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Jacob, after years of working for Laban, finally asked for something concrete as payment: he wanted all the speckled and spotted goats, and the black sheep. Sounds fair. Laban, alw...
Our story today takes us back to Jacob, and his daring escape from his father-in-law, Laban. Jacob, after years of laboring for Laban, felt it was time to return to his homeland. H...
Our ancestor Jacob certainly did. The Torah tells us that Jacob wrestled with an angel – a divine being – all night long (Genesis 32:25-30). But what really happened that night? Wh...
I'm talking about Jacob and Esau. We know their story. The birthright, the blessing… but there’s so much more simmering beneath the surface. It's easy to look at Jacob and see him ...
We read stories of righteous people facing hardship after hardship, and it just doesn't seem fair. Think about Jacob. After all he went through, you'd think he deserved a little pe...
But what if that dream hinted at a future where you were elevated above them? That's exactly where we find ourselves at the beginning of Joseph's story. "Hear, I pray you, this dre...
We pick up the story after some tragic events, chronicled in Genesis 38. Tamar, already twice widowed to Judah's sons, finds herself in a difficult position. According to the laws ...
They're prophecies, warnings, glimpses into the future, and sometimes, even clues about the fate of nations! Remember the story of Joseph in Egypt? He's not just interpreting dream...
Remember, he'd already "lost" his beloved Joseph, and Simeon was being held hostage. Sending Benjamin, his youngest, felt like tempting fate. But Judah stepped up. Judah, in a mome...
