7/09/2021

Deceptions in Genesis

Genesis contains story after story of deception. If this book of the Bible were not named Genesis, it might well be named "Deception."
  • [The serpent deceived Adam and Eve.]
  • Abraham deceived Pharaoh.
  • Abraham deceived Abimelech.
  • Jacob and Rebecca deceived Isaac.
  • Laban and Leah deceived Jacob.
  • Rachel deceived Laban.
  • Simeon and Levi deceived the Shechemites.
  • Joseph's brothers deceived Jacob.
  • Er deceived Tamar.
  • Onan deceived Tamar and Judah.
  • Judah deceived Tamar.
  • Tamar deceived Judah.
  • Potiphar's wife deceived Potiphar.
  • Joseph deceived his brothers.
Reference: Dennis Prager. The Rational Bible. Genesis. God, Creation, and Destruction. 2019.

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