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The Patriarchs (Abraham)
At a Glance Genesis 16:6 says Sarah treated Hagar harshly after Hagar conceived Ishmael for Abram. Genesis 16:13 records Hagar naming the LORD “a God …
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At a Glance Genesis 15:5 compares Abram’s future descendants with the uncountable stars of heaven. Genesis 17:19 identifies Isaac as the son through w…
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At a Glance Genesis 15:18 records God’s covenant promise that Abraham’s offspring would receive land “from the river of Egypt to the great river, the …
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At a Glance Genesis 15:18-21 records God promising Abram’s descendants land stretching from the “river of Egypt” to the Euphrates, along with a list o…
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At a Glance Genesis 15:9-10 records God directing Abram to prepare a heifer, a goat, a ram, and two birds, animals that later carry specific meaning w…
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At a Glance Genesis 15:5 records God telling Abram to look at the night sky and count the stars as a picture of how many descendants he would have. Ge…
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At a Glance Genesis 14:22-23 records Abram swearing to the king of Sodom that he would not keep so much as a thread or a sandal strap from the recover…
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At a Glance Genesis 14:18-20 introduces Melchizedek as “king of Salem” and “priest of God Most High” who blesses Abram and receives a tithe, yet the t…
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At a Glance Genesis 14:14 states that Abram “led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them,” a specific number rather than a rounded estim…
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At a Glance Genesis 14:1-2 names four eastern kings, including Chedorlaomer of Elam, allied against five kings of the Jordan plain, none of whom appea…
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At a Glance Genesis 14:1-2 names Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, none matched wit…
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At a Glance Genesis 15:18-21 records God’s covenant promising Abram’s descendants land “from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrate…
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At a Glance Genesis 13:10 describes Lot seeing the Jordan Valley as well watered like the garden of the Lord and like the land of Egypt, a comparison …
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At a Glance Genesis 13:7 records that “the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land” while Abram and Lot’s herdsmen quarreled, placing …
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At a Glance Genesis 13:6 states plainly that “the land could not support both of them dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they…
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At a Glance Genesis 13:2 states that “Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold,” describing a wealth profile common among pastoral chi…
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At a Glance Genesis 12:13 records Abram telling Sarai, “Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spa…
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At a Glance The Beni Hasan tomb paintings in Egypt, dating to approximately 1890 BC, depict Semitic people from Canaan entering Egypt, confirming a we…
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