ADVENTURES OF JACOB: BIBLE SUMMARY

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Adventures Of Jacob

a) The adventures of Isaac and his son Jacob.

2. Bible Summary (Genesis 22-36)

@1. Abraham commanded to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22).

@2. Birth of Rebekah (Genesis 22).

@3. Sarah dies and her burial is arranged in Canaan (Genesis 23).

@4. Rebekah marries Isaac (Genesis 24).

@5. Abraham dies and is buried in the same place as Sarah (Genesis 25).

@6. Birth of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25).

@7. Jacob takes the birthright that Esau despised (Genesis 25).

@8. Isaac among the Philistines, deceives them re Rebekah (Genesis 26).

@9. Isaac digs again his father's wells, settles in Beersheba (Genesis 26).

@10. Esau's ill-chosen marriage (Genesis 26).

@11. Jacob steals Esau's blessing (Genesis 27).

@12. Jacob flees from Esau, goes north from Beersheba (Genesis 27-28).

@13. Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven (Genesis 28).

@14. God repeats to Jacob his seed promise to Abraham (Genesis 28).

@15. Jacob arrives in Haran, meets Rachel at the well (Genesis 29).

@16. Jacob lodges with his uncle Laban, Rebekah's brother (Genesis 29).

@17. Jacob marries Leah and Rachel, Laban's daughters (Genesis 29).

@18. The births of Jacob's sons, except for Benjamin (Genesis 29-30).

@19. Jacob increases his flocks despite Laban's unfairness (Genesis 30).

@20. Jacob flees with his family and flocks south to Gilead (Genesis 31).

@21. Laban pursues Jacob; Rachel conceals stolen idols (Genesis 31).

@22. Laban and Jacob settle their differences, make a treaty (Genesis 31).

@23. Jacob sends gift herds to Esau preparing to meet him (Genesis 32).

@24. Jacob given the name Israel when he wrestles with God (Genesis 32).

@25. Jacob meets Esau peacefully yet reservedly (Genesis 33).

@26. Jacob, family and flocks go further south to Shechem (Genesis 33).

@27. Jacob's daughter Dinah is raped by Shechem (Genesis 34).

@28. Schechem's city is ransacked by a ruse (Genesis 34).

@29. Another move further south to Bethel and Bethlehem (Genesis 35).

@30. God confirms that Jacob is to be known as Israel (Genesis 35).

@31. Rachel dies giving birth to Benjamin (Genesis 35).

@32. Jacob's twelve sons listed (Genesis 35).

@33. Jacob comes to Hebron, buries his father Isaac (Genesis 35). 

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