Jacob Lucha con el Ángel

「Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.」

「And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.」

「And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.」

「And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.」

「And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.」

「And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.」

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?

¿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.

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.

¿Cómo interpreta la tradición judía la lucha interior y la fe de Abrahán durante la Akedá?

What do rabbinic writings say about Abraham's emotional journey as he traveled toward Moriah?