Pericopes - Bible events

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Torah

Genesis

• Creation
• Adam and Eve (covers creation and fall of man)
• The Fall of Man
• Cain and Abel
• Adam's descendants
• The Nephilim
• Noah and the flood
• The Covenant of Noah
• The Curse of Ham
• Sons of Noah
• The tower of Babel
• Abram's migration
• A wife confused for a sister (featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Pharaoh, as characters)
• Abraham and Lot's conflict
• Chedorlaomer
• Abraham and Melchizedek
• The Covenant of Abram
• Hagar and Ishmael
• The first circumcision
• Sodom and Gomorrah
• Lot's drunkenness
• The cave of Machpelah
• A wife confused for a sister (featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech, as characters)
• The Binding of Isaac
• Keturah's sons
• Isaac and Rebekah
• Jacob and Esau
• The Covenant of Isaac
• A wife confused for a sister (featuring Isaac, Rebekah, and Abimelech, as characters)
• The blessing of Isaac
• The exile of Jacob
• Jacob's Ladder
• Jacob and Rachel/The sheep and the stone
• Rachel and Leah
• Jacob's children
• The blemished flock
• The stones of Galeed
• Jacob's gifts to Esau
• Jacob wrestling with the angel
• Jacob's reconciliation with Esau
• The rape of Dinah
• The birth of Benjamin
• Reuben and Bilhah
• The list of Edomite Kings
• Joseph enslaved
• Tamar and Judah
• Potiphar's wife
• The butler and the baker
• Pharaoh's Dreams
• Joseph and his brothers
• Israel's migration
• Ephraim's pre-eminence
• The blessing of Jacob
• The burial of Jacob
• The death of Joseph's generation

Exodus

• The Hebrew midwives
• Moses' exile
• The Burning Bush
• The Signs of Moses
• Zipporah at the inn
• Let my people go
• Bricks without straw
• With a strong hand and an outstretched arm
• Aaron's rod becomes a serpent
• The Plagues of Egypt
• The Passover
• The Exodus
• Passage of the Red Sea
• The Song of the sea
• Massah U-Meribah
• Amalek
• Jethro
• Encamping at Sinai
• The Ten Commandments (first set)
• The Covenant Code
• The Golden Calf
• The Ten Commandments (second set)
• Construction of the Tabernacle Exodus 35-40

Leviticus

• The Priestly Code
• The Holiness Code
• The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons
• The Death of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1-20)
• A Blasphemer Stoned (Leviticus 24:10-23)

Numbers

• The Israelite Census
• Departing Sinai
• The shower of quails
• Snow-white Miriam
• The report of the spies
• Korah, Dathan and Abiram
• Aaron's rod sprouts and bears fruit
• Waters of Meribah
• The short route to Canaan
• Lifting up of the brass serpent (Nehushtan)
• The conquest of the eastern route
• Balaam and the Donkey
• The Heresy of Peor
• The appointment of Joshua
• The War against the Midianites.
• Machir, Reuben, and Gad, in Gilead and Jazeer
• The distribution of Canaan

Deuteronomy

• Moses Begins to Retell Wilderness Stories, Deuteronomy 1-3
• The Deuteronomic Code
• The Song of Moses, Deuteronomy 32
• The Blessing of Moses, Deuteronomy 33
• The Death of Moses, Deuteronomy 34

Nevi'im

Joshua

• Charge from God to Joshua. Joshua takes charge, 1:1-18
• Rahab and the Spies
• The Fall of Jericho
• The Sun Stands Still

Judges

• Israel Disobeys God, 2:1-23

Othniel

• Othniel's Campaign as Judge, 3:7-11

Ehud

• Ehud gains the victory over Moabite King Eglon 3:12-30

Shamgar

3:31

Deborah

• Deborah, 4:1-24
• The Song of Deborah, 5:1-31

Gideon

• The Lord Appears to Gideon, 6:1-40
• The Sign of the Fleece and Gideon's Three Hundred, 7:1-25
• Midian Subdued, 8:1-35

Abimelech

• Abmilech, son of Gideon (Jerubbaal) made king at Shechem after destroying his own family, 9:1-6
• Jotham, the lone survivor and brother, tells The Parable of the Trees. He speaks against Abimelech then flees, 9:7-21
• Shechem betrays Abimelech. He attacks and destroys the city.
• Abimelech captures the town of Thebez, but he is mortally wounded by a woman. 9:22-57

