Jacob Lucha con el Ángel

「Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.」

「And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.」

「God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.」

「And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not look upon the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.」

「And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:」

「And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.」

A mode of divine revelation in the OT, distinct from ordinary dreams, characterized by clear communication and commissioning, as seen with Jacob, Samuel, and later prophets.

A paired divine attribute central to Hebrew scripture. חֶסֶד (chesed) signifies steadfast covenant love; ֶאֱמֶת (emeth) denotes faithfulness. Jacob invokes this pair to acknowledge God's mercy far exceeding his deserts.

An Old Testament eschatological term referring to the end of the era and the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, used by Jacob to prophesy future events to his sons.

God's promise to go down to Egypt with Jacob and surely bring him up again, demonstrating God's unfailing presence and His redemptive guidance of history.

חֵן (chen) denotes unmerited favor and grace. Jacob attributes his children to 'the grace God has given your servant,' and compares seeing Esau's face to 'seeing the face of God,' foreshadowing grace running through his line.

Jacob's term for his own life, expressing the identity of God's covenant people as strangers and sojourners in the world, awaiting their eternal home.

Después del castigo de Caín, ¿qué significa que se convirtió en fugitivo y errante sobre la tierra?

God placed a mark on Cain to protect him from vengeance, yet he bore the cost of rupture from the land and from God's presence.

¿Cuál es la significación del nombre 'Yahweh Yireh' para Abraham y para las generaciones posteriores?

By naming the place, what provision and foresight of God did Abraham proclaim?

¿Cómo debemos entender el plural 'hagamos' en Génesis 1:26, y qué revela acerca de la Deidad?

A single “us” sparks centuries of theological reflection.

Después del castigo de Caín, ¿qué significa que se convirtió en fugitivo y errante sobre la tierra?

God placed a mark on Cain to protect him from vengeance, yet he bore the cost of rupture from the land and from God's presence.

En Génesis 1:26, Dios dice «Hagamos al ser humano»: ¿qué sugiere el plural «nosotros» sobre la vida interior de Dios?

One pronoun, three traditions: from a heavenly court in Judaism to the Trinity in Christianity.

¿Qué significaba realmente la advertencia de Dios a Caín antes de que matara a Abel?

Sin crouches at the door waiting—an ancient picture of inner struggle, temptation, and overcoming evil.