Genesis

Abimelech Abraham and Sarah Abraham tradition affirms agenda announces assertion barrenness beginning Bible biblical birth blessing brothers Cain Canaan Canaanites chapter church circumcision claim concern concrete conflict context contrast creation creatures death Deut discern doxology dream Egypt Egyptian empire Esau exile Exod exposition face faith father fear flood future genealogy Genesis gift given God's gospel heir hope human humankind inscrutable interpretation Isaac Ishmael Israel Israelite issue Jacob Jesus Jesus of Nazareth Joseph narrative Judah Laban Lamech land listening community live Lord Luke materials Matt Melchizedek ment moves narrator Noah offers Old Testament oracle parallel passion Paul Perhaps Pharaoh present primogeniture promise purpose question reality reference reflects relation religious response righteousness scene Shechem sons speak speech statement story suggests theme theological theophany things tion tive tradition trust verses wait Walter Brueggemann well-being word Yahweh