The Book of Genesis 12-25.18

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S1E50: Introduction to the Abraham and Sarah story: presuppositions (Genesis 12-24)

Characteristics of Abraham outside of Genesis (PDF)

S1E51: Abraham/Sarah story: structure and themes (Genesis 12-24)

Rosenberg’s structure of the Abraham/Sarah cycle/story (PDF)

Themes and Plot in Genesis 12-24 (PDF)

Promises and fulfillment in Genesis 12-24 (PDF)

S1E52: The toledot of Terah (Genesis 11.27-32)

Redundancy in Genesis 11.27-32 (PDF)

Genesis Rabbah (midrash) on Genesis 11.27-32 (PDF)

S1E53: YHWH said to Abram, "Go!"
(Genesis 12.1-4)

Fun facts about Genesis 12.1-3 (PDF)

S1E54: The journey begins (Genesis 12.5-9)

Some questions raised by Genesis 12.5-9 (PDF)

S1E55: "Say you're my sister": story shape (Genesis 12.10-20)

“Wife-sister” stories (PDF)

Genesis 12.10-13.4 parallels in Joseph and Exodus stories (PDF)

12.8-13.4 chiasm (JPG)

S1E56: "Say you're my sister": Abram's options (Genesis 12.10-13)

A range of interpretations of Abram’s choice in Genesis 12.10-20 (PDF)

Historical causes of famine (PDF)

S1E57: "Say you're my sister": the Egyptian response (Genesis 12.14-20)

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S1E58: "Separate yourself from me!" (Genesis 13.1-9)

Genesis 12.8-10 and 13.1-4 parallels (PDF)

Genesis 13 key words and themes (PDF)

S1E59: Lot's choice (Genesis 13.10-13)

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S1E60: Land, dust and seed (Genesis 13.14-18)

Divine promises of children and land in the Abraham/Sarah story/cycle (PDF)

S1E61: Lot is taken captive (Genesis 14.1-14)

People and places in Genesis 14 (PDF)

Links between Genesis 14 and the surrounding chapters (PDF)

Two scholarly views on the sources and structure of Genesis 14 (PDF)

S1E62: Abram rescues Lot (Genesis 14.15-24)

Genesis 14.13-24 chiasm (PDF)

S1E63: Abram trusted YHWH (Genesis 15.1-6)

Genesis 15 scenes (PDF)

Genesis 15 links with the Exodus story (PDF)

Hints of David in Genesis 14-15 (PDF)

Tower of Babel/Call of Abram parallels with Genesis 14-15 (PDF)

S1E63.1: A bit more on Genesis 15.6

Range of meanings of Hebrew, ‘mn (to believe/trust) (PDF)

Range of meanings of Hebrew, chshv, “to reckon/compute/intend” (PDF)

“Righteousness” and the commandments (PDF)

S1E64: A deep and terrifying darkness falls on Abram (Genesis 15.7-12)

Deep sleep in the Hebrew Bible (PDF)

The sun in Genesis (PDF)

S1E65: On that day, YHWH made a covenant with Abram (Gen 15.13-21)

Genesis 15 key words (PDF)

S1E66: Old and new ways to interpret Genesis 16

Some ways Genesis 16 has been interpreted over the years (PDF)

Bibliography of sources cited in the video, plus others on Genesis 16 (PDF)

S1E67: The "taking" of Hagar (Genesis 16.1-4)

Genesis 16 structure and key words (PDF)

Hagar and Abram parallels (PDF)

Hagar and Moses parallels (PDF)

Three stories of an Egyptian woman,an “Israelite” man and another person

“Take” and “give” in Genesis (PDF)

Some English translations of Genesis 16.4 (PDF)

S1E68: Sarai sues Abram (Genesis 16.5-7)

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S1E69: Hagar names God (Genesis 16.8-14)

Angels in Genesis (PDF)

Wells in Genesis (PDF)

S1E70: The birth of Ishmael (Genesis 16.15-16) (and a note on sex in the coming chapters)

Ishmael and Isaac birth announcements (Gen 16.15-16; 21.2-3) (PDF)

Imagery/language of sexuality and procreation in Genesis 16.-21 (PDF)

S1E71: When Abram was 99 years old...
(Genesis 17.1-4)

Genesis 17 structure (PDF)

Genesis 17 key words and themes (PDF)

Abram/Abraham age references (PDF)

God as “El Shaddai” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E72: Father of multitudes (Genesis 17.5-8)

Issues involving the relationship between Genesis 17 and Psalm 72.17 (PDF)

S1E73: Every male among you must be circumcised (Genesis 17.9-14)

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S1E74: Sarah shall be her name (Genesis 17.15-22)

Divine blessing (Heb, brk) in Genesis (PDF)

Hebrew tschq in Genesis (PDF)

S1E75: All the men of his house were circumcised (Genesis 17.23-27)

Genesis 17 and 23 parallel “law like” endings (PDF)

Genesis 17 fulfillment by Abraham (PDF)

S1E76: Three visitors approach Abraham and Sarah in the heat of the day (Genesis 18.1-4)

Some themes and topics within Genesis 18-19 (PDF)

Inside and outside in Genesis 18-19 (PDF)

Genesis 18.1-8 and 19.1-5 parallels/contrasts (PDF)

Genesis 18-19 key words (PDF)

S1E77: Entertaining angels (Genesis 18.5-8)

Eating in Genesis (PDF)

S1E78: Sarah laughed (Genesis 18.9-15)

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S1E79: YHWH ponders partnering with Abraham (Genesis 18.16-22)

Genesis 18.16-19.28 structure (PDF)

S1E80: Abraham challenges YHWH on the nature of divine justice (Genesis 18.23-33)

