Archive for July 22nd, 2008
Genesis, Chapters 33-50
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Actually there’s not much to post about the final chapters of Genesis; it comes in strong but it really goes out with a whimper. There’s a great story in chapter 34 about Dinah, daughter of Jacob, being “violated” and her brothers end up revenge killing every male in the city, but only after they trick them into being circumcised and are all then in too much pain to defend themselves. Seriously, that’s the story. Anyway, they take all the women and children and plunder the city. Awesome.
In chapter 37 Joseph, son of Jacob, is sold by his brothers into slavery. Then in chapter 38 a guy named Judah …read more »
