Joseph mourns his father’s death, reassures his brothers they are safe, then passes from earth (Genesis 50:1 – 50:26)
Genesis concludes with a narrative describing the burials of Jacob and Joseph and one last interaction between Joseph and his
Joseph is thrown into a well then sold into slavery by his brothers (Genesis 37:12 – 37:36)
Joseph’s brothers had gone to Shechem to graze their father’s flocks. Israel (Jacob) said to Joseph, “As you know, your
The rape of Dinah – Jacob’s sons rescue their sister and slaughter the Shechemites (Genesis 34:1 – 34:31)
Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, left her city to see the “women of the land”. Shechem, son
Jacob reunites with Esau (Genesis 33:1 – 33:20)
After sending gifts ahead to Esau (and a sleepless night wrestling with God), Jacob awoke to see Esau approaching with