A 5 minute summary of Genesis 30. Genesis 30 contains a record of Jacob’s children with Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah. The end of the chapter documents how Jacob asked Laban for the speckled and spotted animals in his herd and bred them until he became very wealthy.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 29. In Genesis 29, Jacob arrived in Haran and stayed with his uncle Laban. Jacob served Laban for 7 years for his daughter Rachel but Laban tricked him on his wedding night and gave him his eldest daughter, Leah. Laban agreed to let Jacob marry Rachel if he served him for 7 additional years.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 28. Genesis 28 records part of Jacob's journey to Haran after he fled from his brother Esau. Jacob dreamed of a ladder coming down from heaven with angels ascending and descending on it. God reaffirmed the promises he made to Abraham and Isaac to Jacob and told him he would make him into a great nation. God told him He would bring him back from Haran to the land of Canaan.

In Genesis 27, Rebekah and Jacob created a plan to steal the blessing from Isaac's firstborn son Esau. Jacob pretended to be Esau and tricked his father into blessing him. When his brother found out what he did, he planned to kill Jacob, but Rebekah and Isaac sent Jacob far away to Haran to find a wife.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 26. In Genesis 26, Isaac and Rebekah moved to Gerar because there was a famine in Canaan. Isaac lied to Abimelech, the king of Gerar, about Rebekah being his sister. Later, Isaac and Abimelech made a treaty of peace after settling a dispute over wells Isaac's servants had dug. The end of the chapter tells us about Esau's Hittite wives, Judith and Basemath.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 25. In Genesis 25, the death of Abraham is recorded. He died at 175 years old. Verses 12-18 list the children of Ishmael and tell us he died at 137 years old. The end of the chapter tells us about the birth of Esau and Jacob and how Jacob bought his brother's birthright for a meal of red stew.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 24. In Genesis 24, Abraham sent his servant to Haran (the city of Nahor) to find a wife for his son Isaac. After praying, the servant met a beautiful woman named Rebekah at a well of water and was invited to stay at her father's house. Her father, Bethuel, gave his permission for Rebekah to return with Abraham's servant. She returned to Canaan and married Isaac.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 23. In Genesis 23, Sarah died at the age of 127. Abraham purchased a field and a cave for her burial from Ephron the Hittite. He paid 400 shekels of silver for the cave of Machpelah.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 22. In Genesis 22, God tested Abraham's by telling him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham and Isaac traveled to the land of Moriah and Abraham prepared to kill and sacrifice his son. When Abraham was about to kill Isaac, the angel of the Lord stopped him. God provided a ram for the sacrifice.. The end of the chapter lists the children of Nahor.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 21. In Genesis 21, the son of promise, Isaac, was born to Abraham and Sarah. Hagar and Ishmael were sent out of Abraham's house into the wilderness of Beersheba and Paran. While in the wilderness, an angel of God spoke to Hagar. At the end of the chapter, Abraham made a treaty of peace with Abimelech and Phicol.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 20. In Genesis 20, Abraham and Sarah met Abimelech the king of Gerar. Abraham told Abimelech Sarah was his sister and Abimelech took her into his own house. God appeared to Abimelech in a dream and told him to return Sarah to Abraham or he would surely die.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 19. In Genesis 19, two angels warned Lot that the city of Sodom was going to be destroyed. Lot escaped with his wife and two daughters before fire and brimstone rained down on the city. Lot escaped to Zoar and lived in a cave. Lot’s daughters got him drunk and became pregnant by him.

A 5 minute summary of Genesis 18. In Genesis 18, the Lord and two angels visited Abraham and Sarah and told them they were going to have a son within the year. Afterwards, Abraham negotiated with God to save the city of Sodom. God agreed to spare the city from His judgement if He could find 10 righteous people within it.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 17. In Genesis 17, God changed Abram’s name to Abraham because he was to be the father of a great nation. God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham and promised he and Sarai would have a son. As a sign of the covenant, the Lord instructed Abraham to circumcise all the males in his family and household.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 16. In Genesis 16, Sarai decided to give her Egyptian servant, Hagar, to Abraham to bear him children. After Hagar conceived, Sarai treated her harshly, which resulted in her running away from Abram’s house. An angel of the Lord appeared to Hagar by a spring of water and told her to return to Sarah. God promised her she would have a son and she was to name him Ishmael.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 15. In Genesis 15, God appeared to Abram in a vision and told him he would have so many children they would be like the stars in the heavens. God promised to give Abraham’s descendants the land of Canaan.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 14. In Genesis 14, 9 kings went to war and Lot, Abram’s nephew, was taken captive when the king of Sodom suffered a defeat. Abraham gathered 318 trained men from his household and defeated Lot’s captors to return him home safely. At the end of the chapter, Abram meets Melchizedek and is blessed by him.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 13. In Genesis 13, Abram, Sarai, and Lot move from Egypt back to Canaan. At the end of the chapter, God reaffirms His covenant with Abraham.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 12. Genesis 12 tells the story of God’s promise to Abraham to make him a great nation and Abram and Sarai’s journey from Haran, to Canaan, and down to Egypt.

A 5 minute Bible study through Genesis 11. Genesis 11 tells the story of the Tower of Babel and God diversifying the languages of the earth. The second part of the chapter records the genealogy of Shem to Abraham.