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

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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

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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)

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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)