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This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting.

over 10 years ago

From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property, the LORD began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished.

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highlighted Genesis 38:30 NLT

Then the baby with the scarlet string on his wrist was born, and he was named Zerah.

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highlighted Genesis 38:29 NLT

But then he pulled back his hand, and out came his brother! “What!” the midwife exclaimed. “How did you break out first?” So he was named Perez.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:28 NLT

While she was in labor, one of the babies reached out his hand. The midwife grabbed it and tied a scarlet string around the child’s wrist, announcing, “This one came out first.”

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:27 NLT

When the time came for Tamar to give birth, it was discovered that she was carrying twins.

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highlighted Genesis 38:18 NLT

“What kind of guarantee do you want?” he replied. She answered, “Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.” So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:17 NLT

“I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” Judah promised. “But what will you give me to guarantee that you will send the goat?” she asked.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:16 NLT

So he stopped and propositioned her. “Let me have sex with you,” he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. “How much will you pay to have sex with me?” Tamar asked.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:14 NLT

Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:10 NLT

But the LORD considered it evil for Onan to deny a child to his dead brother. So the LORD took Onan’s life, too.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:9 NLT

But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 38:7 NLT

But Er was a wicked man in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD took his life.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 37:22 NLT

“Why should we shed any blood? Let’s just throw him into this empty cistern here in the wilderness. Then he’ll die without our laying a hand on him.” Reuben was secretly planning to rescue Joseph and return him to his father.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 35:10 NLT

saying, “Your name is Jacob, but you will not be called Jacob any longer. From now on your name will be Israel.” So God renamed him Israel.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 26:10 ESV

Abimelech said, "What is this you have done to us? One of the people might easily have lain with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us."

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 26:9 ESV

So Abimelech called Isaac and said, "Behold, she is your wife. How then could you say, 'She is my sister'?" Isaac said to him, "Because I thought, 'Lest I die because of her.'"

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 26:7 ESV

When the men of the place asked him about his wife, he said, "She is my sister," for he feared to say, "My wife," thinking, "lest the men of the place should kill me because of Rebekah," because she was attractive in appearance.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 25:34 ESV

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.

over 10 years ago

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highlighted Genesis 25:33 ESV

Jacob said, "Swear to me now." So he swore to him and sold his birthright to Jacob.

over 10 years ago

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