Genesis Chapters 25 - 50

Rabekah bore him Jacob and Esau

Isaac

Went to Egypt and lied about his wife, so the Pharaoh tried to take her but got punished (other example earlier)

Isaac

Gets tricked while blessing his sons on his deathbed

Isaac

Was barren but was given two children by God, Jacob and Esau

Rabekah

Preferred child was Esau

Isaac

Preferred child was Jacob

Rabekah

Helps Jacob trick Isaac into giving him the better blessing

Rabekah

Jacob gets sent to live with him to find a wife and escape Esau

Laban

Tricks Jacob into marrying Leah and working another 7 years for Rachael

Laban

Treats Jacob badly, and then claims to own all of Jacob’s things when he leaves

Laban

Threatens to kill Jacob, but meets with him in peace 20 years later

Esau

Becomes wealthy while Jacob is away

Esau

Has a dream of a stairway to heaven at Bethel

Jacob

Works for Laban for 20 years before fleeing

Jacob

Outwits Laban to get property and wealth fairly before he leaves

Jacob

Wrestled an angel on his way to meet his brother, has his name changed

Jacob

Has his name changed a second time by God after showing official dedication

Jacob

His favorite son is Joseph and is crushed when he “dies”

Jacob

Adopts Ephraim and Manasseh before blessing them before he dies

Jacob

Unfavored wife of Jacob who has kids to be shown affection

Leah

Resents Rachael for being favored by Jacob and withholds mandrakes from her

Leah

Favored wife of Jacob

Rachael

Is barren at first but is given two sons, Joseph and Benjamin

Rachael

Steals idols from her father and tricks him to keep the secret

Rachael

Died in labor

Rachael

Rachael’s maidservant

Bilhah

Leah’s maidsrvant

Zilpah

Only daughter of Jacob

Dinah

Is raped by Shechem, but her brothers get revenge for her

Dinah

Son of Hamor

Shechem

Oldest son of Jacob

Reuben 

In either account, he protects Joseph from being killed and sells him instead

Reuben or Judah

Lied with Bilhah at some point and got his father angry

Reuben

Has three sons, two of which die after displeasing God after marrying Tamar

Judah

Withholds his youngest son from Tamar for fear of him dying, denies her an heir

Judah

Gets Tamar pregnant and gets absolutely clocked before he has the chance to kill her

Judah

Offers to take the blame if Benjamin gets taken

Judah

Wife of Er and Onan, who ends up having an heir through Judah, Perez and Zerah

Tamar

Offend God regarding Tamar and are killed

Er and Onan

His brothers hate him for being favored, his tattling, and his dreams of superiority

Joseph

Sold into slavery by his brothers

Joseph

Rises in ranks wherever he ends up, with Potiphar, in jail, and with Pharaoh

Joseph

Interprets dreams for the Cupbearer, Baker, and Pharaoh

Joseph

Tests his brothers’ worthiness before revealing himself and offering his family a place in Egypt

Joseph

Was almost tricked by his brothers for a last time when they are afraid of his revenge

Joseph

Buried in a coffin in Egypt

Joseph

Buried along the road to Bethlehem

Rachael

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachael

Benjamin

Is used as a sign of trustworthiness by his brothers

Benjamin

Favorite son of Jacob after his brother “dies”

Benjamin

Original master of Joseph

Potiphar

Saw that Joseph was favored by God and put him in charge of everything they owned with almost all authority

Potiphar and Pharaoh and Chief Jailer

Tries to convince Joseph to ie with her, but ends up framing him for assault and jailed

Potiphar’s wife

Had a dream of pressing grapes from 3 branches and giving the wine to Pharaoh

Chief Cupbearer

Is reinstated to his position after having his dream interpreted

Chief Cupbearer

Forgets about Joseph until years later when he is needed by the pharaoh

Chief Cupbearer

Had a dream about 3 baskets on his head with birds pecking on them

Chief Baker

Gets killed and impaled after his dream is interpreted by Joseph

Chief Baker

Had dreams about cows and corn and had Joseph interpret them

Pharaoh

His dreams meant that there would be seven abundant years and seven famine years

Pharaoh

Was very inviting to Josephs family and empathetic when Jacob dies

Pharaoh

Older son of Joseph who got the left-handed blessing

Manasseh

Younger son of Joseph who got the right-handed blessing

Ephraim

Younger surpassing the older examples

Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph and brothers

Hospitality examples

Lot and Angels, Abraham and Angels, Rebekah and Servant

Sterility examples

Sarah, Rachael, Rabekah

Name change examples

Sarah and Abraham, Jacob

Children of Isaac and Rabekah

Jacob and Esau

Children of Bethuel

Laban and Rabekah

Children of Laban

Rachael and Leah

Wives of Jacob

Zilpah, Leah, Rachael, and Bilhah

Children of Zilpah

Gad and Asher

Children of Bilhah

Dan and Naphtali

Children of Leah

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dinah

Children of Rachael

Joseph and Benjamin

Children of Joseph

Ephraim and Manasseh

Wives of Abraham

Sarah and Hagar

Sarah’s maidservant

Hagar

Child of Hagar

Ishmael

Child of Sarah

Isaac

Meaning of the name Bethel

House of God

Jacob tricking Isaac

Dresses up as his brother and lies many times

Meaning of Penuel

Face of God

Levirate Marriage

Brother-in-law marriage, widow needs support, protection, and a male child to inherit property and keep it in the family

Who was buried in the Plain of Machpelah

Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rabekah, Jacob, Leah