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Burial of Sarah – Genesis 23
The burial purchase Abraham makes reflects burial customs of the day: Contemporary burial practices favored rock-cut or cave tombs, which were meant to accommodate the clan through generations. Bodies
Continue reading...Isaac – Genesis 21:1-21
Oldest.org reported: “In late October 2019, Xinju Tian made international news when it was reported that she had given He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from
Continue reading...Sarah and Ishmael – Genesis 17:15-27
Jacob’s name was changed to Israel; Esau became Edom; Gideon became Jerub-baal; Hadassah became Esther; and Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah became known to their captors as Belteshazzar, Shadrach,
Continue reading...Circumcision – Genesis 17:9-14
Circumcision is one of the world’s most widely performed medical procedures. Approximately 38% of males worldwide are circumcised, about half for religious or cultural reasons. It is most often
Continue reading...Hagar and Ismael – Genesis 16
Most of us are not characterized by unbroken faith and obedience to God, even though faith and obedience may be the norm for our lives before God. Abram is no different from us. Abram was eighty-six
Continue reading...Covenant with Abram – Genesis 15:7-21
Wikipedia has a decent article on Biblical covenant. There are several covenants God makes with His people, the covenant with Noah never to destroy the earth again by a flood, the covenant with Abraham,
Continue reading...Separation of Abram and Lot – Genesis 13
Wikipedia describes a nomad as “a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock),
Continue reading...The Promise Expanded – Genesis 12:1-3
In Genesis 3:15 Yahweh promises that a seed or offspring of the woman will strike the head of the serpent and restore the kingdom of God on earth. Every child born could be the one who fulfills this
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