JKL

The Jabbok River

Wrestling with God (Genesis 32:22–25)

Peniel (Genesis 32:29–32)

Jacob

Refuge from Famine (Genesis 12:10)

Abraham’s Burial (Genesis 25:7–10)

Isaac’s Prayer (Genesis 25:19–21)

Two Nations (Genesis 25:22–23)

Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:24–26)

Unidentical Twins (Genesis 25:27–28)

Lentil Soup (Genesis 25:29–34)

Esau’s Birthright (Genesis 25:34)

Deathbed Blessing (Genesis 27:1–4)

Rebekah’s Plan (Genesis 27:5–14)

Playing Esau (Genesis 27:15–23)

Jacob Blessed (Genesis 27:24–29)

Esau’s Plea (Genesis 27:30–37)

Esau Blessed (Genesis 27:38–41)

Flee (Genesis 27:42–46)

To Paddan Aram (Genesis 28:1–5)

Stairway to Heaven (Genesis 28:10–15)

Bethel (Genesis 28:16–19)

Jacob’s Vow (Genesis 28:20–22)

In the East (Genesis 29:1–6)

Culture Clash (Genesis 29:7–10)

A Warm Welcome (Genesis 29:11–14)

Seven Years (Genesis 29:15–20)

Leah (Genesis 29:21–25)

Rachel (Genesis 29:26–30)

Unloved (Genesis 29:31–35)

Bilhah’s Sons (Genesis 30:1–8)

Zilpah’s Sons (Genesis 30:9–13)

Mandrakes (Genesis 30:14–21)

Jacob’s Request (Genesis 30:25–26)

Wages (Genesis 30:27–31)

Spots and Patches (Genesis 30:31–33)

Laban’s Deception (Genesis 30:34–36)

Imitative Magic (Genesis 30:36–40)

Jacob’s Wealth (Genesis 30:40–43)

Animosity (Genesis 31:1–3)

A Secret Meeting (Genesis 31:4–9)

The God of Bethel (Genesis 31:10–13)

A Family United (Genesis 31:14–16)

Family Idols (Genesis 31:17–19)

Fooled (Genesis 31:20–21)

Laban’s Dream (Genesis 31:22–24)

Confrontation (Genesis 31:25–30)

Defiled Gods (Genesis 31:31–35)

Jacob’s Rant (Genesis 31:36–41)

The Fear of Isaac (Genesis 31:42)

A Witness (Genesis 31:43–47)

Terms of the Covenant (Genesis 31:48–55)

Two Camps (Genesis 32:1–8)

Jacob’s Prayer (Genesis 32:9–12)

A Gift for Esau (Genesis 32:13–21)

Wrestling with God (Genesis 32:22–25)

Israel (Genesis 32:26–28)

Peniel (Genesis 32:29–32)

Reunion (Genesis 33:1–7)

Blessing (Genesis 33:8–11)

Esau’s Invitation (Genesis 33:12–16)

Succoth and Shechem (Genesis 33:17–20)

Leah’s Daughter (Genesis 34:1)

Finding Out (Genesis 34:5–7)

The Marriage Offer (Genesis 34:8–12)

Rebuked (Genesis 34:30–31)

Purification (Genesis 35:1–4)

El Bethel (Genesis 35:5–8)

Restoration (Genesis 35:9–15)

Benjamin (Genesis 35:16–20)

The Fall of Reuben (Genesis 35:21–26)

Isaac’s Death (Genesis 35:27–29)

Esau in Canaan (Genesis 36:1–8)

A Broken Family (Genesis 37:2–4)

Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37:5–11)

Conspiracy (Genesis 37:12–20)

Mourning for Joseph (Genesis 37:31–35)

Jacob’s Favorite (Genesis 42:1–4)

Reporting to Jacob (Genesis 42:29–36)

Reuben’s Pledge (Genesis 42:37–38)

Family Tension (Genesis 43:1–7)

Judah’s Pledge (Genesis 43:8–10)

Reluctant Faith (Genesis 43:11–14)

Judah’s Plea (Genesis 44:18–31)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Jehoram

Esau Blessed (Genesis 27:38–41)

Jerusalem

Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17–20)

