The Book of Genesis 25.19-36.43

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S1E116: Introduction to the Jacob story (Genesis 25.19-35.22)

Some issues to consider in engaging the Jacob story (PDF)

Reading times for the Jacob story (PDF)

Shape of the Jacob story (PDF)

Genesis 25.19-35.22 chiasm (PDF, from Fishbane)

Jacob story map (PDF)

S1E117: Two nations are in your womb (Genesis 25.19-23)

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S1E118: Man of the fields, man of the tents (Genesis 25.24-28)

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S1E119: Birthright and "red stuff" (Genesis 25.29-34)

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S1E120: Introduction to Genesis 26.1-33

Genesis 21.22-34 and 26.3-6, 12-33 (PDF)

Genesis 26 keywords (PDF)

Patriarch timeline (PDF)

Genesis 26 and 1 Samuel 29 (PDF)

S1E121: YHWH appears to Isaac (Genesis 26.1-6)

Genesis 22.15-19 and 26.1-6 compared (PDF)

S1E122: "She is my sister," yet again (Genesis 26.7-11)

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S1E123: Isaac the farmer (Genesis 26.12-17)

Abra(ha)m and Isaac early parallels (PDF)

S1E124: Contending over water (Genesis 26.18-25)

Genesis 12.8 and 26.22a, 25 (PDF)

Genesis 26 chiasms (PDF)

S1E125: A covenant of mutual nonviolence (Genesis 26.26-33)

Genesis 21.22-32 and 26.26-33 (PDF)

S1E126: The blessing: introduction to Genesis 26.34-28.9

Genesis 26.34-28.9 shape and keywords (PDF)

Parallels between Genesis 26.34-28.9 and 1 Kings 1 (PDF)

Questionable assumptions to be addressed in the story of the blessing (PDF)

A few scholarly thoughts in the context of the blessing story (PDF)

Is Isaac a “weak” character? (PDF)

Genesis 25-28 structure and themes (PDF)

S1E127: Esau's women (Genesis 26.34-35; 28.8-9)

Esau’s women (PDF)

S1E128: Isaac sends Esau to hunt (Genesis 27.1-4)

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S1E129: Bring me two choice kids (Genesis 27.5-10)

“Listening to the voice” in Genesis (PDF)

Isaac’s and Rebekah’s commands compared (Genesis 27.1-4 and 27.5-10, PDF)

S1E130: Making goat stew for Isaac (Genesis 27.11-17)

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S1E131: Jacob plays Esau (Genesis 27.18-25)

Genesis 27.17-19 and 27.31-32 compared (PDF)

Isaac’s five senses tested by Jacob (PDF)

S1E132: Isaac blesses Jacob-as-Esau (Genesis 27.26-29)

Genesis 27.28-29 and 27.39-40 compared (PDF)

“Blessing” [Heb, brk] in Genesis outside ch. 27 (PDF)

S1E133: "Bless me, me also, father!" (Genesis 27.30-35)

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S1E134: Have you only one blessing, father? (Genesis 27.36-41)

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S1E135: Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran! (Genesis 27.42-46)

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S1E136: Isaac sent Jacob away (Genesis 28.1-5)

Genesis 17.1-8 and 28.3-4 compared (PDF)