Summary of The Book of Genesis

Summary Of The Book Of Genesis
I. A. 1) Introduction Earliest age (1:1-11:9) Creation (1:2-2:25 a) b) 2) a) b) c) 3) B. 1) 2) C. 1) 2) D. E. 1) 2) 3) 4) F. G. 1) 2) 3) II. Creation of the world (1:1-2:3) Creation of man (2:4-25) First sin - disobeying God (3:1-24) Sin of Cain in killing his brother, Abel (4:1-10) Punishment of sin, showing Gods hatred of disobedience (4:11-16) Earliest genealogy (4:17-5:32) Judgment of sin (6:1-9:29) Multiplication of people and sin (6:1-5) Judgment of God on sinfulness of man (6:6-7) Noah, a righteous man (6:8-13) The ark (6:14-21) Obedience of Noah (6:22) The flood (7:1-8:19) Results of the flood (8:20-9:17) Noahs sacrifice pleasing to God (8:20-21) Earth to continue (8:22) God blessed Noah and his sons (9:1-10) Rainbow - a promise of no future destruction by water (9:11-17) Sin in the godly line (9:18-29) Tower of Babel (10:1-11:9) Family lines after the flood (10:1-32) Arrogance condemned (11:1-8) Languages created (11:9)
The fall (3:1-5:32)
Abram to Joseph
A. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) B. 1) 26)
Life of Abram (11:10-25:18) The call of Abram (11:10-30) Abram, Sarai, Terah, and Lot go to Haran (11:31-31) Terah, Abrams father, died at Haran ((11:32) Covenant God made with Abram (12:1--25:18) First covenant made at Haran (12:1-4) Abram and Lot journey to Shechem (12:5) Land covenant renewed at Shechem (12:6-9) Going down into Egypt (12:10-20) Abram wealthy in cattle, gold, and silver (13:1-4) Separation of Abram and Lot (13:5-13) Land covenant confirmed (13:14-18) Defeat of the four kings (14:1-17) Melchizedek blesses Abram (14:18-24) Validation of the covenant Abram accounted righteous (15:1-21) Hagar and Ishmael (16:1-16) Covenant repeated, and circumcision required (17:1-27) Angels announce that Abram and Sarai are to have a child in their old age (18:1-16) Destruction of Sodom and deliverance of Lot (18:17-19:38) Abraham sins against king Abimelech (20:1-18) Birth of Isaac, the child of promise (21:1-7) When Isaac is 12, Hagar and Ishamel sent away (21:8-20) More association with Abimelech of Philistia (21:21-34) Testing of Abrahams faith in offering of Isaac (22:1-17) Covenant again affirmed (22:18-24) Death and burial of Sarah (23:1-20) Rebekah and Isaac married (24:1-67) Abraham marries Keturah and has other children (25:1-7) Death and burial of Abraham (25:8-9) Life of Isaac (25:1026:35) Birth of Esau and Jacob, twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah (25:10
2) 3) 4) 5) 6) C. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) D. E. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
Esau, the first born, sells birthright to Jacob (25:27-34) Jacob sins in the matter of Abimelech and Rebekah (26:1-11) Jacob prospers (26:12-14) Re-digging the water wells (26:15-33) Esaus bad marriages (26:34-35) Life of Jacob (27:1-35:29) Jacob secures parental blessing by deception (27:1-40) Hatred of Esau for Jacob, and departure of Jacob to Haran (27:4128:3) Blessing of Abraham given to Jacob (28:4) Fortunes of Jacob journeying to Haran (Padan Aram) (28:5-22) Jacobs marriages and children born to him (29:1-31:55) Jacob returns to Canaan and is reconciled to Esau (30:1-33:20) Dinah, daughter of Jacob, defiled and avenged (34:1-31) Jacob and his family go to Beth-el (35:1-8) Jacob receives blessing from Jehovah (35:9-16) Birth of Benjamin and death of Rachael, beloved wife of Jacob (35:17-20) Jacob at Ephrath (35:21-27) Death and burial of Isaac (35:28-29) Life of Esau (36:1-43) Life of Joseph (37:1-50:26) Josephs relation with his father and brothers (37:1-24) Joseph sold to bondage in Egypt; Jacob deceived by his sons (37:25-36) Sin of Judah, Jacobs oldest son, with Tamar his daughter-in-law (38:1-30) Joseph put in prison in Egypt (39:1-23) Joseph interprets the dreams of the Baker and the Butler (40:1-23) Joseph interprets Pharaohs dream, is released from prison, and rises to great power (41:1-52) A great famine over all the land (41:53-57) Jacob sends his sons to Egypt for grain (42:1-38)
9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15)
Jacob sends his sons to Egypt for grain a second time (43:1-34) Joseph proves his brothers and reveals himself to them (44:145:16) Jacob and his family brought to Egypt and settle in Goshen (45:1747:12) Joseph made Egypt powerful and wealthy; Jacob and his sons also prospered (47:13-31) Jacob, knowing his death is near, blesses his sons and grandsons (48:1-49:32) Jacob dies and the body is carried to Canaan to be buried at Machpelah (49:33-50:13) After a few more years, Joseph dies and is embalmed and his body placed in a coffin in Egypt (50:14-26)

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