Jesus

Innocent Suffering (Genesis 3:14)

The Major Covenants

The Rainbow (Genesis 9:12–17)

Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17–20)

Cut Off (Genesis 17:14)

Lot’s Descendants (Genesis 19:31–38)

A Tale of Two Fathers (Genesis 22:6)

The Promise Expanded (Genesis 22:15–19)

Stay (Genesis 26:1–5)

Judah’s Guilt (Genesis 38:24–26)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

The Jordan Plain

The Jordan Valley (Genesis 13:10–13)

Negotiations (Genesis 18:26–33)

Zoar (Genesis 19:17–22)

Burning Sulfur (Genesis 19:23–25)

Joseph (Jacob’s Son)

Joseph (Genesis 30:22–24)

The Fall of Reuben (Genesis 35:21–26)

A Broken Family (Genesis 37:2–4)

Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37:5–11)

Conspiracy (Genesis 37:12–20)

Joseph Sold (Genesis 37:21–30)

Mourning for Joseph (Genesis 37:31–35)

Joseph in Slavery (Genesis 37:36)

In Potiphar’s House (Genesis 39:1–6)

Potiphar’s Wife (Genesis 39:6–12)

A Woman Scorned (Genesis 39:13–20)

Joseph in Prison (Genesis 39:20–23)

Angering the Pharaoh (Genesis 40:1–4)

The Cupbearer’s Dream (Genesis 40:5–13)

Joseph’s Plea (Genesis 40:14–15)

The Baker’s Dream (Genesis 40:16–19)

Fulfillment (Genesis 40:20–23)

The Pharaoh’s Dream (Genesis 41:1–7)

Joseph Summoned (Genesis 41:8–14)

Beyond Me (Genesis 41:15–24)

The Interpretation (Genesis 41:25–32)

Joseph’s Advice (Genesis 41:33–36)

Second-in-Command (Genesis 41:37–45)

Abundance (Genesis 41:46–49)

Joseph’s Sons (Genesis 41:50–52)

The Famine (Genesis 41:53–57)

Spies (Genesis 42:5–13)

The Test (Genesis 42:14–20)

Anguish (Genesis 42:21–26)

To Joseph’s House (Genesis 43:15–25)

Joseph’s Compassion (Genesis 43:26–30)

The Feast (Genesis 43:31–34)

The Setup (Genesis 44:1–5)

Benjamin Framed (Genesis 44:6–13)

Judah’s Leadership (Genesis 44:14–17)

Judah’s Plea (Genesis 44:18–31)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Joy

Laughter (Genesis 21:6–7)

Judah

Unloved (Genesis 29:31–35)

The Fall of Reuben (Genesis 35:21–26)

Joseph Sold (Genesis 37:21–30)

Leaving Home (Genesis 38:1)

Judah’s Sons (Genesis 38:2–10)

Left a Widow (Genesis 38:11)

The Pledge (Genesis 38:12–19)

Ridiculed (Genesis 38:20–23)

Judah’s Guilt (Genesis 38:24–26)

Perez and Zerah (Genesis 38:27–30)

A Broken Family (Genesis 37:2–4)

Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37:5–11)

Conspiracy (Genesis 37:12–20)

Joseph Sold (Genesis 37:21–30)

Spies (Genesis 42:5–13)

The Test (Genesis 42:14–20)

Anguish (Genesis 42:21–26)

An Act of God (Genesis 42:27–28)

Reporting to Jacob (Genesis 42:29–36)

Family Tension (Genesis 43:1–7)

Judah’s Pledge (Genesis 43:8–10)

To Joseph’s House (Genesis 43:15–25)

The Feast (Genesis 43:31–34)

The Setup (Genesis 44:1–5)

Benjamin Framed (Genesis 44:6–13)

Judah’s Leadership (Genesis 44:14–17)

Judah’s Plea (Genesis 44:18–31)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Judgment

The First Day of Creation (Genesis 1:3–5)

Subduing the Earth (Genesis 1:28)

The Forbidden Tree (Genesis 2:16)

All by Himself (Genesis 2:18)

The Debate (Genesis 3:1–5)

Sin (Genesis 3:6)

The Curse of Death (Genesis 3:7)

