You did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters good-bye. That was a foolish thing to do!

But Esau ran to meet him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. They were both crying.

Again they started crying. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye and went back home, but Ruth held on to her.

And they gave Rebecca their blessing in these words: "May you, sister, become the mother of millions! May your descendants conquer the cities of their enemies!"

Isaac called Jacob, greeted him, and told him, "Don't marry a Canaanite.

The LORD told Balaam what to say and sent him back to Balak to give him his message.

How can I curse what God has not cursed, Or speak of doom when the LORD has not?

Then Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you here to curse my enemies, but all you have done is bless them."

But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; instead he turned the curse into a blessing, because he loved you.

When you please the LORD, you can make your enemies into friends.

After he had finished speaking with Abraham, the LORD went away, and Abraham returned home.

After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Let me go, so that I can return home.

Then Balaam got ready and went back home, and Balak went on his way.

The LORD will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

The natives saw the snake hanging on Paul's hand and said to one another, "This man must be a murderer, but Fate will not let him live, even though he escaped from the sea."

But Paul shook the snake off into the fire without being harmed at all.