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The name of the first is Pishon, which goes round about all the land of Havilah where there is gold.

Verse ConceptsThings Surrounding

And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.

Verse ConceptsFacing EastLiving In The Land

For we are about to send destruction on this place, because a great outcry against them has come to the ears of the Lord; and the Lord has sent us to put an end to the town.

Verse ConceptsAngels as agents of judgmentSodom And GomorrahReprobatesGod Sending ProphetsOutcry

And Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, Come, let us go out of this place, for the Lord is about to send destruction on the town. But his sons-in-law did not take him seriously.

Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningJestingPowerlessnessSkepticismSons In Lawjoking

So it came about that when God sent destruction on the towns of the lowland, he kept his word to Abraham, and sent Lot safely away when he put an end to the towns where he was living.

Verse ConceptsMemoriesRememberingAbraham, Testing And VictoryAbraham, Calling And LifeDivine RemembranceDestruction Of CitiesGod Remembering His PeopleBringing People Out Of Other Places

And she went some distance away, about an arrow flight, and seating herself on the earth, she gave way to bitter weeping, saying, Let me not see the death of my child.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveDepression, SymptomsLove, And The WorldFear, Of DeathNot Seeing PeopleSoliloquyFear Of DeathOthers MourningDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A Motherdistance

And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodThighsSwearing Oaths

Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersDrawing WaterMan Providing Water

And when he was questioned by the men of the place about his wife, he said, She is my sister; fearing to say, She is my wife; for, he said, the men of the place may put me to death on account of Rebekah; because she is very beautiful.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

But the herdmen of Gerar had a fight with Isaac's herdmen, for they said, The spring is ours: so he gave the spring the name of Esek, because there was a fight about it.

Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

Then they made another water-hole, and there was a fight about that, so he gave it the name of Sitnah.

Verse ConceptsExcavationPeople OpposedPeople Naming Things

Then he went away from there, and made another water-hole, about which there was no fighting: so he gave it the name of Rehoboth, for he said, Now the Lord has made room for us, and we will have fruit in this land.

Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialExcavationPotential Of FruitSpacious PlacePeople Naming ThingsFreedomMoving To A New Placespacefruitfulnessland

So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.

Verse ConceptsDivine Protection, Examples OfTerror Of Godterrorism

Now about three months after this, word came to Judah that Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had been acting like a loose woman and was with child. And Judah said, Take her out and let her be burned.

Verse ConceptsProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSexual Sin, Nature OfTwo To Four MonthsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinTelling Of People's Situations

And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.

Verse ConceptsReinstating PeoplePeople Hung To Death

Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Verse ConceptsFutureKnowing God, Nature OfRevelation, In OtInterpretation Of DreamsPredicting The Future

As I said to Pharaoh before, God has made clear to him what he is about to do.

Verse ConceptsPredicting The Future

And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.

Verse ConceptsDoing Things TwiceGod Not DelayingEverything Happening For A Reason

Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.

Verse ConceptsSpyingPeople RememberingUnguardedvulnerability

And they said, The man put a number of questions to us about ourselves and our family, saying, Is your father still living? have you another brother? And we had to give him answers; how were we to have any idea that he would say, Come back with your brother?

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On