Genesis 18.23-33 shape (PDF)

Biblical perspectives on justice before/beyond Genesis (PDF)

Sodom’s destruction outside Genesis (PDF)

S1E81: Angels come to Sodom (Genesis 19.1-3)

Genesis 19 and Judges 19 PDF)

Inside and outside in Genesis 19 (illustration PDF)

S1E82: "...so that we may know them"
(Genesis 19.4-9)

yada` and other Hebrew sexual double entendres in Genesis (PDF)

Genesis 19.5 English translations (PDF)

S1E83: "We are about to destroy this place!" (Genesis 19.10-14)

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S1E84: "Flee for your life!" (Genesis 19.15-22)

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S1E85: A rain of fire and sulfur (Genesis 19.23-29)

Rare/unique Hebrew words in Genesis 19.23-29 (PDF)

“Fire and brimstone [sulfur]” in the Bible (PDF)

S1E86: Lot's daughters challenge the patriarchy (Genesis 19.30-39)

Genesis 19.30-39 shape (PDF)

Lot’s daughters and Tamar: fighting the patriarchy with deception and trickery (PDF)

S1E87: Introduction to Genesis 20-22

Genesis 20-22 scenes (PDF)

Genesis 20-21 parallels (from Susan Pigott, PDF)

Hagar and Abraham parallels (from Susan Pigott, PDF)

Ishmael and Isaac parallels (from Susan Pigott, PDF)

Genesis 22 and Deuteronomy 12-13 parallels (from Megan Warner, PDF)

Genesis 22 and 2 Samuel 24 parallels ( from Megan Warner, PDF)

Abraham and David parallels (from Megan Warner, PDF)

Abraham/Isaac, David/Absalom parallels (PDF)

S1E88: "She is my sister" (Genesis 20.1-7)

Knowledge in Genesis 20 (PDF)

Dreams in Genesis (PDF)

Links between Genesis 18-19 and Genesis 20 (PDF)

“Rose early” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E89: "You have done things that ought not be done!" (Genesis 20.8-13)

Abimelech’s and Abraham’s exchange in Genesis 20.8-13 (PDF)

Abraham-Sarah-Abimelech parallels with Uriah-Bathsheba-David (PDF)

S1E90: The rewards (Genesis 20.14-18)

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S1E91: God has brought laughter! (Genesis 21.1-7)

Genesis 21.1-21: key words and chiasms (PDF)

S1E92: "Cast out this slave woman with her son!" (Genesis 21.8-13)

What did Sarah see Ishmael doing (Gen 21.9)? (PDF)

S1E92.1: "The Abjection of Hagar" in art (Genesis 21.8-13)

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S1E93: "Do not let me look on the death of the child!" (Genesis 21.14-21)

Beersheba in Genesis and beyond in the Bible (PDF)

Hagar scenes compared (PDF)

S1E94: Abimelech and Abraham make a covenant (Genesis 21.22-27)

Genesis 21.22-34 chiasm (PDF)

Genesis 21.22-34 keywords (PDF)

S1E95: "I dug this well!" (Genesis 21.28-34)

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S1E96: The Aqedah: an introduction (Genesis 22.1-19)

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S1E97: "Take your son..." (Genesis 22.1-2)

Genesis 22 parallels with Genesis 12 and Genesis 21 (PDF)

Genesis 22.1-9 key words and chiasms (PDF)

“Testing” in the Hebrew Bible (PDF)

“Love” in Genesis (PDF)

“Chesed” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E98: "Stay here...and we will come back to you." (Genesis 22.3-5)

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S1E99: "Where is the lamb?" (Genesis 22.6-10)

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S1E100 "Do not lay your hand on the boy!" (Genesis 22.11-14)

Abraham/Isaac and David/Absalom parallels (PDF)

Death of “sons” in the monarchy narrative: some examples (PDF)

S1E101: "On second thought..." (Genesis 22.15-19)

Genesis 22.16-18 and parallels (PDF)

Promises by God/YHWH to Abraham by categories (PDF)

“As numerous as the sand of the seashore”: some examples (PDF)

S1E102: Introduction to "Transition Tales" (Genesis 22.20-25.18)

Genesis 22.20-25.18: Transition Tales (PDF)

Length of selected stories in Genesis (PDF)

Rebekah’s lineage (PDF)

Mamre, Machpelah, Kiriath-arba, Hebron in Genesis (PDF)

S1E103: bury my dead away from my face (Genesis 23.1-4)

Genesis 23 scenes and structure (PDF)

Genesis 23 keywords (PDF)

S1E104: Which man will withhold from you? (Genesis 23.5-11)

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S1E105: "If you will only listen to me!" (Genesis 23.12-20)

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S1E106: "Do not take my son back there!" (Genesis 24.1-4)

Genesis 24 scenes and structure (PDF)

Genesis 24 keywords (PDF)

S1E107: you shall take a wife for my son from there (Genesis 24.5-10)

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S1E108: Behold, Rebekah! (Genesis 24.11-15)

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S1E109: Water the camels until they finish drinking (Genesis 24.16-21)

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S1E110: Rebekah invites "the man" to her mother's house (Genesis 24.22-28)

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S1E111: "I will not eat until I have spoken my speech!" (Genesis 24.29-41)

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S1E112: Behold, Rebekah, again (Genesis 24.42-49)

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S1E113: "Do not delay me, since YHWH has made my journey successful!" (Genesis 24.50-61)

Some links between Genesis 24.50-60 and post-exilic texts (PDF)

S1E114: Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent (Genesis 24.62-67)

“Lifted [their] eyes and saw” in Genesis (PDF)

S1E115: The surprise ending to the Abraham story (Genesis 25.1-20)

Genesis 25.1-20 shape (PDF)