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Genesis 50:15-21 – Human Evil and Divine Intentions
Genesis 48:15-16 – Jacob’s Blessing of Joseph and His Sons
Genesis 41:1-57 – Joseph’s Elevation to Power
Genesis 38:1-30 – The Righteousness of Tamar
Genesis 34:1-31 – The Rape of Dinah
Genesis 32:22-32 – Jacob Wrestles with God
Genesis 28:10-22 – Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
Genesis 25:19-34 – The Elder Shall Serve the Younger
Genesis 22:1-19 – The Sacrifice of Isaac
Genesis 20:1-18 – Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech
Genesis 19:1-29 – The Sins of Sodom
Genesis 18:16-33 – God Consults with Abraham
Genesis 16:1-16; 21:8-21 – “God Was with the Boy” (Ishmael)
Genesis 15:1-6 – Abraham Believed and It Was Reckoned to Him as Righteousness
Genesis 12:1-3 – The Call of Abraham
Genesis 11:1-10 – The Tower of Babel
Genesis 8:21-22; 9:8-17 – God Takes a New Way with the World
Genesis 6:5-7 – The Flood Story: A Grieving God, Not an Angry God
Genesis 3:14-19 – God Announces the Consequences for Human Sin
Genesis 2:18-25 – It Is Not Good That the Man Should Be Alone
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