Tag: Shechem
February 5th: Genesis 35 and John 18:28-40
February 4th: Genesis 34 and John 18:1-27
February 3rd: Genesis 33 and John 17
January 12th: Genesis 12 and John 6:22-40
The Family of Abraham: Part 41—The Continuing Adventures
Today, I discuss a few of the echoes of the Genesis narrative in later stories in Scripture.
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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 27—The Sale of Joseph
Today, I discuss the sale of Joseph into Egypt.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 25—Three Deaths, a Birth, and a Rebellion
Today, I discuss Genesis 35, as Jacob journeys southward in stages from Shechem to Hebron. This passage is punctuated by the deaths of Deborah, Rachel, and Isaac, the birth of Benjamin, and the rebellion of Reuben.
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The Family of Abraham: Part 24—The Abduction of Dinah
Today, I discuss the abduction of Dinah in Genesis 34 and the violent response of Levi and Simeon.
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