The Blame Game (Genesis 3:8–13)

The Snake’s Punishment (Genesis 3:14–15)

The Woman’s Punishment (Genesis 3:16)

The Man’s Punishment (Genesis 3:17–19)

Exile (Genesis 3:21–23)

Cain’s Punishment (Genesis 4:9–12)

Regret (Genesis 6:5–8)

Ruined (Genesis 6:11–13)

Uncreation (Genesis 7:10–12)

The Value of Human Life (Genesis 9:5–7)

Scattered (Genesis 11:5–8)

Riches and Regret (Genesis 12:16)

Yahweh’s Intervention (Genesis 12:17–19)

Surrounded (Genesis 19:4–5)

The Angels Revealed (Genesis 19:10–13)

Burning Sulfur (Genesis 19:23–25)

Lot’s Wife (Genesis 19:26)

Laban’s Dream (Genesis 31:22–24)

The Fear of Isaac (Genesis 31:42)

Justice

A Soothing Aroma (Genesis 8:21)

Never Again (Genesis 8:21–22)

Outcry (Genesis 18:20–22)

The Judge of the Earth (Genesis 18:23–25)

Negotiations (Genesis 18:26–33)

The Angels Revealed (Genesis 19:10–13)

Looking Down (Genesis 19:27–29)

In the East (Genesis 29:1–6)

A Secret Meeting (Genesis 31:4–9)

Anguish (Genesis 42:21–26)

Keturah

Keturah (Genesis 25:1–4)

Gifts (Genesis 25:5–6)

Kings and Queens

Humanity’s Purpose (Genesis 2:15)

Nimrod (Genesis 10:8–12)

Pharaoh (Genesis 12:14–15)

Melchizedek (Genesis 14:17–20)

The King of Sodom (Genesis 14:21–23)

Laban

Laban (Genesis 24:28–32)

The Steward’s Story (Genesis 24:33–49)

Flee (Genesis 27:42–46)

To Paddan Aram (Genesis 28:1–5)

A Warm Welcome (Genesis 29:11–14)

Seven Years (Genesis 29:15–20)

Leah (Genesis 29:21–25)

Rachel (Genesis 29:26–30)

Jacob’s Request (Genesis 30:25–26)

Wages (Genesis 30:27–31)

Spots and Patches (Genesis 30:31–33)

Laban’s Deception (Genesis 30:34–36)

Animosity (Genesis 31:1–3)

A Secret Meeting (Genesis 31:4–9)

A Family United (Genesis 31:14–16)

Family Idols (Genesis 31:17–19)

Fooled (Genesis 31:20–21)

Laban’s Dream (Genesis 31:22–24)

Confrontation (Genesis 31:25–30)

Defiled Gods (Genesis 31:31–35)

Jacob’s Rant (Genesis 31:36–41)

The Fear of Isaac (Genesis 31:42)

A Witness (Genesis 31:43–47)

Terms of the Covenant (Genesis 31:48–55)

Lamech

Lamech’s Boast (Genesis 4:23–24)

Enoch (Genesis 5:21–24)

The Law

Isaac’s Inheritance (Genesis 21:8–10)

Leadership

Joseph Sold (Genesis 37:21–30)

Anguish (Genesis 42:21–26)

Reuben’s Pledge (Genesis 42:37–38)

Judah’s Pledge (Genesis 43:8–10)

Judah’s Leadership (Genesis 44:14–17)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Leah

Terah’s Family (Genesis 11:27–29)

Isaac’s Prayer (Genesis 25:19–21)

Seven Years (Genesis 29:15–20)

Leah (Genesis 29:21–25)

Rachel (Genesis 29:26–30)

Unloved (Genesis 29:31–35)

Zilpah’s Sons (Genesis 30:9–13)

Mandrakes (Genesis 30:14–21)

A Secret Meeting (Genesis 31:4–9)

A Family United (Genesis 31:14–16)

Leah’s Daughter (Genesis 34:1)

Judah’s Plea (Genesis 44:18–31)

Levi

Unloved (Genesis 29:31–35)

Vengeance (Genesis 34:25–29)

Rebuked (Genesis 34:30–31)

