As Jacob's World Turns

Jacob's life is a soap opera. Wow, this guy has a story. And to think this guy is the man who became Israel, the nation of God.

Gen
27: Jacob steals Esau's blessing
28: Jacob's dream at Bethel
29: Jacob marries Leah and Rachel and has children
30: Jacob tricks his father-in-law and becomes prosperous

There are some fascinating things going on in the original language of much of this text of Scripture. If you are interested in a unique read, check out The Uncensored Bible, which is written by 2 theology profs and contains 2 chapters in their book from the 4 chapters we read today. It's a fun way to learn how the Bible was written.

To try and get a big picture grasp on where we are big picture in Genesis, look at it this way:

Gen 1-12 Creation-Fall-Flood
13-50 The Patriarchs (Abraham-Isaac-Jacob-Joseph)

Tmrw Gen 31-34