The Book of Genesis! verse by verse

[Jennie726]

Gen 25:19

"And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac:"

 

[doc329]

Genesis 25:20 (KJV)
And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.

 

[barb754]

Genesis 25:21 (KJV)
And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

 

[kelco]

Gen 25:22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, "Why is this happening to me?" So she went to inquire of the LORD .

 

[doc329]

Genesis 25:23 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

 

[kelco]

Gen 25:24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb.

 

[StMatthew2429]

Genesis 25:25:
And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.

 

[angelwind]

Genesis 25:26

Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was 60 years old when she bore them.

 

[StMatthew2429]

Genesis 25:27:
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

 

[ChristianCandy]

[bible]Genesis 25:28[/bible]

 

[StMatthew2429]

Genesis 25:29:
And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

 

[kelco]

Gen 25:30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.

 

[Glenda]

Gen 25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me now thy birthright.

 

[doc329]

Genesis 25:32 (KJV)
And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

 

[kelco]

Gen 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

 

[StMatthew2429]

Genesis 25:34:
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

 

[doc329]

Genesis 26:1 (KJV)
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

 

[allmyluv4Him]

Genesis 26:2 (NKJV)

Then the Lord appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you."

 

[StMatthew2429]

Genesis 26:3:
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

 

[barb754]

Genesis 26:4 (KJV)
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;