Almond Joy

Seems Jacob, a biblical Mendel Selected for spots, specks and brindle Nuts, pop’lar with flocks Produced stronger stocks But Laban’s herds started to dwindle (from Genesis 30)

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/12/2022 8:20:00 PM

Right on the money here, Jeff. You've tapped into an interesting idea: I've read commentaries on Genesis 30 which analyze and verify the 'Mendelian genius' of the Patriarch. Kudos, Gershon

Jeff Kyser
Date: 2/13/2022 2:54:00 AM

We've joined a reading plan recently, with a chapter from the OT and a chapter from the NT each day. Although limericks aren't a terribly serious form, that's what came to mind reading, so that's what I wrote! I did a little better with the passage from Acts :-)