Stories in the books of Genesis and Exodus tell of fathers whose sons are lost to them through deaths of various kinds. One is murdered. Another is abandoned. A third is forgotten. A fourth is taken for sacrifice. A fifth is supplanted. A sixth is sold into slavery. A seventh is secreted away. Through these accounts we trace the theme with which the biblical narrative begins: God’s first son, Adam, by becoming “lost” to his Creator, sets in motion God’s long pursuit of humanity.