Tola

• Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. He judged Israel for twenty-three years, 10:1,2

Jair

Jephthah

• Jephthah and His Vow, 11: 1-40

Ibzah

12:8-10

Elon

12:11, 12

Abdon

12:13-15

Samson

• The Birth of Samson, 13:1-25
• Samson's Phlistine Wife, 14:1-20
• The Philistine's Defeated, 15: 1-20
• Samson and Delilah, 16:1-31
• The Death of Samson, 17:1-13

Other Stories

• Micah's Idolatry, 18: 1-31
• The Levite's Concubine and Gibeah's Crime, 19:1-30
• Battle of Gibeah. War with the Benjamites, 20:1-48
• Wives for the Benjamites, 21:1-25

1 & 2 Samuel

• Hannah and the Birth of Samuel
• David and Goliath
• David and Jonathan
• David and Bathsheba
• Absalom's Conspiracy

1 & 2 Kings

• The Wisdom of Solomon
• Solomon builds the Temple
• The Queen of Sheba
• Elijah on Mount Carmel
• Elijah Taken up to Heaven
• The Sunnamite's Son
• The Healing of Naaman
• Hezekiah

Jeremiah

• Call of Jeremiah, 1:1-10
• Jeremiah sees an almond rod then a boiling pot, 1:11-19
• Jeremiah's message at the temple gate, 7:1-34
• Jeremiah buys a linen waistband and puts it in the crevice of a rock near the Euphrates. 13:1-11
• The LORD tells Jeremiah that he can't get married or have children, 16:1-21
• Jeremiah stands at the city gate proclaiming the Sabbath's importance 17:19-27
• Jeremiah visits the potter, 18:1-23
• Jeremiah takes a potter's clay jar and some of the elders to the valley of Ben-hinnon, 19:1-15
• Pashur, the chief officer in the house of the LORD, beats Jeremiah and puts him in stocks. Jeremiah's complains to God. 20:1-18
• Zedekiah, Pashur, and Zephaniah ask Jeremiah if there is a positive message from the LORD. Jeremiah prophesies doom for them. He predicts the coming of the Branch. 21:1-23:40
• Jeremiah summarizes 23 years of prophetic ministry; lists the nations under judgment and predicts 70 years of captivity. 25:1-38
• Jeremiah prophesies against the temple and the city. He is accused of a capital crime. His life is spared after discussion of precedence. Thanks to Ahikam the son of Shaphan. 26:1-24
• Following the LORD's directive, Jeremiah puts himself in bonds and a yoke. He relates that the LORD has given Nebuchadnezzar the land until his time comes. Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke and prophesies the opposite message. 27:1-22
• The Exile

Hosea

Hosea was a prophet who lived and prophesied just before the destruction of Israel in 722 BC. He preached to the northern kingdom. Throughout the book you will see that he refers to Israel and Ephraim. Ephraim was the largest tribe in Israel and sometimes the whole nation was referred to as Ephraim.

Jonah

• Jonah and the Fish

Ketuvim

Ruth

• Boaz and Ruth

Esther

• Esther and Mordechai

Daniel

• Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
• Daniel in the lions' den
• The Fiery Furnace
• The writing on the wall

Ezra/Nehemiah

• The Return to Jerusalem
• The Building of the Second Temple

See also

• Hebrew Bible
• List of New Testament stories

External links

• Great Stories of the Bible - an index of bible stories in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)he:סיפורים ומשלים מן המקרא

