So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died:

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am deeply depressed because of these daughters of Heth. If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!”

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread on my head.

Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.

I am about to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. Everything that is on the earth will die,

For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.

But Leah replied, “Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?” “All right,” Rachel said, “he may sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.

and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.

On the third day Abraham caught sight of the place in the distance.

Sarah lived 127 years.

(Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

Then Shechem’s father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah.

He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city. It was evening, the time when the women would go out to draw water.

and they started on their journey. The surrounding cities were afraid of God, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.

We have plenty of straw and feed,” she added, “and room for you to spend the night.”

Now Jacob cooked some stew, and when Esau came in from the open fields, he was famished.

You didn’t even allow me to kiss my daughters and my grandchildren good-bye. You have acted foolishly!