The Rise and Fall of the Edomites

The Rise and Fall of the Edomites

And this is the genealogy of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir. (Genesis 36:9) Genesis 36 is a chapter filled with names, recording the notable men among the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites, who became an important neighbor nation to Israel. Edom and the Edomites are mentioned some 130 […]

The Hand of Skill and Strength

The Hand of Skill and Strength

Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor. Now it came to pass, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, “Do not fear; you will have this son also.” And so it […]

A Blessing or a Curse?

A Blessing Or a Curse?

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.” (Genesis 34:30) Genesis […]