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A lot of uncleanness is mentioned, presumably some guidelines to keep up hygiene: Leviticus 7:24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it Leviticus 7:25 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird…

Exodus 31-17: It will be a sign between me and the Israelites for ever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. Sounds like he does not allow anyone to outdo him, and that to prove he is the best, everyone…

The Israelites (people of Jacob, who was given the name Israel by God) were living and prospering in Egypt. When Jacob and Joseph and his brothers and all that generation died and a new Pharaoh came to the throne of Egypt, everything changed (Exodus 1:7-8). The new Pharaoh did not like the Israelites and found…

Judah, son of Jacob, married Shua and gave birth to Er, Onan and Shelah. Genesis 38:6-7 Judah got a wife for Er, […], and her name was Tamar. But Er, [..], was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death. Genesis 38:8-9 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s…

Joseph is Jacob’s second youngest and was loved by his father, so his brothers where envious and “hated him” (Genesis 37:4). He also had some dreams, which the brothers interpreted as him standing above the other brothers (Genesis 37:5&9). His brothers hated him even more and ultimately “plotted to kill him” (Genesis 37:18). Good guy…

Now Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob, born by Leah. One time, she went alone “to visit the women of the land” (Genesis 34:1). Genesis 34:2 When Schechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. Schechem loved Dinah much and wanted her as…

Now Jacob prepares to go back to his homeland, where he betrayed Esau. To make up he used all his possessions as offering. Genesis 32:22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had set them…

Now Jacob fled from Esau and came to a land of the eastern people (Genesis 29:1). He met a shepherd.The shepherd also had a beautiful daughter, Rachel. Jacob kissed Rachel (Genesis 29:9). Jacob explained, that they are distant relatives. Rachel went to her father to inform about what happened. Genesis 29:13 As soon as Laban…

Issac conceived with his wife Rebekah twin boys (Genesis 25:24)The first born was hairy and called Esau (Genesis 25:25), and he became skillfull hunter(Genesis 25:27). The second son grasped the heel of Esau when he came out, which is why he was named Jacob (Genesis 25:26) and he was content with staying at home (Genesis…

So a little bit about Abraham: He couldn’t get his wife pregnant, which is why his wife told him to bear a child with her slave. Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave name Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me…

So Lot run away from Sodom to a nearby small town called Zoar. However he was afraid to stay there, which is why Lot and his two daughters settled in the mountains (Genesis 19:30). Genesis 19:31 One day the elder daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man round…

Ok so this is not very detailed or at least I am not far enough in the book to understand, but Sodom is a city and as the Lord said: “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorath is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have…

Genesis 17:2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you [Abram] and will greatly increase your numbers. Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be called Abram; but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. (*Abram means exalted father, Abraham means something like father of many)…

Genesis 6:1-2 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on…

Genesis 3:6 “When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Genesis 3:11-12 And he said, “Who told…