Old Testament – Page 14 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Deaths of Rachel and Isaac – Genesis 35:16-29

The culture of the middle east in regard to clan succession was that the firstborn

We are not used to the sacred value ancient peoples put on places where spiritual

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," has been a principle of justice throughout

When I was in high school I interacted with a guy who wanted to challenge all aspects

We had a wrestling team in the junior high school I attended, and I learned wrestling

Today is, in a sense, a guest post, since I am quoting the excellent remarks by John

I recently heard of a family who, upon departing each other's company, would repeat

It is mentioned in this passage that Rachel stole from the family shrine her father's

We see in this passage that Jacob's brother-in-law sought information through divination,

"Mandrakes" play a role in this part of Jacob's life. Walton writes: "The mandrake

Walton says, "Marriage customs in the ancient Near East combined legal and festive

Of the imagery in this dream, Walton writes: His dream presents a ladder or stairway

In a 1984 New York Times Magazine article by John Bowers about brothers, he writes:

The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance, was a popular

The Abimelech whom Isaac deals with could be the same Abimelech his father Abraham