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| Major Events | ||||
| Major Characters | Abraham | Isaac | Jacob | Joseph |
| Other Important Characters | Sarah, Hagar, Isaac, Ishmael, Lot, Melchizedek | Rebekah, Esau, Jacob, Abimelech | Isaac, Rebekah, Esau, Laban, Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, Zilpah, Joseph, Dinah, Joseph's Brothers | Joseph's brothers, Judah, Tamar, Pharaoh, Potiphor, Benjamin |
| Other Important Events | -The Covenant with Abraham |
-Birth of Esau and Jacob |
-Jacob flees Laban in Haran -Jabob marries Leah and Rachel -Jacob's children -Jabob outwits Laban -Jacob flees Laban -Jacob wrestles with the Angel -Jacob and Esau meet -Rape of Dinah |
-Joseph's brothers plot to kill him -Joseph is sold by his brothers to the Ishmaelites -Judah and Tamar -Jospeh is nought by Potiphor and tempted -Joseph interprets the dreams of the royal cup bearer and baker -Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh -Joseph's brothers journey to Egypt The truth is revealed -Israel migrates to Egypt |
| Where in the Bible | Gen 12-22 | Gen 24-27 | Gen 27-35 | Gen 37-50 |
| Key Themes or Ideas | Unlikely hero, Nothing is impossible for God, Type/Antitype, Covenant | |||