Jacob Prepares to Meet Esau 1 As Jacob went on his way, some angels met him. 2 When he saw them, he said, “This is God’s camp”; so he named…

Jacob Meets Esau 1 Jacob saw Esau coming with his four hundred men, so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two concubines. 2 He put the concubines…

The Rape of Dinah 1 One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the Canaanite women. 2 When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite,…

God Blesses Jacob at Bethel 1 God said to Jacob, “Go to Bethel at once, and live there. Build an altar there to me, the God who appeared to you…

The Descendants of Esau 1 These are the descendants of Esau, also called Edom. 2 Esau married Canaanite women: Adah, the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah, the daughter of…

Joseph and His Brothers 1 Jacob continued to live in the land of Canaan, where his father had lived, 2 and this is the story of Jacob’s family. Joseph, a…

Judah and Tamar 1 About that time Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah, who was from the town of Adullam. 2 There Judah…

Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife 1 Now the Ishmaelites had taken Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, one of the king’s officers, who was the captain of the palace…

Joseph Interprets the Prisoners’ Dreams 1 Some time later the king of Egypt’s wine steward and his chief baker offended the king. 2 He was angry with these two officials…

Joseph Interprets the King’s Dreams 1 After two years had passed, the king of Egypt dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River, 2 when seven cows, fat and…