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  • Genesis 35: Return & Rebellion 

    Genesis 35: Return & Rebellion 

    God calls Jacob to visit the place he first met him in the desert when he ran from Esau. Decades earlier Jacob dreamt of a ladder with angels and made an altar at a place he called Bethel. Jacob tells his family to bathe and leave their foreign gods behind. They hide their idols and…

  • Genesis 34: Dinah

    Genesis 34: Dinah

    If you remember at this time, Jacob/Israel had twelve children: eleven sons and one daughter from Leah named Dinah. A son of Hamor, a Hivite named Shechem, saw her, assaulted her and kidnapped her. He went to his father and asked him to make her his wife.  Jacob and his sons heard that she had…

  • Genesis 33: Home Again

    Genesis 33: Home Again

    After wrestling alone with God, Jacob is now prepared to face his brother Esau. He puts all his babies and their mamas in a line, starting with the servants, then Leah, and finally Rachel and their son Joseph. Jacob then leads his family parade.  Esau runs to meet his estranged twin, embracing him and kissing…