Genesis 26:24
26:24 The
Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
Genesis 31:42
31:42 If the God of my father – the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears
– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked,
and he rebuked you last night.”
Genesis 37:22
37:22 Reuben continued,
“Don’t shed blood! Throw him into this cistern that is here in the wilderness, but don’t lay a hand on him.”
(Reuben said this
so he could rescue Joseph
from them
and take him back to his father.)
Genesis 38:11
38:11 Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until Shelah my son grows up.” For he thought, “I don’t want him to die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.
Genesis 38:25
38:25 While they were bringing her out, she sent word
to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong.”
Then she said, “Identify
the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong.”
Genesis 43:7
43:7 They replied, “The man questioned us thoroughly about ourselves and our family, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’ So we answered him in this way. How could we possibly know that he would say, ‘Bring your brother down’?”
Genesis 43:11
43:11 Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man – a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
Genesis 47:6
47:6 The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best region of the land. They may live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any highly capable men
among them, put them in charge
of my livestock.”