“And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. Thus Joseph emerged in chare of the land of Egypt” Genesis 41:45
By Rabbi Miriam Berger
"And how can I perpetrate this great evil and sin against God?" Genesis 39: 9
"Esau ran to greet him. He embraced him and, falling on his neck, he kissed him; and they wept" Genesis 33.4
"But your father cheated me, changing my wages time and again" Genesis 31:7
By Sally Berkovic
“And his mother said to him, ‘On me is your curse, my son. Only hearken to my voice’” Genesis 27:13
"And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her: 'Our sister, may you grow into thousands of myriads and may your offspring seize the gates of their foes' Genesis 24:60
"And God said to Abraham... 'whatever Sarah tells you, heed her voice, since through Isaac will offspring be considered yours'" Genesis 21:12
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"Now the inhabitants of Sodom were very wicked sinners against the Lord" Genesis 13:13
“And he sent out the dove from himself to see whether the waters has decreased” Genesis 8:8
"This is the narrative of the generations of man; on the day that God created man, in the likeness of God He created him.. Male and female He created them" Genesis 5:1-2
"Yet you have said, 'I know you by name, and you have found grace in my sight'" Exodus 33:12
"For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before the Lord" Leviticus 16: 30
By Rabbi Gideon Sylvester
"That very day the Lord spoke to Moses: 'Ascend these heights of Abarim to Mount Nebo'" Deuteronomy 32:48-49
“Not with you all alone do I seal this covenant… but with whomever is here, standing with us today before God, our Lord, and with whomever is not here with us today” Deuteronomy 9:13-14
By Rabbi Natan Levy
"You shall take of the first of every fruit of the ground that you bring in from your land that the Lord, your God gives you" Deuteronomy 26:2
"Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey... how he... cut down all your stragglers in your rear" Deuteronomy 25:17-18