And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beersheba unto this day.
Genesis
The Book of Genesis lays the foundation for the entire Bible. Its name means “beginning,” and it introduces the origins of the world, humanity, sin, redemption, and God’s covenant relationship with His people. Traditionally attributed to Moses, Genesis establishes the theological and historical framework upon which all of Scripture builds.
Genesis opens with God as Creator—speaking the universe into existence with order, purpose, and goodness. Humanity is created in God’s image, given dignity, responsibility, and relationship with Him. The early chapters reveal not only the beauty of creation, but the tragedy of rebellion, as sin enters the world and fractures humanity’s relationship with God and one another.
From the fall onward, Genesis traces the spread of sin and its consequences, alongside God’s continuing mercy. Stories such as Cain and Abel, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel demonstrate humanity’s repeated failure to trust God, while also showing God’s restraint, patience, and preservation of life. Judgment and grace move side by side throughout the book.
A major shift occurs with the calling of Abraham. God enters into covenant with Abraham, promising land, descendants, and blessing—not only for his family, but for all nations. This promise becomes the central thread of Genesis, showing that God’s plan of redemption unfolds through covenant rather than coercion.
The book continues through the lives of Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob’s sons, especially Joseph. These narratives reveal God working through flawed people and difficult circumstances. Betrayal, famine, and suffering are not obstacles to God’s plan, but instruments He uses to preserve His people and advance His purposes.
Genesis ends not with fulfillment, but with anticipation. God’s promises are clearly defined, yet not fully realized. Israel is in Egypt, poised for growth and eventual deliverance. The book closes with faith looking forward—confident that what God has begun, He will complete.
The Book of Genesis teaches that God is sovereign, faithful, and intentional from the very beginning. It reveals that human failure does not derail God’s purposes, and that redemption has been God’s plan from the start.
Genesis 26:34
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Genesis 26:35
Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
Genesis 26:4
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Genesis 26:5
Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Genesis 26:6
And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:
Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 26:8
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Genesis 26:9
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
Genesis 27:1
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.
Genesis 27:10
And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.
Genesis 27:11
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:
Genesis 27:12
My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Genesis 27:13
And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them.
Genesis 27:14
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved.
Genesis 27:15
And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son:
Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:
Genesis 27:17
And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
Genesis 27:18
And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son?
Genesis 27:19
And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.
Genesis 27:2
And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:
Genesis 27:20
And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.
Genesis 27:21
And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
Genesis 27:22
And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
Genesis 27:23
And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.
Genesis 27:24
And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
Genesis 27:25
And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.
Genesis 27:26
And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
Genesis 27:27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:
Genesis 27:28
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: