“Pops, you’re going to love my lamb chowder, or my name isn’t Esau!”
—Fenton Groff, Mays Landing, New Jersey
Thank you to all those who submitted caption entries for our Winter 2021 cartoon, based on Genesis 27:19: “Jacob said to his father, ‘I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, so that you may bless me.’” We are pleased to congratulate Fenton Groff of Mays Landing, New Jersey, who wrote the winning caption, and our runners-up:
RUNNERS UP
“Mom has put me in a hairy situation …”
—Phillip Hadden, Concord, Illinois
“What do you mean you are waiting for an Uber Eats delivery from Chick-fil-A?”
—Roy Bedford, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
HONORABLE MENTIONS
“Hi, Pop! Are you game for a game with game?”
—Hattee Christian, Columbia, South Carolina
“I wonder if Esau me?!”
—Chaim Kagedan, Teaneck, New Jersey
Write a caption for the cartoon based on Exodus 7:20: “Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded. In the sight of Pharaoh and of his officials he lifted up the staff and struck the water in the river, and all the water in the river was turned into blood.” Submit it via our website at biblicalarchaeology.org/captioncontest
Please include your name and address. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2022. The author of the winning caption will receive a BAS All-Access membership and three gift subscriptions to give BAR to friends. Runners-up will receive an All-Access membership and two gift subscriptions for friends.
“Pops, you’re going to love my lamb chowder, or my name isn’t Esau!”
—Fenton Groff, Mays Landing, New Jersey
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