Category: Bible Stories

  • Story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Lot and Lot’s Wife

    The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah – Genesis 19 24 Then the LORD rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground. Lot’s Wife Looks Back – Genesis 19 26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org / CC BY-SA 3.0…

  • The Birth of Isaac: Genesis 21:1-8

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Birth of Isaac – Genesis 21 1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had spoken. 2 For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born to him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his…

  • The Offering of Isaac

    The Offering of Isaac – Genesis 22 1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said to him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said, Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and get you into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of. 3 And Abraham rose up…

  • Story of Isaac – A Wife for Isaac

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 A Wife for Isaac – Genesis 24 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that you shall…

  • Jacob and Esau

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org / CC BY-SA 3.0 Jacob and Esau – Genesis 25 19 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham’s son: Abraham begat Isaac: 20 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. 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 22 And the children struggled…

  • Isaac Blesses Jacob

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 Jacob’s Deception – Genesis 27 1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his oldest son, and said to him, My son: and he said to him, Behold, here am I. 2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 3 Now therefore take, I pray you, your weapons, your quiver…

  • Jacob Flees to Laban

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org / CC BY-SA 3.0 Jacob Flees to Laban – Genesis 28 1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him, You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take you a wife from there of the daughers of Laban your mother’s brother. 3 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you…

  • Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 Jacob Meets Rachel – Genesis 29 1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, see, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was on the well’s mouth. 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the…

  • Jacob’s Children

    Sweet Publishing/FreeBibleimages.org/CC BY-SA 3.0 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah – Genesis 29 31 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD has looked on my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bore a son; and said, Because the LORD has heard I was…

  • Jacob Flees from Laban

    Story of Jacob – Jacob Prospers, Jacob Flees From Laban

    Jacob Prospers – Genesis 30 25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country. 26 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served you, and let me go: for you know my service which I have done you. 27 And Laban said to him, I pray you, if I have found favor in your…