Do you remember back in Genesis chapter 27 after Esau was tricked out of his blessing Isaac said to Esau, “Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling, And away from the dew of heaven from above.” If you recall, I specifically said that most Bibles will NOT say “away from the fat of the […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 36. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James version, click here. Alright, today we are going to take a look at the Esau family line! I am aware that most people use these parts of the Bible as sleeping pill substitutes. However, I would highly, highly […]

“Isaac lived to be 180 years old.  Then he breathed his last, died and was gathered to his people, an old man full of years; and his sons ‘Esau and Jacob buried him.”-Genesis 35:28-29 As we progress through the Torah, slowly but surely we are becoming acquainted with the cultural peculiarities of the ancient middle […]

“Israel moved on again and pitched his tent beyond Migdal Eder.  While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard of it.”-Genesis 35:21-22 So we’re told that Jacob’s clan left Beit-el (House of God) and moved to a place called Efrat. Efrat would later come to be […]

More often than not, prophetic events in the Bible are both figurative and literal and repeat themselves continuously throughout history. For example, in reference to God rescuing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, the prophet Hosea said the following: “When Israel was a child, I loved him,     and out of Egypt I called my son.” -Hosea 11:1 […]