The Birth of Isaac 1 The Lord blessed Sarah, as he had promised, 2 and she became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham when he was old. The boy…

God Commands Abraham to Offer Isaac 1 Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, “Abraham!” And Abraham answered, “Yes, here I am!” 2 “Take your son,” God…

Sarah Dies and Abraham Buys a Burial Ground 1 Sarah lived to be 127 years old. 2 She died in Hebron in the land of Canaan, and Abraham mourned her…

A Wife for Isaac 1 Abraham was now very old, and the Lord had blessed him in everything he did. 2 He said to his oldest servant, who was in…

Other Descendants of Abraham 1 Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah. 2 She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 Jokshan was the father of…

Isaac Lives at Gerar 1 There was another famine in the land besides the earlier one during the time of Abraham. Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at…

Isaac Blesses Jacob 1 Isaac was now old and had become blind. He sent for his older son Esau and said to him, “Son!” “Yes,” he answered. 2 Isaac said,…

1 Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, “Don’t marry a Canaanite. 2 Go instead to Mesopotamia, to the home of your grandfather Bethuel, and marry one of the…

Jacob Arrives at Laban’s Home 1 Jacob continued on his way and went toward the land of the East. 2 Suddenly he came upon a well out in the fields…

1 But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.” 2 Jacob…