Our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Right off the back, we have to uncover some minor unprofitable lies in this, Genesis 29 chapter. Observe: In the Contemporary English Version, it is written: “As Jacob continued on his way to the east (Genesis 29:1).” Other translations also declare Akobe came into the land of the east; even King James says he went […]
Welcome back, let’s get right into the story as Akobe heads to Padan Aram. So Akobe left Beersheba and went toward Haran. On his way, he stopped at a certain place and stayed there all night. He took stones there for his pillows and laid down to sleep. And today we stop at hotels. Listen […]
Isaaka was married to Rebeka by the age of 40, living in the land of Canaan (southern Africa). A famine drove him out of Canaan as it did Abram his father in his days. However, the Great Creator commanded Isaaka not to go all the way to Egypt, but instead to remain in Gerar, the […]
Abram (Abrashem), who was the father of Isaac (Isaaka), married another woman after the death of Sara, and her name was Keturah. She gave birth to several sons for him: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan, and Dedan’s sons were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. The sons of Midian […]
Once upon a time, in a far-off land called Mamre (modern-day Cape Town, South Africa), there lived a wise, righteous, and wealthy man named Abrashem. He had a son named Isaaka, whom he loved dearly. As Isaaka grew up, Abrashem began to worry about finding him a suitable wife, one who would share his faith […]
Welcome to the next episode of Unprofitable Lies. For your information, when you are on the home page, the table of contents from beginning to end is on the right-hand side of the screen. From a mobile device, it will be at the bottom of your phone. Let’s continue this episode, The Transition of Sara […]
Years later the Great Creator decided to test Abram. The Great Creator said, “Go get Isaaka, your only son, the one you dearly love! Take him to the land of Moriah, and I will show you a mountain where you must sacrifice him to me on the fires of an altar.” So Abram got up […]
Sara and the birth of Isaaka (Isaac) to Abram, and the subsequent banishment of Hagar and her son Ishmael (Ismael). The Great Creator had promised Abram that he would be the father of many nations, and despite their old age, Sara conceived and gave birth to Isaaka at the appointed time. Abram then circumcised Isaaka, […]
Listen to this blog post here, which is sponsored by WA Web Education Based on Genesis 18: Abrashem (the name may take some time to get used to) was on the plains of Mamre, sitting outside his tent in the heat of the day, when he saw three men standing by him. He ran to meet […]
Listen to this text (this text begins at or around the 4:05 mark of this audio): Upon receiving this vision, Abram was joyful. But he and Sarai were not able to produce the offspring promised. Finally, Sarai had had enough. She decided to give Abram a sister-wife for the purpose of procreating. She gave him […]
