Jacob Archives

4. A “Mizpah” Stone of Blessing and God’s Faithful Watch in Genesis

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus This is the fourth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles will look at stones in a...

2. A Pillow of Stone and Rest in Genesis

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus This is the second in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. In our first article, Don’t get stoned again — A Stone in Genesis, we considered how stones were used as an instrument for...

Who is Sweet Jacob? Your thoughts?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

We need your help. Please consider supporting Reasons for Hope*Jesus Sweet Jacob! It sounds like a spring flower (like “Sweet William”), but it is not. Perhaps you have a kind and honest friend whose name is Jacob and this name fits him well, but “sweet” is not an...