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1.11 Genesis IV: Trouble in the Family
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Abraham swindles the Philistine king Abimelech just as he did Pharoah, and almost kills his son Isaac, following God's commands. At the very last minute, God says it's all been a test. Was this a remnant of ancient Israelite child sacrifice? After a perfunctory chapter or two on Isaac, Genesis forgets about him to talk about the Bible's greatest and least repentant con-man: Jacob, later known as Israel. We meet yet another scheming wife, Rebekah.
Released:
Aug 2, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
1.6 Canaan of the Patriarchs: Keynote: Canaan of the Bronze Age: history and archaeology by History in the Bible