Who Can Number?
Abraham was blessed by God, and God told him He would make the number of his descendants like the number of these heavenly bodies.
Stars
Abram's name was changed to this, meaning "father of multitudes (nations)."
Abraham
Abraham had two sons, and this was the name of the eldest son.
Ishmael
Israel was the second son of this man.
Isaac
When Jacob saw the vision of the ladder and angels ascending and descending in and out of heaven, he called the place this, meaning "house of God."
Bethel
Rebekah's brother allowed her son to marry two of his daughters, but he had to work this many years per daughter.
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Heel catcher or supplanter
Rebekah bore twin sons, the younger came out holding the heel of the elder whose name was this.
Esau
Father of multitudes? This man only had two sons, seemingly contrary to his namesake.
Abraham
Rebekah told Isaac she did not want her son to marry the women of this region.
Canaan
Work, work, work! The youngest son of Rebekah continued to work for her brother this many years after fulfilling his years of labor to secure his brides.
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The eldest son of Isaac, Esau, had his name amended to include this, meaning "red."
Edom
The younger son of Isaac and Rebekah tricked his brother into selling his birthright for this.
A bowl of stew
Although he sired only two sons, Isaac was blessed with this many grandsons.
The descendants of Esau created a nation known as this, meaning "red."
Edom
The youngest son of Abraham was indeed chosen to succeed Abraham, but the eldest son was blessed as well, siring this many princes.
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Each of Israel's sons names carried meaning, but this son was the only one to have his name changed by his father.
Benjamin
It was easy for the younger son of Isaac to deceive his father because Isaac suffered this physical impairment.
He was blind.
This was the tribe out of which the Messiah would be born, truly something about which to praise God.
Judah
That's gonna leave a mark! Jacob wrestled with a man all night long at this location whose name means "the face of God."
Piniel
Israel's sons are well established in the biblical record, but this daughter was the only female offspring listed by name.
Dinah
This name, meaning "heard", was given to the second oldest son of Israel, because Leah said God heard she was unloved.
Simeon
This brother of Rebekah force her son to work for 20 years for him, changing his wages 10 times in the process.
Laban
Although he was the eldest son, this son of Israel did not receive the blessing of the eldest, the sons of Joseph split that blessing.
Reuben
When Rachel died, Jacob buried her here, the future birthplace of the Messiah.
Bethlehem (Ephrath)