http://ldssd.org/Read your scriptures each day along with your newshttp://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-28/en Isaac forbids Jacob to marry a Canaanite—He blesses Jacob and his seed with the blessings of Abraham—Esau marries a daughter of Ishmael—Jacob sees in vision a ladder reaching up into heaven—The Lord promises him seed as the dust of the earth in number—Also, that in him and in his seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed—Jacob covenants to pay tithes. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-27/en Rebekah guides Jacob in seeking blessings—Jacob is blessed to have dominion and rule over peoples and nations—Esau hates Jacob and plans to slay him—Rebekah fears lest Jacob marry one of the daughters of Heth. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-26/en The Lord promises Isaac posterity as the stars of heaven in number—In his seed all nations shall be blessed—The Lord prospers Isaac, temporally and spiritually, for Abraham’s sake—Isaac offers sacrifices—Esau marries Hittite wives to the sorrow of his parents. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-25/en Abraham marries, has seed, dies, and is buried in the cave of Machpelah—His generation through Ishmael set forth—Rebekah conceives, and Jacob and Esau struggle in her womb—The Lord reveals their destiny to Rebekah—Esau sells his birthright for a mess of pottage. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-24/en Abraham commands that Isaac shall not marry a Canaanite—The Lord guides Abraham’s servant in choosing Rebekah as a wife for Isaac—Rebekah blessed to be the mother of thousands of millions—She marries Isaac. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-23/en Sarah dies and is buried in the cave of Machpelah, which Abraham buys from Ephron the Hittite. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-22/en Abraham commanded to sacrifice Isaac, his son—Both father and son yield to the will of God—Abraham’s seed shall be as the stars and the sand in number—In his seed all nations shall be blessed—Rebekah is born to Bethuel. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-21/en Sarah bears Isaac—He is circumcised—Promises to Abraham preserved through Isaac—Hagar and her son cast out of Abraham’s household—The Lord saves Hagar and Ishmael—Abraham and Abimelech deal honorably with each other. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-20/en Abimelech desires Sarah, who is preserved by the Lord—Abraham prays for Abimelech, and the Lord blesses him and his household. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-19/en Lot entertains holy men—The men of Sodom seek to abuse Lot’s guests, and are smitten with blindness—Lot sent out of Sodom—The Lord rains brimstone and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah—Lot’s daughters preserve his seed in the land. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-18/en Abraham entertains three holy men—They promise that Sarah shall have a son—Abraham will command his children to do justice and judgment—The Lord appears to him—They discuss the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-17/en Abram commanded to be perfect—He shall be a father of many nations—His name changed to Abraham—The Lord covenants to be a God unto Abraham and his seed for ever—Also, to give him the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession—Circumcision becomes token of everlasting covenant between God and Abraham—Sarai’s name changed to Sarah—She shall bear Isaac, with whom the Lord will establish his covenant—Abraham and his house circumcised. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-16/en Sarai gives Hagar to Abram as his wife—Hagar flees from Sarai—An angel commands Hagar to return and submit herself to Sarai—Hagar bears Ishmael. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-15/en Abram desires offspring—The Lord promises him seed in number as the stars—He believes the promise—His seed shall be strangers in Egypt—Then, after four generations, they shall inherit Canaan. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-14/en Lot captured in battles of the kings—He is rescued by Abram—Melchizedek administers bread and wine, and blesses Abram—Abram pays tithes—He declines to accept spoils of conquest. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-13/en Abram returns from Egypt—He and Lot part—The Lord will make Abram’s seed as the dust of the earth in number—Abram settles in Hebron. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-12/en Abram shall become a great nation—He and his seed shall bless all the families of the earth—He travels from Haran to the land of Canaan—Because of famine he goes down into Egypt—Abram and Sarai tested in Pharaoh’s court. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-11/en All men speak the same language—They build tower of Babel—The Lord confounds their language and scatters them over all the earth—The generations of Shem include Abram whose wife was Sarai—Abram leaves Ur and settles Haran. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-9/en Noah and his sons commanded to multiply and fill the earth—They are given dominion over all forms of life—Death penalty decreed for murder—God shall not again destroy the earth by a flood—Canaan cursed; Shem and Japheth blessed. http://ldssd.org/read/ot-gen-8/en The flood ceases—Noah sends forth a dove, which returns with an olive leaf—He releases all living things from the ark—He offers sacrifices—Seedtime and harvest and seasons assured.