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The Story of Jacob.

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Jacob’s True Story (The Story of Jacob)Isaac, Abraham’s son, lived in the region of Canaan after Abraham had passed away. Isaac’s house was a tent, much like his father’s, and it was surrounded by the tents of his people. There were also numerous flocks of sheep and herds of cattle that grazed wherever there was grass to eat and water to drink. Isaac’s father was a shepherd. Isaac and his wife Rebekah were blessed with twin sons. Jacob was the younger brother, and his elder brother’s name was Esau. Esau was a man of the woods who had a strong … Continue reading The Story of Jacob.

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The Story of Abraham and Isaac.

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Bible Stories 4. You will recall that in the days that we are describing, in order for people to worship God, they would construct an altar out of earth or stone and then place an offering on top of it as a present to God. In most cases, the sacrifice consisted of a domesticated animal like a sheep, a goat, or a young ox—some kind of animal that was used as food. The term “sacrifice” was used to refer to such an offering. People who worshipped idols, on the other hand, were known to engage in behaviors that we find … Continue reading The Story of Abraham and Isaac.

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The Biblical Account of Noah and the Ark.

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Bible Stories 2 The Biblical Account of Noah and the Ark. God provided another kid to Adam and Eve after their child, Abel, had been murdered and their other son, Cain, had moved away to a different location. This infant was given the name Seth by Adam and Eve; they also had several sons and daughters since Adam and Eve lived for a very long time. But in the end, as God had said, they met their end because they had eaten the fruit from the tree that God had specifically ordered that they not consume. At the time when … Continue reading The Biblical Account of Noah and the Ark.

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The Story of Hagar and Ishmael.

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Bible Stories 3. Following the devastating deluge, Noah’s family and those who descended from him continued to expand in numbers until, as the years passed, the planet once again started to become populated with people. There was, however, a significant difference between the people who had lived before the flood and those who had lived after it in terms of the way they interacted with nature. Before the flood, all of the people were concentrated in close proximity to one another, which resulted in the majority of them settling in a single area and leaving the other lands uninhabited. As … Continue reading The Story of Hagar and Ishmael.

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The Story of Adam and Eve

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Bible Stories 1 The Story of Adam and Eve Adam was the name of the first man, and he gave the name Eve to his wife. They named the place where they lived Eden, and it was a magnificent garden that was far away in the East Country. It was filled with gorgeous trees and flowers of every type. But their time in Eden was short because they disobeyed God’s instruction and consumed the fruit of a tree that they were not permitted to have. As a result, they were expelled from the garden. They were forced to leave their … Continue reading The Story of Adam and Eve