Abraham

Joseph

Posted on October 7, 2024 by The Heretic

Israel had a soft spot for Joseph and Benjamin since they were the children of Rachel, the only woman he ever really loved. In fact Joseph was Israel’s favorite son Continue Reading →

Israel, Benjamin and Rachel’s Tomb

Posted on September 13, 2024 by The Heretic

Along the way, God reiterated to Jacob his promise to Abraham and Issac; that his offspring would possess all the land he could see and beyond.1 He also changed Jacob’s Continue Reading →

Dinah

Posted on August 20, 2024 by The Heretic

There is one story from this time that deserves mention. Shechem was a town that, like most places in those days, was named after the guy who ran it. Shechem Continue Reading →

Jacob and Esau – part 2

Posted on July 1, 2024 by The Heretic

So Jacob headed back to the land of Canaan, which today would be modern day Israel, Jordan and parts of Syria and Lebanon. But he was afraid of his brother, Continue Reading →

Abraham scams Abimelech

Posted on March 26, 2024 by The Heretic

After they blew up Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham packed up and took off for Gerar which nowadays would be the southern part of modern day Palestine. Here he ran into Continue Reading →

Sodom and Gomorrah

Posted on February 22, 2024 by The Heretic

Much has been made about what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah but just in case you don’t know the story, here it is. Sodom and Gomorrah are often called “The Continue Reading →

Sarah, Hagar and Ishmael

Posted on February 16, 2024 by The Heretic

I’m just going to go over this real quick because there’s more to this story a little later on. But we need to touch on this first. First of all, Continue Reading →

Posted on February 9, 2024 by The Heretic

WHO WAS ABRAHAM AND WHY DOES HE MATTER? Abraham is the linchpin of the entire Bible. Everything we’ve seen so far was a set up for Abraham. He is the Continue Reading →