Genesis 28:15
「And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.」
Genesis 24:15
「And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.」
Genesis 12:16
「And he dealt well with Abram for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.」
Genesis 1:1-5
Genesis · Ch.1
Genesis 1:1-5 First Five Days
Genesis 1:6-25
Genesis 1:6-25 The Sixth Day
Genesis 11:28
「And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.」
Genesis 30:37
「And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.」
Genesis 4:19
「And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.」
Image of God
Humans are made in God's image (tselem) and likeness (demut), conferring inherent dignity, rationality, morality, and dominion. Even Adam's descendants carry this imprint (Gen 5:3).
Light
God's first creative act, signifying truth's triumph over darkness and prefiguring Christ as the Light of the world (John 1).
Creation
The Hebrew verb 'bara' is used exclusively of God's creative activity, emphasizing that creation arises wholly from divine sovereignty and power.
Formless and Void
Describes the pre-ordered chaos before God's six days of forming, serving as the contrast against which divine ordering is highlighted.
Why did God create humanity on Day 6, and what did the preceding days prepare for humanity's arrival?
From cosmos to humanity, consider the deliberate order of the Creator's design.
When God said 'Let there be light' in Genesis, what was the nature of this light before the sun?
Before the sun was created, where did this light originate — physical or spiritual?
What does being created 'in the image of God' specifically mean?
Exploring the theological significance of human uniqueness in Genesis
Was Joseph wise to report his dreams to his father?
The tension between young Joseph's innocence and family politics.
Does the 'after its kind' principle (Gen 1:24) imply creation was bounded and ordered?
Does God's classification of creatures limit the possibilities of evolution and biological boundaries?
How should we understand the plural “let us” in Genesis 1:26, and what does it reveal about the Godhead?
A single “us” sparks centuries of theological reflection.
