Today, I discuss a few of the echoes of the Genesis narrative in later stories in Scripture.
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Tag: Laban
David and Jonathan
What’s the significance of David and Jonathan’s friendship? Is there something more significant in terms of redemptive history or biblical theology that warrants it being highlighted so frequently and with such strong terms?
The Man at Shechem
In part 27 of Abraham’s story you started to talk about the ‘random man’ who gives Joseph a lot of information in 37:15-17. Could you say some more about this odd character?
The Family of Abraham: Part 26—Edom
Today, I discuss Genesis 36 and Edom as Israel’s twin.
The Family of Abraham: Part 22—Wrestling With God
Today, I discuss Genesis 32, where Jacob prepares to encounter Esau and wrestles with God at the Jabbok.
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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 19—Rachel And Leah
Jacob encounters Rachel at the well and marries Rachel and Leah.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 18—Jacob’s Ladder
I comment on Genesis 28 and Jacob’s Ladder.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 14—Rebekah, Bride and Matriarch
Today, I comment on Genesis 24 and the quest for a bride for Isaac.
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