Isaac loved Esau because he had a taste for fresh game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Isaac asked them, “Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”

He went to his father and said, “My father!” Isaac replied, “Here I am. Which are you, my son?”

But Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they both wept.

We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

Now Joseph’s brothers saw him from a distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.

It happened just as he had said to us – Pharaoh restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”

They all tore their clothes! Then each man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.

So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

The first disappeared and I said, “He has surely been torn to pieces.” I have not seen him since.

Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.

Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household, according to the number of their little children.

Jacob said, “Swear to me that you will do so.” So Joseph gave him his word. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.

Israel said to Joseph, “I never expected to see you again, but now God has allowed me to see your children too.”

By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”

Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive.

Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!”

He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from his brothers.”

I will give the whole land of Canaan – the land where you are now residing – to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”

To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your ‘brother.’ This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.”