Jacob Flees from Laban 1 NowJacobheard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired…

Esau Comes to Meet Jacob 1 So Jacob went on his way, andthe angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “ThisisGod’scamp.” And he called the…

Jacob and Esau Meet 1 Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there,Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah,…

The Dinah Incident 1 NowDinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son…

Jacob’s Return to Bethel 1 Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up toBethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God,who appeared to youwhen you fled from…

The Family of Esau 1 Now thisisthe genealogy of Esau,who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon theHittite;Aholibamah the daughter…

Joseph Dreams of Greatness 1 Now Jacob dwelt in the landwhere his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 Thisisthe history of Jacob. Joseph,beingseventeen years old, was…

Judah and Tamar 1 It came to pass at that time that Judah departed from his brothers, andvisited a certain Adullamite whose namewasHirah. 2 And Judahsaw there a daughter of…

Joseph a Slave in Egypt 1 Now Joseph had been takendown to Egypt. AndPotiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian,bought him from the Ishmaelites who had…

The Prisoners’ Dreams 1 It came to pass after these thingsthatthebutler and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh wasangry…