Genesis 27:38 BSB
Old Testament
Esau said to his father, “Do you have only one blessing, my father? Bless me too, O my father!” Then Esau wept aloud.
Genesis 27:41 BSB
Old Testament
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
Genesis 28:4 BSB
Old Testament
And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 29:18 BSB
Old Testament
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
Genesis 30:37 BSB
Old Testament
Jacob, however, took fresh branches of poplar, almond, and plane trees, and peeled the bark, exposing the white inner wood of the branches.
Genesis 31:27 BSB
Old Testament
Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.
Genesis 31:36 BSB
Old Testament
Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
Genesis 33:10 BSB
Old Testament
But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.
Genesis 33:13 BSB
Old Testament
But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.
Genesis 34:5 BSB
Old Testament
Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
Genesis 38:26 BSB
Old Testament
Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
Genesis 39:5 BSB
Old Testament
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
Genesis 39:9 BSB
Old Testament
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”
Genesis 39:11 BSB
Old Testament
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
Genesis 41:22 BSB
Old Testament
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
Genesis 41:31 BSB
Old Testament
The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
Genesis 41:39 BSB
Old Testament
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
Genesis 42:5 BSB
Old Testament
So the sons of Israel were among those who came to buy grain, since the famine had also spread to the land of Canaan.
Genesis 42:22 BSB
Old Testament
And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
Genesis 42:23 BSB
Old Testament
They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.
Genesis 43:25 BSB
Old Testament
Since the brothers had been told that they were going to eat a meal there, they prepared their gift for Joseph’s arrival at noon.
Genesis 43:32 BSB
Old Testament
They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
Genesis 44:28 BSB
Old Testament
When one of them was gone, I said: “Surely he has been torn to pieces.” And I have not seen him since.
Genesis 46:34 BSB
Old Testament
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
Genesis 47:4 BSB
Old Testament
Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”