by altha-admin | May 30, 2013 | Articles
"29And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 30And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?" (Genesis 37: 29-30) In Hebrew culture, to "rend one's...
by altha-admin | May 30, 2013 | Articles
"Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams." (Genesis 37: 20) Many of us have dreams. Some of them are based on our past...
by altha-admin | May 30, 2013 | Articles
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 19And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 20Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil...
by altha-admin | May 29, 2013 | Articles
"And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and...
by altha-admin | May 29, 2013 | Articles
The Second episode involving Reuben entails a gift which he gives to his "tired" mother Leah: "And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I...