Contemplative Bible Reading

Genesis 43:17-18 (New International Version 2011) 17 The man did as Joseph told him and took the men to Joseph’s house. 18 Now the men were frightened when they were taken to his house. They thought, “We were brought here because of the silver that was put back into our sacks the first time. He […]

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Genesis 25:28 (New Living Translation) Isaac loved Esau because he enjoyed eating the wild game Esau brought home, but Rebekah loved Jacob. The (hi)story of Isaac and Rebekah and their twin sons Esau and Jacob is a fascinating one. These are patriarchs of the Israel, and they have a lot of bad attributes. The verse […]

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Genesis 11:1-9 (New International Version 2011) 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for […]

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Genesis 35:2-2 (New International Version 2011) 2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me […]

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Genesis 28:6-9 (New International Version 2010) 6 Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and had sent him to Paddan Aram to take a wife from there, and that when he blessed him he commanded him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,” 7 and that Jacob had obeyed his father and mother and had […]

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Genesis 12:1-3 (New International Version 2010) 1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. 2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a […]

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Genesis 20:1-10 (New International Version) 1 Abraham left Hebron and traveled to southern Canaan where he stayed awhile between Kadesh and Shur. When he moved to Gerar,2 he told people that his wife Sarah was his sister. Abimelech king of Gerar heard this, so he sent some servants to take her.3 But one night God […]

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Genesis 27:41 (New International Version) Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. He said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Jacob and Esau were brothers. Like many brothers, they were not alike. It is obvious […]

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Genesis 37:19-32 19 “Here comes that dreamer!” they said to each other. 20 “Come now, let’s kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.” 21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. […]

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Genesis 24:62-63 (New English Translation) 62 Now Isaac came from Beer Lahai Roi, for he was living in the Negev. 63 He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching. Ah. This is something I should do more often. Relax in […]

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