The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

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

He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching.

The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

Then Esau realized that the Canaanite women were displeasing to his father Isaac.

When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to become pregnant while Rachel remained childless.

When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.

God appeared to Jacob again after he returned from Paddan Aram and blessed him.

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. Judah acquired her as a wife and had marital relations with her.

His master observed that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he was doing successful.

When Jacob heard there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why are you looking at each other?”

He looked this way and that and saw that no one was there, and then he attacked the Egyptian and concealed the body in the sand.

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow will be a feast to the Lord.”

Moses saw that the people were running wild, for Aaron had let them get completely out of control, causing derision from their enemies.

Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded you to do so that the glory of the Lord may appear to you.”

Balak son of Zippor saw all that the Israelites had done to the Amorites.

Then Balaam looked on Amalek and delivered this oracle: “Amalek was the first of the nations, but his end will be that he will perish.”

Then he looked on the Kenites and uttered this oracle: “Your dwelling place seems strong, and your nest is set on a rocky cliff.

The Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud that stood above the door of the tent.

The Lord’s messenger appeared and said to him, “The Lord is with you, courageous warrior!”