Today, I discuss the sale of Joseph into Egypt.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 21—The Flight from Laban and the Stolen Teraphim
I discuss Genesis 31, where God appears to Jacob, Jacob flees from the house of Laban, Rachel takes Laban’s teraphim, and Laban and Jacob make a covenant.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 20—Mandrakes and Poplar Rods
Today I discuss a couple of the strangest episodes in the story of Genesis: Rachel’s request for some of Leah’s mandrakes and Jacob’s taking of Laban’s flocks using—among other things—poplar rods.
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The Family Of Abraham: Part 12—The Binding Of Isaac
Today, I discuss the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 11—Sending Out the Bondwoman
In this episode, I discuss the birth of Isaac and the sending out of Hagar and Ishmael.
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Transcript for the Ninth Day of Christmas: Foreigners in Search of Wisdom
One of my supporters has very kindly transcribed this video, the ninth of my series for the twelve days of Christmas. I don’t have time to transcribe my videos myself, so anyone willing to volunteer to transcribe one video every week or fortnight would be greatly appreciated! The transcript is very lightly edited at a few points for the purpose of comprehension.
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Numbering the Tribes
Could you clarify for lay readers of the Bible (who might be getting confused or forgetting things from one book to another) by giving an overview of how the tribes of Israel are numbered as twelve, and differences between how the tribes are numbered (or in how they are named) throughout the biblical narrative?
Transcript for the Sixth Day of Christmas: Joseph the Dreamer
One of my supporters has very kindly transcribed this video, the sixth of my series for the twelve days of Christmas. I don’t have time to transcribe my videos myself, so anyone willing to volunteer to transcribe one video every week or fortnight would be greatly appreciated! The transcript is very lightly edited at a few points for the purpose of comprehension.
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The Ninth Day of Christmas: Foreigners in Search of Wisdom
Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this ninth video I discuss connections between the wise men and the Queen of Sheba. I have more to say about these themes in my book, Echoes of Exodus.
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The Sixth Day of Christmas: Joseph the Dreamer
Over the Christmas period, I am posting videos exploring biblical echoes and symmetries in the stories of the nativity in the gospels. In this sixth video I focus on the character of Joseph in Matthew.
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