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Gen 21: The Flood -- Part III
Book of Genesis #21 Noah has a grand-son. His name is Canaan. Presumably, Noah has more than one grand-son but Canaan is mentioned because he plays an important role ...
Gen 22: Chapter 10
Book of Genesis #22 Chapter 10 introduces the Table of Nations, a document unparalleled in the ancient world. It affirms that all men are members of the same family a...
Gen 23: Chapter 11
Book of Genesis #23 Like the Table of Nations that we studied in the previous talk (Genesis 10: The Table of Nations), Chapter 11 has no parallel in Mesopotamian lite...
Gen 24: Chapter 12
Book of Genesis #24 How do you leave what you know and love and move on to a place you know nothing about? "Go to a place I shall show you..." Abram (the former nam...
Gen 25: Chapter 13
Book of Genesis #25 At last, Abraham leaves Egypt with Sarah and goes back to the Promised Land. St. Ambrose tells us that Sarah represents virtue, so that, even thou...
Gen 26: Chapter 14
Book of Genesis #26 This chapter exhibits an unparalleled concentration of unique or rare features of all kinds. First biblical report of warfare. Abram as a...
Gen 27: Chapter 15
Book of Genesis #27 Throughout Hebrew literature, the central narrative of this chapter is known by the name ha-berit bein ha-betarim, "The covenant between the piece...
Gen 28: Chapter 16
Book of Genesis #28 God had promised Abram and Sarai a son. Just as he has promised to take care of our family's needs. But Sarai and Abram grew impatient or perhap...
Gen 29: Chapter 17
Book of Genesis #29 This is part one of the study on the Abrahamic covenant. This talk delves into the covenant God will institute with Abram with the annunciation of...
Gen 30: Chapter 17 continued
Book of Genesis #30 This is part two of the study on the Abrahamic covenant. We delve into the covenant God will institute with Abram with the annunciation of the bi...
Gen 31: Chapter 18
Book of Genesis #31 In between the promise made of the coming child and his birth a dramatic event is inserted: the visitation of the Lord to Abraham by the Oak of Ma...
Gen 32: Chapter 19
Book of Genesis #32 As the JPS commentary on Scripture states "Events now move rapidly toward a horrifying but retributive climax. The drama unfolds through quickly-...
Gen 33: Chapter 20
Book of Genesis #33 As we have said in the previous talk, anyone who opposes the Covenant of God faces his wrath. Case in point: Abimelech. How ironic that this man...
Gen 34: Chapter 21
Book of Genesis #34 The birth of Isaac is the cause of the first disunity in Abraham's family. Because Isaac is born, Abraham sends away, that is, he separates himse...
Gen 35: Chapter 22
Book of Genesis #35 In this talk, we go over the most dramatic events in the life of Abraham: the sacrifice of Isaac and the Great Covenant. We might be tempted to d...
Gen 36: Chapter 23
Book of Genesis #36 We all live we all die. But should we have to barter so that we could bury our dead? That is what Abraham had to do. He was an alien in the Land...
Gen 37: Chapter 24
Book of Genesis #37 With the exception of the wedding of St. Joseph to Our Lady, the wedding of Isaac and Rebekah is perhaps the most beautiful wedding ever recorded ...
Gen 38: Chapter 25
Book of Genesis #38 Abraham lived another 35 years and saw his great-grandchildren down to the fifth generation. Following Isaac's marriage, nothing is reported about...
Gen 39: Chapter 26
Book of Genesis #39 Very little is said about Isaac just as very little is said about St. Joseph, the greatest of all saints after Our Lady. Isaac is the only one wh...
Gen 40: Chapter 27
Book of Genesis #40 If we follow the Covenantal trail from Adam down to Jacob we are struck by the fact that seldom does the firstborn receive the blessing intended t...
