He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

and I return safely to my father’s home, then the Lord will become my God.

Finally Jacob said to Laban, “Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her.”

God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the region of Edom.

Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Acquire this young girl as my wife.”

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

Jacob named the place where God spoke with him Bethel.

They said to one another, “Here comes this master of dreams!

Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”

Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Have sexual relations with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.

So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”

“See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt.”

People from every country came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.