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- Genesis 35:1-5 ● Gen 35:1 . . God said to Jacob: Arise, go up to Bethel and remain there; and build an altar there to the god who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau. That is some very strange language. Why didn't God say "build an altar to Me; who appeared to you...

- Genesis 34:18-31 ● Gen 34:18-19 . .Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. And the youth lost no time in doing the thing, for he wanted Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most respected in his father's house. Shechem took the lead and set the example for the rest of the men in his...

- Genesis 34:7b-17 ● Gen 34:7b . .The men were distressed and very angry, because he had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter-- a thing not to be done. This is the first instance of Jewish tribalism in the Bible. Ironically; the boys were far more upset for what...

- According to Matt 10:28, the body and the soul are perishable. However; though the body is perishable by any means, the soul is perishable only by divine means; i.e. the deaths of body and soul aren't necessarily simultaneous, viz: the soul lives on until such a time as God decides to give it...

- Genesis 34:1-7a ● Gen 34:1 . . Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. "Do not be deceived: bad company corrupts good morals." (1Cor 15:33) Paul's letter to the Corinthians wasn't written to bad people to encourage them to live...

- I encounter people quite often on internet forums who sincerely believe that human existence is entirely physical. But Paul speaks of the physical aspect as merely a residence rather than an existence. I have no clue what a disembodied human looks like; but I suspect from passages like Heb...

- Genesis 33:20 ● Gen 33:20 . . He set up an altar there, and called it El-elohe-yisrael. El-elohe-yisrael is actually 'Eel-'Eloheey-Yisraa'eel which is a compound of three separate words. 'Eel is from 'el (ale) and means strength; as an adjective; viz: mighty. 'Eloheey is from 'elohiym...

- Genesis 33:12-19 ● Gen 33:12 . . And [Esau] said: Let us start on our journey, and I will proceed at your pace. Jacob undoubtedly told Esau his ultimate destination, which was probably Hebron, the place where their dad would later die. Isaac's last known address was Beer-sheba. Why he moved...

- Paul wrote a curious comment in one of his letters to the Christians at Corinth that goes like this: "We know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed in this house we groan, longing...

- Genesis 33:5-11 ● Gen 33:5 . . Looking about, he saw the women and the children. Who, he asked: are these with you? He answered: The children with whom God has favored your servant. Because Jacob's response drew Esau's attention to the lads rather than the women, Jewish folklore proposes...

- Genesis 33:1-4 ● Gen 33:1-2 . . Looking up, Jacob saw Esau coming, accompanied by four hundred men. He divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maids, putting the maids and their children first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last. Whether Rachel was expecting...

- Genesis 32:25-32 ● Gen 32:25 . .When he saw that he had not prevailed against him, he wrenched Jacob's hip at its socket, so that the socket of his hip was strained as he wrestled with him. In spite of the injury, Jacob still hung on and refused to let go. The injury served a purpose. It...

- Of all the comments I've ever composed about hell over the years, this one is perhaps the most disturbing; so if there are impressionable young children present, you might want to shoo them out of the room before continuing. Lorena Bobbitt made news in 1993 by amputating her husband's manhood...

- Genesis 32:24b ● Gen 32:24b . . And a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. There's been some speculation regarding not only the identity of this man but also his species. Some say it was the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ. Some say it was Esau's evil angel. Some say it was one of God's...

- 512) Jude 1:20-21 . . But you, beloved-- building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit --keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. "keep yourselves in the love of God" is somewhat vague. It can indicate...

- Genesis 32:14-24a ● Gen 32:14a . . After spending the night there, No one knows yet just exactly where Mahanaim was located. According to a Jordanian tourism web site, it was north of the river W. Zarqa (N. Yaboq) up in some elevated ground a few miles east of Deir Alla. If your map doesn't...

- 511) Jude 1:3 . . Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. The koiné Greek word for "contend earnestly" is...

- Genesis 32:4-13 ● Gen 32:4 . . Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom, The Hebrew word for "messengers" is the same word often used for angels. Since that word has such wide application, some have proposed that Jacob dispatched the holy...

- 508) 2John 1:10-11 . . If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. The greeting in view is the holy kiss mentioned in Rom 16:16, 1Cor 16:20, 2Cor 3:12, 1Thess 5:26, and 1Pet 5 :14...

- Genesis 32:1-3 ● Gen 32:1 . . Early in the morning, Laban kissed his sons and daughters and bade them good-bye; then Laban left on his journey homeward. Apparently nobody wanted to kiss Laban back, nor bid him a good-bye. The old boy didn't altogether lack at least some affection for his...