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circa 1900–1700 BC

Jacob, Joseph & Egypt

Jacob wrestles with God and becomes Israel; Joseph is sold into slavery yet rises to save the world from famine.

840 verses · 1 book covered

Verses from This Period

  1. Genesis 36:28c. 1756 BC

    The sonnes of Dishan are these: Vz, and Aran.

  2. Genesis 36:29c. 1756 BC

    These are the Dukes of the Horites: Duke Lotan, Duke Shobal, Duke Zibeon, Duke Anah,

  3. Genesis 36:30c. 1756 BC

    Duke Dishon, Duke Ezer, Duke Dishan: these bee the Dukes of the Horites, after their Dukedomes in the land of Seir.

  4. Genesis 36:31c. 1756 BC

    And these are the Kings that reigned in the lande of Edom, before there reigned any King ouer the children of Israel.

  5. Genesis 36:32c. 1756 BC

    Then Bela the sonne of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his citie was Dinhabah.

  6. Genesis 36:33c. 1869 BC

    And when Bela dyed, Iobab the sonne of Zerah of Bozra reigned in his steade.

  7. Genesis 36:34c. 1827 BC

    When Iobab also was dead, Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his steade.

  8. Genesis 36:35c. 1785 BC

    And after the death of Husham, Hadad the sonne of Bedad, which slewe Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his steade, and the name of his citie was Auith.

  9. Genesis 36:36c. 1743 BC

    When Hadad was dead, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his steade.

  10. Genesis 36:37c. 1701 BC

    When Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the riuer, reigned in his steade.

  11. Genesis 36:38c. 1659 BC

    When Shaul dyed, Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor reigned in his steade.

  12. Genesis 36:39c. 1617 BC

    And after the death of Baal-hanan the sonne of Achbor, Hadad reigned in his stead, and the name of his citie was Pau: and his wiues name Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

  13. Genesis 36:40c. 1617 BC

    Then these are the names of the Dukes of Esau according to their families, their places and by their names: Duke Timna, Duke Aluah, Duke Ietheth,

  14. Genesis 36:41c. 1617 BC

    Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon,

  15. Genesis 36:42c. 1617 BC

    Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar,

  16. Genesis 36:43c. 1617 BC

    Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram: these bee the Dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the lande of their inheritance. This Esau is the father of Edom.

  17. Genesis 37:1c. 1728 BC

    Iaakob nowe dwelt in the lande, wherein his father was a stranger, in the lande of Canaan.

  18. Genesis 37:2c. 1728 BC

    These are the generations of Iaakob, when Ioseph was seuenteene yeere olde: he kept sheepe with his brethren, and the childe was with the sonnes of Bilhah, and with the sonnes of Zilpah, his fathers wiues. And Ioseph brought vnto their father their euill saying.

  19. Genesis 37:3c. 1728 BC

    Nowe Israel loued Ioseph more then all his sonnes, because he begate him in his old age, and he made him a coat of many colours.

  20. Genesis 37:4c. 1728 BC

    So when his brethren sawe that their father loued him more then all his brethren, then they hated him, and could not speake peaceably vnto him.

  21. Genesis 37:5c. 1728 BC

    And Ioseph dreamed a dreame, and told his brethren, who hated him so much the more.

  22. Genesis 37:6c. 1728 BC

    For he saide vnto them, Heare, I pray you, this dreame which I haue dreamed.

  23. Genesis 37:7c. 1728 BC

    Beholde nowe, wee were binding sheues in the middes of the field: and loe, my shefe arose and also stoode vpright, and behold, your sheues compassed rounde about, and did reuerence to my shefe.

  24. Genesis 37:8c. 1728 BC

    Then his brethren saide to him, What, shalt thou reigne ouer vs, and rule vs? or shalt thou haue altogether dominion ouer vs? And they hated him so much the more, for his dreames, and for his wordes.

  25. Genesis 37:9c. 1728 BC

    Againe hee dreamed an other dreame, and tolde it his brethren, and saide, Behold, I haue had one dreame more, and beholde, the Sunne and the Moone and eleuen starres did reuerence to me.