The Generations of Yitschaq (Part Three) Man, it's been a while. Trudging through the Generations of Yitschaq... Genesis 27:1 - Yitschaq was old, and his eyesight dimmed. He called for Esaw, his older son. "My son," he said to him. "Here I am," Esaw said. Or, more literally - BEHOLD ME. Genesis 27:2: - "Look … Continue reading Genesis 27

The Generations of Yitschaq (Part Two) Genesis 26:1 - There was a famine in the land, besides the earlier famine that happened in the days of Avraham. Yitschaq went to Gerar, to Avimelekh, king of the Pelishtim. Genesis 26:2 - Yahweh appeared to him. "Do not go down to Mitsrayim," Yahweh said. "Settle in the … Continue reading Genesis 26

The Generations of Yitschaq (Part One) Genesis 25:19 - These are the generations of Yitschaq son of Avraham. Avraham fathered Yitschaq. Genesis 25:20 - He was forty years old when he married Rivqah, daughter of Bethu'el the Aramiy of the Field of Aram, sister of Lavan the Aramiy. Genesis 25:21 - Yitschaq prayed to Yahweh … Continue reading Genesis 25:19 – 25:34

The Generations of Yishma'el This little seven-verse story is cleansing after that last fifteen-chapter one. Genesis 25:12 - These are the generations of Yishma'el son of Avraham, whom Haghar the Mitsri, maid of Sarah, bore to Avraham. Genesis 25:13 - These are the names of Yishma'el's sons, by their names and according to their generations: … Continue reading Genesis 25:12 – 25:18

The Generations of Terach Well, this is a huge one, and it took me absolutely forever to work through. This is the story of Terach's children and grandchildren, specifically Avram/Avraham and Lot, as well as the childhoods of Avram's sons Yisma'el and Yitschaq. I've noticed that as I go along with this, my Hebrew gets … Continue reading Genesis 11:27 – 25:11

The Generations of Shem Genesis 11:10 - These are the generations of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshadh. Genesis 11:11 - He lived 500 years after the birth of Arpachshadh, and he fathered sons and daughters. Genesis 11:12/11:13 - Arpachshadh lived 35 years, and he fathered … Continue reading Genesis 11:10 – 11:26

The Generations of the Sons of Noach Genesis 10:1 - These are the generations of the sons of Noach - Shem, Cham, and Yafeth. Sons were born to them after the flood. Genesis 10:2 - The sons of Yafeth were Gomer, Magog, Madhay, Yawan, Tuval, Meshek, and Tiras. I'm definitely not somebody who skips through … Continue reading Genesis 10:1 – 11:9

The Generations of Noach Genesis 6:9 - These are the generations of Noach. Noach was a righteous man, perfect in his time; he walked with the gods. "Tāmiym" really means something more like "complete" or "perfect." "Bǝdhorothāyw", "in his age", refers to the generation or time when he lived. Like Hanok, Noach walks with the … Continue reading Genesis 6:9 – 9:29

The Generations of Adham Genesis 5:1 - This is the record of the generations of Adham; on the day Elohim fashioned humans, he made them in his likeness. Genesis 5:2 - He fashioned them male and female, and he blessed them, and he named them "human." Genesis 5:3 - Adham lived 130 years, and then … Continue reading Genesis 5:1 – 6:8

The Generations of the Skies and the Land The phrase "these are the generations", or some variation thereof, appears ten times throughout Genesis. Usually, each "generations" introduces a patriarch and his descendants, though Chapter 2 is the story of "the generations of the sky and the land" rather than an individual. It may have been … Continue reading Genesis 2:4 – 4:26