim so that he could not see. Isaac called Esau his eldest son, and Esau answered him.
Isaac Requests Venison
“And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Now...
Isaac and Abimelech
A Famine in the Land
“And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.”
Genesis 26:1 (KJV)
The text records that there was a famine in the land besides the famine that occurred in the days of Abraham and that Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines in Gerar.
The LORD Appears to Isaac
“And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into...
Isaac's Sons
The Generations of Isaac
“And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:”
Genesis 25:19 (KJV)
The text introduces the generations of Isaac and records that Abraham begat Isaac.
Isaac's Age and Marriage
“And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.”
Genesis 25:20 (KJV)
The text records that Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah,...
The Descendants of Ishmael
The Generations of Ishmael
“Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:”
Genesis 25:12 (KJV)
The text introduces the generations of Ishmael and identifies him as the son of Abraham and Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid.
Ishmael's First Sons
“And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and...
Abraham's Later Years and Death
Abraham Takes Another Wife
“Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.”
Genesis 25:1 (KJV)
The text records Abraham taking Keturah as his wife.
The Sons of Keturah
“And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.”
Genesis 25:2 (KJV)
The text records that Keturah bore Abraham six sons.
The Descendants of Jokshan
“And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and...
A Wife for Isaac
Abraham Speaks to His Servant
“And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.”
Genesis 24:1 (KJV)
The text records Abraham’s old age and blessing.
“And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:”
Genesis 24:2 (KJV)
“And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a...
The Burial of Sarah
Sarah’s Death
“And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.”
Genesis 23:1 (KJV)
The text records Sarah’s age at her death.
Sarah Dies in Hebron
“And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
Genesis 23:2 (KJV)
The text records Sarah’s death and Abraham’s mourning.
Abraham Speaks to the Sons of...
Abraham and Isaac (The Sacrifice of Isaac)
“And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.”
Genesis 22:1 (KJV)
The text records that God tested Abraham.
God Commands Abraham
“And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.”
Genesis 22:2 (KJV)
The text records that God...
The Birth of Isaac
“And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.”Genesis 21:1 (KJV)
The text records that the LORD visited Sarah.
Isaac Is Born
“For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.”Genesis 21:2 (KJV)
The text records that Sarah bore a son to Abraham.
The Child Is Named
“And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to...
Abraham and Abimelech
Abraham Sojourns in Gerar
“And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.” Genesis 20:1 (KJV)
The text records that Abraham journeyed and dwelt in Gerar.
Abraham Says Sarah Is His Sister
“And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.”Genesis 20:2 (KJV)
The text records that Abraham said Sarah was his sister, and Abimelech took...
Lot and His Daughters
Lot Dwells in a Cave
“And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.” Genesis 19:30 (KJV)
The text records that Lot left Zoar and dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.
The Daughters’ Concern
“And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the...
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