Deceptions in Genesis

Genesis contains story after story of deception. The deception at times may be justified and at other times is sinful. If this book of the Bible were not named Genesis, it might well be named "Deception."

1. 
   [The serpent deceives Adam and Eve.]
2. Abraham deceives Pharaoh.
3. Abraham deceives Abimelech.
4. Lot's daughters deceive Lot.
5. Jacob deceives Esau twice.
6. Jacob and Rebecca deceives Isaac.
7. Laban and Leah deceive Jacob.
8. Jacob deceives Laban.
9. Rachel deceives Laban.
10. Simeon and Levi deceives the Shechemites.
11. Joseph's brothers deceives Jacob.
12. Er deceives Tamar.
13. Onan deceives Tamar and Judah.
14. Judah deceives Tamar.
15. Tamar deceives Judah.
16. Potiphar's wife deceives Potiphar.
17. Joseph deceives his brothers.

Reference: Dennis Prager. The Rational Bible. Genesis. God, Creation, and Destruction. 2019. Page 442.