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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - chapter 35 - we get the beginning of the relationship between God and Jacob! - verse 2 says: So Jacob יַעֲקֹב֙ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc told וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 34 - Dinah is raped and his brothers kill her rapist and all the men of his people! - Completely away from God! - Thus there is neither Elohim nor Yah.weh! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 33 - Jacob is meeting Esau and speaks to him! - We mainly get Elohim! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 32 - Jacob is coming back! - He is going to meet his brother Esau! - We mainly get Elohim! - And then he makes a covenant to God and asks him to save him from his brother! - Thus we get verse 9: Then Jacob יַעֲקֹב֒ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 31 - Jacob speaks to his wives and to Laban! - Thus we mainly get Elohim! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 30 - Rachel and Leah are fighting against one another because Jacob loves Rachel and Leah has children! - Thus we are told about Jacob’s wives! - Thus we get mainly Elohim! - There is no special relationship! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 29 - Jacob travels to get a wife from his relatives! - He acts like his father and grandfather! - We get only Yah.weh! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 28 - Now it’s the time for Jacob to develop a strong relationship to God! - But it is not done yet! - Thus we get more Elohim than Yah.weh! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 27, Isaac is about to die and he must bless his firstborn! - We mainly get Yah.weh or Yah.weh followed by Elohim! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 26, we are told about Yah.weh and Isaac! - And we only get Yah.weh! - Do you see the point? - There is only one living God: YAH.WEH! - Now it’s up to you to decide which kind of relationship you want to develop with him!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 25, we are told about Abraham’s death and God (Elohim) blessing Isaac! - Then we get the history of Ishmael and we get nothing! - then we get the history of Isaac and we get Yah.weh! - Do you see the point? - If you want to become God’s friend and start having a strong relationship...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 23, God (Elohim) is only used once by the sons of Heth but not by Abraham! - In chapter 24, it is about Yah.weh and Abraham and finding a wife for Isaac from his family! - Thus we mainly get Yah.weh!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 22 starts with elohim and ends with Yah.weh! - First Abraham is put to the test and Yah.weh asks him for his son! - But when Abraham is about to offer his only son, then we are told about Yah.weh! - Do you see the difference?
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    Chapter 21 keeps telling us about Abraham’s story and Sarah and Isaac and Hagar and her son and Abimelech! And we mainly get Elohim! So I can imagine it is more impersonal!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 20, we are told about Abraham and Abimelech! - Thus we can expect God (Elohim) to be mainly used! Abimelech (/əˈbɪməˌlɛk/; אֲבִימֶלֶךְ 'Ǎḇīmeleḵ) or Abimelek was the king of Shechem and a son of biblical judge Gideon. His name can best be interpreted as "my father is king"...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 19 is a continuation of Abraham’s story! - Yah.weh is mainly used either by the angels who have come to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah and Lot!
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 18 is a strange one! - Again we are told about Yah.weh and Abraham! - We find mainly Yah.weh (ten times) but also adonay (five times)! - It seems to be a bit different! - The King James version of 1769 puts Yähwè all the time! - Is it really adonay or Yah.weh? - The problem is that the...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - Chapter 17 is an interesting chapter! - it starts with Yah.weh! - Then we hear about God Almighty (once) and then only Elohim! - And it appears more official! - God makes a covenant with Abram who becomes Abrahm! - The covenant will be effective only if Abraham obeys God or as the verse 1...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 16, we are told about Yah.weh and Abram! - AGAIN! - And Sarai speaks about Yah.weh too! - And Yah.weh’s angel speaks about Yah.weh when he speaks about God! - And guess what? - They had a strong relationship! - And guess what? - Abraham was called God’s friend! - Do you see the...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    - In chapter 15, we are told about Yah.weh and Abram! - AGAIN! - How does God present himself to Abram? Y- Let’s have a look at Genesis 15:7: [The LORD] also told וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To...