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Genesis 22:20-24:67 – The Death of Sarah and Marriage of Isaac
Jul 25th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
Following the death of Sarah, Abraham sent his servant to Paddan-Aram to obtain a wife for his son Isaac from his family. Abraham’s nephew’s daughter Rebekah returned to Negev with the servant to marry Isaac.
Genesis 22:1-19 – The Sacrifice of Isaac
Jul 24th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
God’s call for Abraham to offer Isaac is disturbing, not only due to our innate abhorrence of child sacrifice, but also due to confusion about how God could afterward still fulfill His plan of salvation...
Northern Levant
Jul 20th, 2024Reference
This map shows the northern reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the so-called “fertile crescent” of Mesopotamia that lies between them. Also shown are Haran the ancestral home of Abram in the region...
Jerusalem Topography
Jul 16th, 2024Reference
Jerusalem is built upon a cluster of seven hills in the Judean mountains about 30 miles east of the Mediterranean and 20 miles west of the northern shore of the Dead Sea. The elevation of...
Genesis 21 – Isaac and Ishmael
Jul 11th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
Genesis 21 includes the stories of the birth of Isaac – Abraham’s promised heir, Abraham casting out his son Ishmael and his mother Hagar, and the oath between Abimelech and Abraham at Beersheba
Southern Desert
Jul 10th, 2024Reference
This map shows the southern desert of Canaan from Hebron in the north down to the northern Sinai with a detailed inset of the area around Kadesh-barnea.
Genesis 19:30-20:18 – More Shenanigans
Jul 8th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
Following the destruction of Sodom, Lot’s daughters bore sons by their own father – Moab and Ammon. Abraham and Sarah deceived Abimelech King of the Philistines saying that Sarah was Abraham’s sister, but not saying...
Genesis 18:16-19:29 – Sodom & Gomorrah
Jun 27th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
The story of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is very familiar. We begin by looking at the humorous story of Abraham’s “negotiation” with God on the cities’ behalf. Afterward, we study Lot’s escape from...
Cities of the Valley
Jun 23rd, 2024Reference
This map shows possible locations for the cities of the Dead Sea valley destroyed by God for their wickedness (Genesis 18). The precise location of these cities remains subject to scholarly debate. The map also...
Genesis 17:1-18:15 – The Covenant of Circumcision
Jun 22nd, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
About 14 years after Ishamael’s birth, God appeared once more to Abram to establish a new covenant in which He stated that Abram’s wife Sarai would bear him an heir about the same time the...
Genesis 16 – Abram and Hagar
Jun 16th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
In Genesis 16, we find the story of Abram fathering a son – Ishmael – by Sarai’s Egyptian maidservant Hagar. We also discuss in some detail the phrase “the angel of the LORD” which first...
Genesis 15 – God’s Covenant with Abram
May 18th, 2024Adult Lesson
Becky Bereans
Genesis 2024
Genesis
Genesis 15 tells us of God’s appearance to Abram in a vision through which God reiterated His promise to bring forth an innumerable nation from Abram’s own son and to give Abram’s offspring all the...