A Broken Family (Genesis 37:2–4)

Joseph’s Dreams (Genesis 37:5–11)

Conspiracy (Genesis 37:12–20)

Joseph Sold (Genesis 37:21–30)

Spies (Genesis 42:5–13)

The Test (Genesis 42:14–20)

Anguish (Genesis 42:21–26)

An Act of God (Genesis 42:27–28)

Reporting to Jacob (Genesis 42:29–36)

To Joseph’s House (Genesis 43:15–25)

The Feast (Genesis 43:31–34)

The Setup (Genesis 44:1–5)

Benjamin Framed (Genesis 44:6–13)

Judah’s Leadership (Genesis 44:14–17)

Light

The First Day of Creation (Genesis 1:3–5)

The Fourth Day of Creation (Genesis 1:14–19)

Light before the Sun (Genesis 1:14–19)

Literary Devices

Allegory

The Story of the Bible

Isaac’s Inheritance (Genesis 21:8–10)

Chiasm

The Snake’s Punishment (Genesis 3:14–15)

Double Entendre

Double Entendre

The Debate (Genesis 3:1–5)

Euphemism

Foreshadowing

Before the Fall (Genesis 2:5–6)

The Garden (Genesis 2:7–14)

The Sons of Shem (Genesis 10:21–32)

The Exodus Foretold (Genesis 15:13–16)

Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:24–26)

Succoth and Shechem (Genesis 33:17–20)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Hyperbole

Woman (Genesis 2:21–23)

Lentil Soup (Genesis 25:29–34)

Idiom

Woman (Genesis 2:21–23)

Uncreation (Genesis 7:10–12)

Inclusio

Murder (Genesis 4:8)

Walking Together (Genesis 22:6–8)

Irony

Innocent Suffering (Genesis 3:14)

Exile (Genesis 3:21–23)

Typology

A Tale of Two Fathers (Genesis 22:6)

Metaphor

The Families of Genesis (Genesis 2:4)

The Snake (Genesis 2:25–3:1)

Parallelism

The Image of God (Genesis 1:27)

Lamech’s Boast (Genesis 4:23–24)

Sarcasm

Scattered (Genesis 11:5–8)

Babylon (Genesis 11:9)

Conspiracy (Genesis 37:12–20)

Satire

Babylon (Genesis 11:9)

Zoomorphism

Temptation (Genesis 4:5–7)

Lot

Terah’s Family (Genesis 11:27–29)

Abram’s Household (Genesis 12:4–5)

Riches and Regret (Genesis 12:16)

Back to Canaan (Genesis 12:20–13:1)

Internal Conflict (Genesis 13:5–7)

Separation (Genesis 13:8–9)

The Jordan Valley (Genesis 13:10–13)

International Affairs (Genesis 14:1–5)

Lot Captured (Genesis 14:11–12)

Abram at War (Genesis 14:13–16)

Outcry (Genesis 18:20–22)

Threats to the Promise (Genesis 19:1)

Lot’s Hospitality (Genesis 19:1–3)

Surrounded (Genesis 19:4–5)

Lot’s Plea (Genesis 19:6–9)

The Angels Revealed (Genesis 19:10–13)

Hesitant (Genesis 19:14–16)

Zoar (Genesis 19:17–22)

Lot’s Wife (Genesis 19:26)

Looking Down (Genesis 19:27–29)

The Cave (Genesis 19:30)

Lot’s Descendants (Genesis 19:31–38)

Love

A Soothing Aroma (Genesis 8:21)

Separation (Genesis 13:8–9)

Abram at War (Genesis 14:13–16)

Outcry (Genesis 18:20–22)

A Father’s Heart (Genesis 21:11–13)

Hagar’s Lament (Genesis 21:14–16)

A Burnt Offering (Genesis 22:1–2)

Isaac’s Comfort (Genesis 24:62–67)

Seven Years (Genesis 29:15–20)

Rachel (Genesis 29:26–30)

Unloved (Genesis 29:31–35)

Judah’s Plea (Genesis 44:18–31)

Substitution (Genesis 44:32–34)

Lust

Surrounded (Genesis 19:4–5)

Dinah Raped (Genesis 34:2–4)

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