A New Generation Preparing for Lesson 19 Sarah died when Isaac was about 37 years old. Abraham purchased a field at Machpelah, which faced Mamre and which had a cave on it, to use as a burial site for Sarah.

A Tale of Two Brothers Introduction As we open this lesson, Abraham and Sarah, the first generation of God’s chosen people, have died and are buried in the cave at Machpelah. Isaac and Rebekah have been married for about twenty

A Tale of Two Brides Introduction In our last lesson, we heard God prophesy to Rebekah that it would be the younger son, Jacob, through whom the covenant blessings would flow. After that, just look at all of the deceiving

Speckled Sheep and Spotted Goats Introduction Rachel and Leah As we saw at the end of our last lesson, Jacob had taken two wives. That was not his intent; it appears that he fell in love with Rachel and would

Homeward Bound Leaving Laban Jacob sensed a change in Laban’s attitude, and it seemed that Laban had not been as friendly toward him as he had been previously. What might have caused this change in attitude? First, Laban could see

Family Reunion Introduction Having dealt with Laban, Jacob continued toward his homeland knowing he would soon have to deal with the consequences of a bad decision he made twenty years earlier. The last time he saw his brother, Esau had