As of May 31, 2023, we have updated our Code of Conduct.
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Why would Deborah’s death be recorded, and not that of Rebekah herself (Genesis 35:8)? And why was she buried beneath a terebinth?

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Is it fair to say that deceit is a trait of Abraham's family? Did the Lord ever approve of their lying?

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Is it not odd that Abraham would use the sister-wife exploit (Gen 20:2) when Sarah was 90?

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What, exactly, is the "knowledge of good and evil" in Genesis 3:22?

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Did Jacob have more than one daughter?

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Why does Jacob defer to his sons in the incidents at Shechem (Genesis 34:5, etc.)?

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Did Terah’s family (which Abraham came from) worship the Lord?

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Why do Joseph’s brothers reveal to the Egyptian vizier that they have another brother, putting Benjamin in danger (Genesis 42:13)?

1 vote

Did Laban change his mind about giving Rachel to Jacob before he had completed the seven years in Genesis 29:30?

1 vote

Was Anah—the parent of Aholibamah, wife of Esau—a man or woman (Gen 36:20)? And, if a man, was he Seir’s son or grandson?

1 vote

Why did Esau prosper before Israel (Genesis 36 and Deteronomy 2)?

1 vote

Who were the Horites (Genesis 36:20)?

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Does “before there reigned any king over the children of Israel” (Gen 36:31) not show evidence of being written after the start of Israel’s monarchy?

1 vote

What were the consequences of Reuben’s incest with Bilhah (Genesis 35:22)? And why is it mentioned here, seemingly out of place?

1 vote

Why did the Lord command Jacob to go to Bethel (Genesis 35:1), and why to "dwell" there?

1 vote

For what purpose did Jacob prepare his entire family to sacrifice at Beth-el, and in the way he did (Genesis 35:2-4)?

1 vote

Why are there two toledoths in Genesis 36?

1 vote

Did Jacob wrestle with a person of the Godhead?

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Did Shechem rape Dinah in Genesis 34:2?

1 vote

Who were the Hivites, mentioned at Genesis 34:2?

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Why do the sons of Jacob "deceitfully" agree to intermarry with the Hivites after circumcision (Genesis 34:13-17)?

1 vote

Is there some prophetic significance to the location of Benjamin’s birth, his names, and the manner of his birth (Genesis 35:16-19)?

1 vote

Did the author of Genesis intend for Rachel's death in childbirth to be understood as a punishment?

1 vote

What was the "one portion" given to Joseph above his brothers in Genesis 48:21-22?

1 vote

Why did Esau move out of Canaan (Genesis 36:6-8)?

1 vote

What can we infer from the different nativity accounts in Matthew and Luke?

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What are “dukes” or “chiefs” in the text of Genesis 36?

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Why didn't Sarah refuse to go to Abimelech?

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Why does Jacob say that Benjamin “shall ravin as a wolf” and “divide the spoil” (Genesis 49:27)?

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What would "angel" mean in the context of Genesis 48?