Learning From OT Greats: Jacob – Wrestling With Purpose

Origins: The Dreamers (Genesis 42–50)

Advent: Catholic Reflections

Year of the Bible: Part Two of Twelve 

The Thread: Part II

In the Beginning: A Study in Genesis 37-50

Genesis 49:3-4

Reuben, you are my firstborn,
my strength and the firstfruits of my virility,
excelling in prominence, excelling in power.
Turbulent as water, you will no longer excel,
because you got into your father’s bed
and you defiled it — he got into my bed.