She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Then she said, “God has taken away my shame.”

Laban said, “This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today.” That is why it was called Galeed.

Jacob set up a marker over her grave; it is the Marker of Rachel’s Grave to this day.

Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

So they took Joseph’s tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: “In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, and Shaul (the son of a Canaanite woman).

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder.”

Then Leah said, “God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife.” So she named him Issachar.

He saw in the field a well with three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”

God sent me ahead of you to preserve you on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

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 bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!”

Look, this town over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. Let me go there. It’s just a little place, isn’t it? Then I’ll survive.”

and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.

Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.

Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and quickly lowering her jug to her hands, she gave him a drink.

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.