Day 18 of 365

Gen 35:1–36:43

35:1 God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother."

35:2 Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.

35:3 Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."

35:4 They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

35:5 They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

35:6 So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

35:7 He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

35:8 Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.

35:9 God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

35:10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel." He named him Israel.

35:11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

35:12 The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your seed after you will I give the land."

35:13 God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

35:14 Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

35:15 Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him "Bethel."

35:16 They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

35:17 When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, "Do not be afraid, for now you will have another son."

35:18 It happened, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

35:19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).

35:20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel's grave to this day.

35:21 Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

35:22 It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

35:23 The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

35:24 The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

35:25 The sons of Bilhah (Rachel's handmaid): Dan and Naphtali.

35:26 The sons of Zilpah (Leah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

35:27 Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

35:28 The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

35:29 Isaac gave up the spirit, and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.

36:1 Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).

36:2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon, the Hittite; and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, the Hivite;

36:3 and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

36:4 Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz. Basemath bore Reuel.

36:5 Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

36:6 Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.

36:7 For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their livestock.

36:8 Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.

36:9 This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:

36:10 these are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Adah, the wife of Esau; and Reuel, the son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.

36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

36:12 Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.

36:13 These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

36:14 These were the sons of Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: she bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36:15 These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz,

36:16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

36:17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

36:18 These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

36:19 These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.

36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

36:22 The children of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Lotan's sister was Timna.

36:23 These are the children of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

36:25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

36:26 These are the children of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

36:27 These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

36:28 These are the children of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

36:29 These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

36:30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

36:31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.

36:32 Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah.

36:33 Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.

36:34 Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

36:35 Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.

36:36 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

36:37 Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.

36:38 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan, the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

36:39 Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

36:40 These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,

36:41 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

36:42 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

36:43 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.

Matt 12:35–50

35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

36 But I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

39 But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

42 The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.

43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

44 Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

45 Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."

46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

47 Then one said to him, "Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

48 But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

49 And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!

50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

Prov 4:18–27

18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

19 The way of the wicked is like darkness. They do not know what they stumble over.

20 My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.

21 Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.

22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

24 Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you.

26 Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

27 Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.