Gen. 28:1 ¶ Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women. Gen. 28:2 Arise, go to Paddan-aram to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father, and take as your wife from there one of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother. Gen. 28:3...
Author: Through the Bible In a Year
January 12
Gen. 26:17 ¶ So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there. Gen. 26:18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And he gave them the names...
January 11
Gen. 24:52 ¶ When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the LORD. Gen. 24:53 And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. Gen. 24:54 And he and...
January 10
Gen. 23:1 ¶ Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Gen. 23:2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Gen. 23:3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and...
January 9
Gen. 20:1 ¶ From there Abraham journeyed toward the territory of the Negeb and lived between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar. Gen. 20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. Gen. 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a...
January 8
Gen. 18:20 Then the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave, Gen. 18:21 I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know.” Gen. 18:22 ¶ So the men...
January 7
Gen. 16:1 ¶ Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. Gen. 16:2 And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And...
January 6
Gen. 13:5 And Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents, Gen. 13:6 so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together, Gen. 13:7 and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the...
January 5
Gen. 11:1 ¶ Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. Gen. 11:2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Gen. 11:3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had...
January 4
Gen. 8:1 ¶ But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. Gen. 8:2 The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens...