SPIRITUAL RENEWAL AT BETHEL
After such violent, vengeful acts, God called Jacob's to worship again
at Bethel. Before Jacob would go, he made everyone give up their idols
(compare Genesis 31:19). He also required those with him to purify
themselves, perhaps with ceremonial washings, and change cloth... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEATHS OF RACHEL AND ISAAC
As they continued their journey away from Bethel, Rachel experienced a
very difficult time in childbirth. She named the boy born on that day
Ben-Oni, or "son of my sorrow." However, Jacob would not let him have
such a sorrowful name. He renamed him Benjamin, which mea... [ Continue Reading ]