The Creation Genesis 1:1-2:7 Adam and Eve Genesis 2:8-3:24 Cain and Abel Genesis 4:1-16 The Great Flood Genesis 6:5-9:17 The Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-9 God Calls Abraham Genesis 12:1-9 Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis 18:16-19:29 Abraham's Obedience Genesis 22:1-19 Isaac Marries Rebekah Genesis 24:1-67 Esau's Birthright Genesis 25:19-34 Isaac Blesses Jacob Genesis 27:1-40 Jacob and Laban Genesis 29:1-31:55 Jacob Wrestles Genesis 32:1-33:20 Revenge against Shechem Genesis 34:1-31, 49:5-7 Joseph in Prison Genesis 39:1-40:23 Joseph as a Ruler Genesis 41:1-57 Family Reunion Genesis 42:1-45:28, 46:28-30 Moses' Birth Exodus 1:1-2:10 The Burning Bush Exodus 3:1-22 The Ten Plagues Exodus 7:14-12:30 The Exodus Exodus 12:31-51 The Red Sea Exodus 14:5-31 The Gold Calf Exodus 32:1-29 Exploring the Land Numbers 13:1-14:38 Rebellion in the Ranks Numbers 16:1-17:13 Balak and Balaam Numbers 22:1-24:25 Rahab and the Spies Joshua 2:1-24 Jericho Falls Joshua 6:1-27 Gibeon's Con Artists Joshua 9:1-27 Deborah and Barak Judges 4:1-24 Gideon as Judge Judges 6:1-7:25 Abimelech's Ambition Judges 9:1-57 Samson as Judge Judges 13:1-16:31 Ruth, Naomi and Boaz Ruth 1:1-4:22 Samuel is Born 1 Samuel 1:1-28 Samuel the Prophet 1 Samuel 3:1-4:22 Saul Becomes King 1 Samuel 9:1-10:27 Jonathan's Bravery 1 Samuel 14:1-46 Saul's Disobedience 1 Samuel 15:1-35 David Kills Goliath 1 Samuel 17:1-51 David and Jonathan 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 20:1-42 Nabal and Abigail 1 Samuel 25:1-44 Saul's Death 1 Samuel 28:1-25, 30:1-13 David's Success 2 Samuel 5:1-6:23 David and Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1-12:25 Amnon and Tamar 2 Samuel 13:1-22 Absalom 2 Samuel 13:23-19:8 Solomon's Wisdom 1 Kings 3:1-28 Jeroboam and Rehoboam 1 Kings 11:26-14:31 Elijah's Challenge 1 Kings 17:1-18:46 God Speaks to Elijah 1 Kings 19:1-21 Micaiah the Prophet 1 Kings 22:1-40 Chariot of Fire 2 Kings 1:1-2:25 Elisha Heals Naaman 2 Kings 5:1-27 Famine and Unbelief 2 Kings 6:24-7:20 Joash and Jehoiada 2 Kings 11:1-21 Hezekiah Trusts God 2 Kings 18:13-19:37 Josiah's Reign 2 Kings 22:1-23:30 Fall of Jerusalem 2 Kings 24:18-25:30 David's Power 1 Chronicles 11:1-25 David's Census 1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1 Jehoshaphat and Ahab 2 Chronicles 18:1-19:11 Ezra Rebuilds the Altar Ezra 3:1-13 Nehemiah Builds the Wall Nehemiah 2:1-20 Enemy Opposition Nehemiah 4:1-23 Nehemiah's Justice Nehemiah 5:1-19 Esther Saves the Jews Esther 1:1-10:3 Job is Tested Job 1:1-22 Ezekiel's Vision Ezekiel 37:1-14 The Fiery Furnace Daniel 3:1-30 The Lions' Den Daniel 6:1-28 Jonah Jonah 1:1-4:11 Jesus is Born Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 2:1-40 Wise Men and King Herod Matthew 2:1-23 Jesus is Tempted Matthew 4:1-11 Mark 1:12-13 Luke 4:1-13 Jesus Feeds 5,000 Matthew 14:13-21 Mark 6:30-44 Luke 9:10-17 John 6:1-15 The Bread of Life John 6:1-71 Jesus Walks on Water Matthew 14:22-36 Mark 6:45-56 John 6:16-21 The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 The Lost Son Luke 15:1-32 Jesus Raises Lazarus John 11:1-44 Jesus and Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-10 The Triumphal Entry Matthew 21:1-11 Luke 19:28-40 John 12:12-19 The Last Supper Matthew 26:17-30 Mark 14:12-26 Luke 22:7-30 John 13:1-30 Jesus' Trial Matthew 26:47-27:31 Jesus' Crucifixion Matthew 27:32-56 Mark 15:21-41 Luke 23:26-49 John 19:16-42 Jesus' Resurrection Matthew 28:1-15 Mark 16:1-14 Luke 24:1-34 John 20:1-10 Jesus' Ascension Luke 24:35-53 Acts 1:6-11 The Holy Spirit Comes Acts 2:1-47 The Apostles' Courage Acts 4:1-31 Ananias and Sapphira Acts 5:1-11 Philip and the Eunuch Acts 8:26-40 Saul Encounters Jesus Acts 9:1-19 Peter and Cornelius Acts 10:1-11:18 Paul in Corinth Acts 18:1-28 Paul in Ephesus Acts 19:1-41 Paul Goes to Rome Acts 27:1-28:31