Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring ...

Before we get into the contents of the Bible, it seems it would make sense first to dicuss the not-so-simple matter of what exactly the Bible is. What Is the Bible? The Bible is a collection of sacred

I've alays steered clear of trying to decide on what God's name might be. I know Krishna's words to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita state that all prayer goes to God, regardless of to whom it was addressed,

Last time these brothers had seen each other, Esau had threatened Jacob's life. Today they meet again in our reading. Jacob was afraid that

Each drove was to meet Esau and tell him about Jacob who will come to him soon. Each one brought gifts and each was separated by some space

It does not say if the messenger had delivered the message or not, only that Jacob was fearful and he divided his family into two groups so

Jacob is a bit nervous about meeting his brother because the last time they saw one another, Esau threatened Jacob's life. Jacob wants...

Jacob and Leban made a heap as a witness between them to keep things peaceful. Then an offering was made to God to seal the deal...

He knew we would glaze over the things that were difficult as if we did not hear them, picking out the cool part and let the rest fade...

Neither of them knows that Rachel is the one who stole the idols from her father, but she is still alive while sitting on the gods...amel

I understands that you miss your homeland, then added, "but why did you steal my household gods.?" Jacob knows that he did not steal them..

Laban plays the victim in all of this saying, "Why did you trick me?" He tells Jacob that he would have thrown a party with music and dancin

After huddling with his wives last week, Jacob (AKA Israel) packs up everything he owns and heads for home. He crosses the Euphrates on his

Their father had sold them and was not planning to leave them anything so they told Jacob to do all that God has instructed him to do.

Jacob messed with his own brother and it seems that God allowed someone else to cheat him because of Jacob's own cheating. Call it Karma...

When asked what he wanted, Jacob replied that he only wants to tend the flocks and take the odd ones with markings as his own wages. Then..

God listened to her and opened her womb. She conceived and bore a son and said, "God has taken away my reproach." And she called him Joseph.

Women in today's society would not allow a man to cheat, let alone have a baby with the other woman, but Rachel is doing just that...

On should Inspect your purchase before leaving the store! Jacob did not. In the morning, Jacob noticed that he was given the wrong girl...

Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was..